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EDPB Urges EU Legislature to Halt Draft on Data Sharing for AML/CFT 
2 May 2023
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 4 April 2023, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) sent letters to the trilogue partners (the European Parliament, the Council, and the European Commission) concerning the envisaged rules on data sharing for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) purposes. The … Read more
EU Money Laundering
Spotlight Handbook of Good Practices in the Fight against Corruption 
30 April 2023
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
Mandated by the Commission, a research group drafted a Handbook of good practices in the fight against corruption. Its aim is to map a variety of anti-corruption practices in EU Member States that have proved to be useful in solving problems related to corruption, and which can inspire similar initiatives elsewhere. It is clustered into eight types of anti-corruption approaches. Read more
EU Corruption
Criticism of New EU Plan for International Border Data-Sharing System 
26 April 2023
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
Ten civil society organisations submitted their criticism of the new Commission initiative “Security-related information sharing − reciprocal access for frontline officers in the EU and key partner countries”. Among the dangers cited: aiding political repression and underpinning human rights violations.The objective of … Read more
EU Law Enforcement Cooperation Police Cooperation
Frontex Annual Report 2022 
21 April 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 28 February 2023, Frontex published its annual report for 2022. Given that the Agency faced a series of internal turbulences in 2022, the report gives account on several changes in Frontex governance. Read more
EU Frontex
Agreement between Europol and New Zealand Approved 
21 April 2023 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2023
On 14 February 2023, the Council of the EU approved an Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement (Europol) and the authorities in New Zealand competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism. Read more
EU Europol Police Cooperation
The Impact of ChatGPT on Law Enforcement 
21 April 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
A new Tech Watch Flash report by Europol's Innovation Lab provides key findings of workshops which explored how criminals can abuse ChatGPT, and how it may assist investigators in their daily work. Read more
EU Europol
ChipMixer Taken Down 
7 April 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
ChipMixer, an unlicensed cryptocurrency mixer, was taken down by German and US authoritieson 15 March 2023, with help from Europol, Belgium, Poland, and Switzerland. The platform, which was set up in 2017, specialised in mixing/cutting trails related to virtual currency assets, making it attractive … Read more
EU Europol Money Laundering
ECtHR: Grand Chamber Reinforces Protection of Whistleblowers 
3 April 2023
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
With its Grand Chamber judgment of 14 February 2023 in the case Halet v. Luxembourg (application no. 21884/18), the ECtHR put an end to the long-lasting legal battle between one of the whistleblowers who triggered the LuxLeaks scandal and the state of Luxembourg. While previous judgments denied the defence of whistle-blower status according to Art. 10 ECHR (freedom of expression), the ECtHR’s Grand Chamber decided in the opposite and found a violation of Art. 10 ECHR. Read more
Council of Europe Victim Protection
ECJ: Individual Reasons Not Necessary for Telecommunications Surveillance 
31 March 2023
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 15 February 2023, the ECJ delivered a judgment on the individualisation of the obligation to state reasons for a judicial authorisation of telephone surveillance measures. It was issued in relation to the Bulgarian court practice of using a pre-drafted general text template to justify a decision on telephone interception. According to the ECJ, this practice is in line with the Directive on privacy and electronic communications under certain conditions. Read more
EU Procedural Safeguards
OLAF Fosters Cooperation with State Audit Service of Ukraine 
31 March 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 27 March 2023, OLAF Director-General Ville Itälä signed an administrative cooperation arrangement with the State Audit Service of Ukraine (SAS). The SAS is the national contact point for cooperation with OLAF. The arrangement will facilitate the exchange of information and cooperation in investigative … Read more
EU OLAF
Council Emphasises Civic Space in Protecting and Promoting Fundamental Rights 
31 March 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 10 March, the JHA Council adopted conclusions on the role of the civic space in protecting and promoting fundamental rights in the EU. The conclusions emphasise the essential role freedom of association plays in ensuring a democratic and pluralist society and the proper functioning … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights
EDPB Launches First Coordinated Enforcement Action 
31 March 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 15 February 2023, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) launched a coordinated enforcement action for the first time. The first coordinated enforcement action focuses on the use of cloud-based services by the public sector. Under the action, 22 supervisory authorities, including the European Data … Read more
EU Data Protection
CJEU's 2022 Judicial Stats 
31 March 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In its judicial statistics for 2022, the CJEU stated that proceedings were marked by the major issues facing today’s world (the rule of law, the environment, the protection of privacy in the digital era and so forth) and by the restrictive measures adopted by the European Union in the context of the war in Ukraine. Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina 
30 March 2023
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 9 March 2023 GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The country joined GRECO in 2000 and initially had a positive track record of implementing GRECO recommendations; however, the trend has been declining. While 83.3% of the recommendations were ultimately implemented after the first evaluation round, full implementation of recommendations declined to 43.7% in the second and to 45.4% in the third evaluation rounds. Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Austria 
30 March 2023
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 1 March 2023, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Austria. The country has been a member of GRECO since 2006, implementing 67% of the recommendations of the joint first and second evaluation rounds and 76% of the recommendations of the third evaluation round. Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
E-evidence Framework: State of Play 
30 March 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
This news item gives an overview of the recent developments regarding the finalisation of interinstitutional negotiations on the EU rules to gather e-evidence in criminal matters. Negotiations on a legal framework between the EU and the USA on this matter were resumed in March 2023. Read more
EU e-Evidence Law Enforcement Cooperation