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EPPO Signed Working Arrangements with Prosecution Services of Montenegro and Georgia
In September 2022, the European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi signed two Working Arrangements that will establish facilitated cooperation with the Prosecution Services of Montenegro and Georgia. Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
UK-US E-Evidence Agreement in Force
On 3 October 2022, the UK-US data access agreement (DAA) entered into force. It obliges each party to ensure their laws permit a telecommunications operator to lawfully respond to direct requests for covered data made by a relevant public authority in the other party’s jurisdiction. It is the first executive agreement concluded by the US government with a foreign country under the US Cloud Act. It can be used instead of government-to-government MLA requests. Read more
EU
e-Evidence
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Situation of Fundamental Rights in the EU in 2020 and 2021
On 15 September 2022, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2020 and 2021. In this text the MEPs assessed the state of fundamental values in the EU in 2020 – 2021 and identified areas of concern and proposed ways to protect freedom, equality and the rule of law more effectively. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Fundamental Rights
Rule of Law
European Parliament
New Chair of FRA's Management Board
On 16 September 2022, FRA’s management board elected Jim Clarken as its new chairperson. The agency’s management board consists of one independent member per Member State as well as two representatives of the European Commission and one independent person appointed by the Council of Europe. … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Takedown of Online Investment Fraud with Help by Eurojust and Europol
An Action Day, carried out on 6 September 2022, resulted in the arrests of two authorised disposers of a network operating various fraudulent online investment platforms. Over 100 victims from 11 different countries lost several million euros through these platforms, which promised profits for … Read more
EU
Europol
Eurojust
Cybercrime
Proposal for a New Cyber Resilience Act
On 15 September 2022, the Commission proposed a new Cyber Resilience Act. It aims to offer consumers and businesses better protection from products with inadequate security features by introducing mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements throughout their entire lifecycle. Read more
EU
Legislation
Cybercrime
Civil Rights Organisations Criticise Prüm II Proposal
On 7 September 2022, the European Digital Rights (EDRi) network published a position paper on the proposed Regulation on automated data exchange for police cooperation, known as “Prüm II”. The position paper raises several critical issues of the proposal, such as the insufficient alignment to the Law Enforcement Directive. Read more
EU
Police Cooperation
Data Protection
Judicial Libraries Catalogue Published
On 16 September 2022, Eurojust published a judicial libraries catalogue listing the judicial libraries of the 27 EU Member States and 13 affiliated third countries. The catalogue aims to provide practitioners and legal experts with quick access to national case law and relevant legal documents … Read more
EU
Eurojust
ECA Report on Commission’s Assessment of National Recovery and Resilience Plans
According to a report by the European Court of Auditors, the Commission’s assessment is generally appropriate, but there remain risks to the successful implementation of the national recovery and resilience plans, such as unclear milestones and targets. Read more
EU
Corona
Protection of Financial Interests
Commission Proposes Budgetary Protection Measures against Hungary - EP Remains Sceptical
On 18 September 2022, the Commission proposed measures against Hungary under the conditionality mechanism. The Council has now one month to adopt the proposed measures, which include the suspension of 65% of commitments for three operational programmes under cohesion policy. Read more
EU
Rule of Law
Protection of Financial Interests
Hackathon Against Human Traffickers
Social media, dating platforms, advertising and aid platforms, forums and messaging applications, and other online platforms are often "hijacked" by criminals involved in human trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation. On 6 September 2022, a joint action day involving more than 20 countries, and supported … Read more
EU
Europol
Eurojust
Trafficking in Human Beings
EP Demands Reinforced Protection of Wildlife
In a resolution of 5 October 2022, MEPs called on Member States to step up the fight against illegal trade in wildlife fauna and flora, saying that EU legislation needs to be revised and expanded. Read more
EU
Environmental Crime
Organised Crime
Opening of Risk Analysis Cell in Mauritania
Within the framework of the Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC), Frontex and Mauritanian authorities opened a risk analysis cell in Nouakchott on 20 September 2022. Risk analysis cells collect and analyse data on cross-border crime, such as information on illegal border crossings, document fraud, trafficking in … Read more
EU
Frontex
Trafficking in Human Beings
Updated FRA's Overview of Forced Return Monitoring Systems
In September 2022, FRA published the annual update on its report on the forced return monitoring systems that EU Member States have set up under Art. 8(6) of the EU’s Return Directive (2008/115/EC). By means of a table comparing developments in the EU Member States, … Read more
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Spotlight EDPS Action for Annulment against Parts of New Europol Regulation
On 16 September 2022, the EDPS requested the CJEU to annul two provisions of the newly amended Europol Regulation, which retroactively legalised Europol’s practice of processing large volumes of individuals’ personal data with no established link to criminal activity. This runs counter to the EDPS' order of January 2022. Read more
EU
Europol
Data Protection
New National Members for Germany, Ireland and Greece at Eurojust
In July 2022, Jan MacLean took up his work at Eurojust as new National Member for Germany. Prior to joining Eurojust, Mr McLean had served as head of division and counsellor at the German Ministry of Justice and as deputy to the Permanent Representative of … Read more
EU
Eurojust