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Major Hit Against Counterfeiting
A Europol-coordinated operation to take down websites offering counterfeit goods or involved in online piracy resulted in the takedown of 2526 websites, the disconnection of 32 servers used to distribute and host illegal content for 2294 television channels, and the shutdown of 15 online shops … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Europol
Counterfeiting & Piracy
Hit against Poly-Criminal Network
An action day on 22 November 2022 resulted in the arrest of 44 individuals suspected of belonging to a high-risk criminal network. Criminal organisations had been working together to carry out large-scale poly-criminal activities in and outside the EU, including drug trafficking, money laundering, … Read more
EU
Europol
Eurojust
Organised Crime
Takedown of Spoofing Website
In November 2022, a coordinated action between judicial and law enforcement authorities from ten countries (including several EU Member States and third countries, such as Australia, Canada, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States), supported by Eurojust and Europol, led to the takedown of … Read more
EU
Europol
Eurojust
Cybercrime
Training of Justice Professionals in 2021
On 22 December 2022, the Commission presented new figures on the training of judicial professionals on EU law in 2021. They show an upward trend for the training of some groups of legal professionals (e.g. lawyers) while others (e.g. judges) have not reached the level of pre-pandemic years. Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
CJEU Ruled on Scope and Concepts of Law Enforcement Data Protection Directive
On 8 December 2022, the CJEU delivered one of the first comprehensive judgments on the interpretation of Directive 2016/680 which protects personal data in law enforcement activities (“LED”). It also gave important hints on the delineation between the LED and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – Regulation 2016/679). Read more
EU
Data Protection
Conclusions on Progress of Code of Conduct Group in 2022
On 6 December 2022, the Council approved the conclusions on the progress achieved by the Code of Conduct Group (CoCG) on Business Taxation during the Czech Presidency.The Council welcomed the progress achieved by the Code of Conduct Group during the Czech Presidency and reaffirmed … Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Tax Evasion
Council's Common Position on Artificial Intelligence Act
On 6 December 2022, the Council has adopted its common position on the Artificial Intelligence Act. The compromise text proposes several amendments of the Commission's legislative draft which was presented in April 2021. Read more
EU
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Legislation
Council
CJEU Annual Review 2021
On 17 November 2022, the CJEU published its Annual Review for the year 2021. The Annual Review presents summaries of the most important judgments of 2021 and provides an overview of the most important developments of the year, including statistics. Read more
EU
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Spotlight CJEU: No Unrestricted Access to Data of Beneficial Owners
On 22 November 2022, the CJEU, sitting in for the Grand Chamber, declared the current provision of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive invalid by which the general public had nearly unrestricted access to data of beneficial owners. Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Money Laundering
Data Protection
TechSonar Report 2022-2023
Published on 10 November 2022, the second edition of the TechSonar report delves into five technologies worth monitoring in 2023: central bank digital currency; metaverse; synthetic data; federated learning; and fake news detection systems. The report provides not only a summary of each technology, its positive aspects, and how this technology is used, but also data protection challenges by the technologies. Read more
EU
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)
Data Protection
Frontex's Annual Implementation Report 2021
On 18 November 2022, Frontex published its Annual Implementation Report for the year 2021. The report provides dashboards, statistics, numbers, and figures on the agency’s work with regard to the pool of forced-return monitors, the contribution of statutory staff to the standing corps, Member States' … Read more
EU
Frontex
EP Calls for Revision of Current Multiannual Financial Framework
In a resolution of 15 December 2022, MEPs pushed for a reform of the EU budget to respond more effectively to evolving needs, address funding gaps, increase flexibility and extend the capacity to respond in a crisis. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home Affairs
The annual EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home Affairs took place in Tirana from 3-4 November 2022. The meeting was attended by the Ministers of Home Affairs and Justice of the Czech Republic (which held the Presidency of the Council of the EU … Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Spotlight Council Adopted Historic Decision on Budget Protection vis-à-vis Hungary – Conditions also for RRF Payments
On 16 December 2022, the Council decided to withhold €6.5 billion of EU funds for Hungary. It is the first Council decision applying the new conditionality mechanism which allows the EU to protects its budget if certain breaches of the rule of law by an EU Member State adversely affect the sound financial management of the EU budget. Read more
EU
Rule of Law
Protection of Financial Interests
Granting EU Candidate Status to Bosnia and Herzegovina
At the summit of 15 December 2022, the European Council endorsed the decision to grant the status of EU candidate country to Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, before accession negotiations can formally be launched, Bosnia and Herzegovina still has to implement further reforms. This mainly … Read more
EU
Reform of the European Union
Europol Supports EPPO in Breaking up VAT Fraud Scheme
On 29 November 2022, a major VAT fraud scheme worth an estimated €2.2 billion was uncovered by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). The bust was supported by Europol and its European Financial and Economic Crime Centre (EFECC) as well as by law enforcement agencies … Read more
EU
Europol