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CJEU Rules on Scope of GDPR for Tax Authority Requests
The provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) do not in principle prevent the tax administration from requiring a service provider on the internet to provide it with information on taxpayers, the CJEU ruled on 24 February 2022 in Case C-175/20. However, such … Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Tax Evasion
Data Protection
First Annual Report on Implementation of RRF
On 1 March 2022, the Commission published its first annual report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The RRF is providing up to €723.8 billion (in current prices) of grants and loans to Member States to support transformative investments and reforms that boost … Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Council Declaration on Interpol’s Red Notices
The Council adopted a declaration on Interpol’s red notices. It welcomes the progress made by Interpol in setting up internal mechanisms to assess possible violations of Interpol’s constitution. Interpol is invited to a regular dialogue and continue efforts to prevent red notices from abuse. Read more
EU
Police Cooperation
Working Arrangement Between EPPO and Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine
On 18 March 2022, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi and Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova signed a working arrangement. Kövesi conveyed the support of the EPPO College to the Ukrainian colleagues, praising the strength and courage of Ukraine especially in the times of … Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Working Arrangement Between EPPO and Italian Customs Authority
On 23 February 2022, a working arrangement between the EPPO and the Italian excise, customs and monopolies agency (Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli, ADM) entered into force. The arrangement provides for closer cooperation and communication in the fight against crimes that affect the EU’s … Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Working Arrangement Between EPPO and Greek Audit Authority
On 10 February 2022, a working arrangement between the EPPO and the Hellenic National Transparency Authority (NTA) was concluded. The arrangement provides for an improved structured framework for cooperation in accordance with the existing applicable legislation. The arrangement sets out inter alia:The modalities … Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Working Arrangement Between EPPO and General Council of the Judiciary of Spain
On 2 February 2022, the EPPO signed a working agreement with the Spanish General Council of the Judiciary. The arrangement will enable the EPPO to use the so-called “Judicial Neutral Point” – a service network with applications and databases of the General Council. The … Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO’s Struggle with Slovenia in Next Round
On 27 January 2022, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi voiced concerns over planned amendments to the statute of limitations in the Slovenian criminal law. The comments came when the Slovenian Prosecutor-General visited Kövesi and her two deputies. The EPPO is worried about the hampering of … Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO: Operational Activities – Reports from January to March 2022
This news item summarises the operational activities that the EPPO carried out in the first three months of 2022. Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Spotlight CJEU: No Carte Blanche to Refuse EAWs from Poland
In its judgments of 22 February 2022 in the Joined Cases C-562/21 PPU and C-563/21 PPU, the CJEU upheld its case-law on the refusal of European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) issued by Polish authorities if the requested person put forward infringements of fair trial. The … Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
European Arrest Warrant
Commission and US Government Reach Agreement on Principles of Future Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework
On 25 March 2022, the European Commission announced that a preliminary political agreement had been reached on the principles of the future framework for transatlantic data flows. New negotiations with the U.S. government had become necessary after the CJEU toppled the predecessor agreement, the EU-US … Read more
EU
Data Protection
Report
Statewatch Report: Increasing Use of Biometric Technologies at EU Level Drives Forward Ethnic Profiling
The ongoing rollout of biometric identification systems is likely to see ethnic minority citizens and non-citizens subjected to a growing number of unwarranted intrusions into their everyday activities, says a report by Statewatch, published in February 2022. Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Data Protection
Conditionality Mechanism: MEPs Dissatisfied – Commission Takes Action against Hungary
In a resolution of 10 March 2022, the EP calls on the Commission to take urgent action and immediately apply the Rule of Law Conditionality Mechanism. On 5 April 2022, Commission President von der Leyen told that the conditionality mechanism will be applied vis-à-vis Hungary. Read more
EU
Rule of Law
Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight Commission Publishes Guidelines on Application of Conditionality Mechanism
On 2 March 2022, the European Commission published guidelines on the application of Regulation 2020/2092 setting out the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (the “Conditionality Regulation”). The guidelines explain more clearly and precisely how the Commission will apply the Regulation. Read more
EU
Rule of Law
Protection of Financial Interests
New EMPACT Cycle Started - Impact by War in Ukraine
January 2022 saw the start of the new EMPACT cycle 2022-2025 to fight organised and serious international crime. In March 2022, the French Council Presidency outlined the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the EMPACT policy. Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Organised Crime
Law Enforcement Cooperation
EBA’s Second Report on Performance of AML/CFT Banking Supervision
On 22 March 2022, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published the main findings of the second round of reviews of authorities’ approaches to the supervision of banks regarding anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). These review reports are part of the EBA’s … Read more
EU
Money Laundering