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State of Schengen Report 2022
On 24 May 2022, the Commission published the first State of Schengen Report. This report is part of the Commission's initiative to reinforce the Schengen governance through a yearly reporting exercise presenting the state of Schengen, identifying priorities for the year ahead and monitoring progress made at the end of a given year. In parallel, the Commission published two documents on external border management. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Schengen
Third Schengen Forum
The third Schengen Forum convened on 2 June 2022, following the publication of the New State of Schengen Report 2022 (→ separate news item). The Commission, Members of the European Parliament, Home Affairs Ministers, and other stakeholders, such as EU agencies and non-governmental organisations discussed … Read more
EU
Schengen
Commission Proposes Directive on Asset Recovery and Confiscation
The Commission proposed new reinforced rules on asset recovery and confiscation. The legislative instrument is also designed to contribute to the implementation of EU restrictive measures and to curb benefits of those who infringe the measures. Read more
EU
Ukraine conflict
Freezing of Assets / Confiscation
Commission: Violation of Restrictive Measures Should Become EU Crime
On 25 May 2022, the European Commission tabled a proposal for a Council Decision aiming to add the violation of Union restrictive measures to the areas of "EU crimes" laid down in Art. 83(1) TFEU. This will then allow the Commission to initiate a Directive harmonising national criminal laws. Read more
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Ukraine conflict
Controversial Proposal on Combating Child Sexual Abuse Online
On 11 May 2022, the Commission presented an already controversially discussed proposal to prevent and combat child sexual abuse online. The proposal includes several obligation for online service providers to detect, report, remove, and block child sexual abuse material on their services. Critics believe that the proposed measures are a massive attack on privacy. Read more
EU
Legislation
Europol: Environmental Crime Threat Assessment 2022
On 27 June 2022, Europol published a new report assessing the environmental crime threats targeting the EU.In three main chapters, the report looks at the criminal networks involved in environmental crimes, the main typologies of environmental crimes investigated in the EU, and the impact … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Europol
Environmental Crime
First Meeting of the Focus Group against THB
On 14 June 2022, the newly created focus group of specialised prosecutors against trafficking in human beings (THB) met for the first time. The group was created to intensify judicial cooperation and build expertise in the fight against THB. Its creation was proposed by the … Read more
EU
Ukraine conflict
Eurojust
Trafficking in Human Beings
New Cybercrime Judicial Monitor Published
On 30 June 2022, Eurojust published the seventh issue of the Cybercrime Judicial Monitor(CJM), an annual publication offering an update on legislative and other developments as well as court rulings regarding cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime. In the seventh issue, special attention is paid to … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Cybercrime
New Judges at the General Court
On 6 July 2022, Mr Tihamér Tóth and Ms Beatrix Ricziová entered into office as Judges at the General Court of the EU.Prior to his appointment, Mr Tóth had worked as Professor at the Hungarian Pázmány-Péter Catholic University and he was practising lawyer … Read more
EU
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
Results of the French Council Presidency
On 30 June 2022, the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which was carried out during the last six months (→news of 20 January 2022), came to an end. The Presidency was marked by the efforts to provide a united and … Read more
EU
Council
Programme of the Czech Council Presidency
On 1 July 2022, the Czech Republic took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months. It is the second country in the cycle of trio presidencies composed of France, the Czech Republic and Sweden (→ eucrim 4/2021, … Read more
EU
Council
Commission Proposed More Effective Management and Control of EU Budget
On 16 May 2022, the European Commission presented a proposal for the recast of the EU’s financial rules applicable to its general budget, known as the “Financial Regulation”. It is proposed that improvements are made around three axes: increased transparency, better protection, and more agility. Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Recommendations on Operational Law Enforcement Cooperation
A new Council recommendation sets out a series of standards for operational cooperation between police officers operating in another Member State or participating in joint operations, e.g., cross-border hot pursuits and surveillance, and patrols. Read more
EU
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Police Cooperation
Legislation on Information Alerts in SIS Passed
On 6 July 2022, the European Parliament and the Council passed new legislation that establishes the category of “information alerts” for entries into the Schengen Information System (SIS). “Information alerts” target third country nationals who are suspected to be involved in terrorist offences or other serious crime (listed in Annex I of the Europol Regulation 2016/794). Read more
EU
Schengen
Europol
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Spotlight Amended Europol Regulation in Force – Criticism Remains
On 28 June 2022, the amendments to the 2016 Europol Regulation entered into force. This news item summarises the main elements of the changes to Europol's legal framework and points out critical voices that still remain following the compromise on Europol's new tasks and mandate found by the European Parliament and the Council. Read more
EU
Europol
Law Enforcement Cooperation
New Vice-President of Eurojust Elected
On 28 June 2022, Margarita Šniutytė-Daugėlienė, National Member for Lithuania, was elected Vice-President of the College of Eurojust. Prior to joining Eurojust as National Member for Lithuania in 2019, Ms Šniutytė-Daugėlienė had served as Chief Public Prosecutor of the 2nd Criminal Prosecution Division at … Read more
EU
Eurojust