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Spotlight Key Proposals from the Conference on the Future of Europe in the Area of Values, Rule of Law & Security
On 29/30 April 2022, the Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe adopted 49 proposals on a wide range of EU topics and more than 300 measures on how to achieve them. The Conference on the Future of Europe is a bottom-up exercise … Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Rule of Law
Reform of the European Union
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Cybercrime
Racism and Xenophobia
Data Protection
Europol Report Criminal Use of Deepfake Technology
On 28 April 2022, Europol's Innovation Lab published its first report giving a detailed overview of the criminal use of deepfake technology. The phenomena of deepfakes, the technology behind them, deepfake technology’s impact on crime and on law enforcement, the detection of deepfake, and … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
FRA's Amended Regulation into Force
On 5 April 2022, the Council of the EU approved the enhanced mandate for the Agency for Fundamental Rights. One of the key novelties is that FRA will be able to undertake own-initiative work on police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters Read more
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Frontex Discharge Decision Postponed
At the end of March 2022, the Budget Control Committee of the European Parliament postponed the decision on the 2020 accounts of Frontex. Reasons given were the alleged failure to fulfil the conditions set out in the European Parliament’s previous discharge report (→ news of … Read more
EU
Frontex
Spotlight EPPO’s First Annual Report
On 24 March 2022, the EPPO published its first annual report, which gives account of the office’s operational activities from 1 June to 31 December 2021. The report provides an overview of and statistical data on the operational activities of the central office in Luxembourg and all 22 participating Member States. Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Impact of War in Ukraine on Justice and Home Affairs
The Russian invasion of Ukraine that started on 24 February 2022 has also several repercussion on the justice and home affairs policy of the EU. An extraordinary meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council took place on 27 February 2022 at which ministers decided … Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
ECtHR: Deadline for Applications Reduced to Four Months
From 1 February 2022, the deadline for submitting applications to the ECtHR has been reduced from six to four months from the date of a final decision in a domestic court case. The new deadline can be found in Protocol No 15 to the ECHR, … Read more
Dr. András Csúri
Council of Europe
Reform of the European Court of Human Rights
ECtHR Rules on Systemic Dysfunctions in Polish Judiciary
The ECtHR examined anew dysfunctions in the Polish judiciary system in two judgments handed down in February and March 2022. Read more
Council of Europe
Human Rights Issues
45 Civil Society Organisations Call for Prohibition of Predictive and Profiling AI Systems in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
45 Civil society organisations issued a call for the prohibition of AI predictive and profiling AI systems in law enforcement and criminal justice in the Artificial Intelligence Act. They see a danger in the use of these systems that will lead to the several problems. Read more
EU
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Legislation
Three New Committees at EP
Following a proposal by the Conference of Presidents, the European Parliament set up three new committees:A committee of inquiry to look into the Pegasus spyware;A special committee to look into malicious foreign interference;A special committee to look into the European response … Read more
EU
Corona
European Parliament
Data Protection
AIDA Adopts Report on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age
On 22 March 2022, the Parliament’s Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA) adopted a report on artificial intelligence (AI) which emphasised that the digital transition in the EU must be human-centric and compatible with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. Read more
EU
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Legislation
Commission Proposes New Regulations to Improve Cybersecurity and Information Security of EU Administration
On 22 March 2022, the Commission made two new proposals to improve cybersecurity and information security in EU institutions, bodies, offices, and agencies: a Cybersecurity Regulation and an Information Security Regulation.Cybersecurity RegulationWith this regulation, the Commission wishes to establish common cybersecurity measures … Read more
EU
Security Union
Legislation
Cybercrime
EP Resolution on the Fight against Racism
On 8 March 2022, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the fight against racism in the media, sports, and schools.The MEPs proposed stopping EU and state funding for media outlets that competent authorities find to be promoting hate speech and xenophobia - in … Read more
EU
Racism and Xenophobia
Europol Report on Criminal Use of Cryptocurrencies
At the end of January 2022, Europol published a new report containing an overview of the illicit use of cryptocurrencies. The report provides core definitions, case examples, and details of the challenges authorities face in combating the illicit use of such digital currencies.In its … Read more
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
Annual Report of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre
On 23 February 2022, the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) at Europol published its sixth annual report for the year 2021. The report once again confirms migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings (THB) as being among the most serious criminal threats facing the EU. … Read more
EU
Europol
Trafficking in Human Beings
Open Letter: Reconsideration of Europol’s Data Processing Capacities
Following the EDPS decision on the retention of datasets lacking data subject categorisation (→ related link), a consortium of 23 civil society organisations from across Europe and beyond sent an open letter to European policymakers on 26 January 2021. The letter urges them to seriously … Read more
EU
Europol
Data Protection