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New Misuse of Power Factsheet
On 14 November 2024, the Council of Europe published a new factsheet summarising the ECtHR’s case law on Article 18 ECHR, which limits the use of restriction on human rights guaranteed in the Convention. Article 18 ECHR ensuring that restrictions on rights and freedoms … Read more
Thomas Wahl
Council of Europe
European Court of Human Rights
Human Rights Issues
Spotlight ECJ Ruled on Police Access to Mobile Phone Data
What parameters should govern police access to cell phone data? The ECJ’s Grand Chamber landmark ruling in the Case C-548/21 (“Bezirkshauptmannschaft Landeck”) stressed that access is not necessarily limited to the fight against serious crime; instead, national legislation must have safeguards to uphold the principle of proportionality. Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Data Protection
ECJ: Compensation to Victims of Violent Intentional Crime Must Be Available to All Family Members
In the context of a reference for a preliminary ruling from Italy, the ECJ ruled on 7 November 2024 that the Italian scheme on compensation for victims of violent intentional crime which makes the right to compensation dependent on the order of succession of a deceased person is incompatible with the Directive relating to compensation to crime victims. Read more
EU
Victim Protection
EU Budget 2025
On 27 November 2024, the European Parliament adopted the EU 2025 budget. The European Parliament and the Council agreed on the new annual budget within the multi-annual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 on 16 November 2024. Total commitments are set at €192.76 billion and … Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Forged Works of Contemporary Art Seized
At the beginning of November 2024, a long-running investigation being conducted by Italian, Belgian, French, and Spanish authorities, supported by Eurojust, dismantled a European forgery network that had counterfeited contemporary art, including works by famous artists such as Banksy, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Eurojust
Judicial Cooperation
Fiches Belges for Montenegro and Serbia Available
In order to assist legal practitioners in preparing their requests for mutual legal assistance (MLA) to Montenegro and Serbia, the EJN has launched the EJN Fiches Belges for Montenegro and Serbia on its website. The Fiches Belges provide information on the legal systems and criminal … Read more
EU
European Judicial Network (EJN)
Judicial Cooperation
EU Customs Report 2023: €3.4 Billion Worth of Counterfeit Goods Seized to Protect Single Market
The 2023 report on the EU enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) confirmed trends from previous years and highlighted the growing challenges posed by counterfeit goods. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Latest Developments Regarding the Digital Markets Act
The news item is an overview of the latest developments on the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). It follows on from the news on the DMA in →eucrim 2/2024, 95-96. The DMA aims to ensure contestable and fair markets in the digital sector with strenghtened compliance obligations for "gatekeepers". Read more
EU
Legislation
Digital Space Regulation
ECA Assessed EU Funding for Digitalisation of Healthcare
EU support for Member States to digitalise their healthcare systems was overall effective, but EU funds were difficult to use due to the number of different rules. These are the main findings in the European Court of Auditor's (ECA's) Special Report No 25/24 which was released on 20 November 2024. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
EU and Norway: Updated Agreement on Administrative Cooperation in the Field of VAT
On 4 October 2024, the EU and Norway signed an Agreement amending the 2018 Agreement between the parties on administrative cooperation, combating fraud and recovery of claims in the field of value added tax. For the negotiations of this amending agreement →eucrim 2/2022, 108 … Read more
EU
Tax Evasion
Spotlight ECA: Double Funding with EU Money is a Blind Spot
In a special report, the European Court of Auditors found that the risk of EU funds being spent twice on the same measure is increasing, while the existing control mechanisms are not sufficient to reduce the higher risk of double funding. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
ECA: Increasing Error Rate in EU Spending and Growing Debts Are Cause for Concern
On 10 October 2024, the ECA presented its reports on the implementation of the EU budget for the 2023 financial year. Causes for concern are the increase of the rate of error in EU budget spending and the rising financial burdens due to record levels of debt, including the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and high inflation. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Eurojust Agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina Signed
On 24 October 2024, the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, and the Minister of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Davor Bunoza, signed a cooperation agreement on Eurojust to increase the efficiency of investigations and prosecutions in the fields of organised crime, … Read more
EU
Eurojust
MONEYVAL: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Jersey
In its 5th round mutual evaluation report on the UK Crown Dependency of Jersey (published on 24 July 2024), MONEYVAL attested a good level of compliance with the international AML/CFT standards. MONEYVAL commended that Jersey has significantly strengthened its regulatory AML/CFT framework since the last … Read more
Council of Europe
Money Laundering
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Monaco
In its 5th round evaluation report on Monaco, published on 24 July 2024, GRECO sees room for improvements with regard to transparency and integrity of persons with top executive functions (PTEFs) and the police. This includes that some transparency and integrity rules should be … Read more
Council of Europe
Corruption
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Georgia
On 9 July 2024, GRECO published its 5th Round Evaluation Report on Georgia, in which the country is urged to take determined measures to prevent corruption in respect of persons with top executive functions (PTEFs) and law enforcement officials.GRECO stated that Georgia has … Read more
Council of Europe
Corruption