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Justice Ministers from CoE Member States Commit to Improving Cooperation in Cross-Border Crime
At a meeting held in Valletta, Malta, on 19 September 2025, the justice ministers from the Council of Europe member states adopted a declaration designed to foster cooperation in the fight against transnational crime. Read more
Thomas Wahl
Council of Europe
Organised Crime
Judicial Cooperation
General Court Confirms Adequacy of U.S. Data Protection
On 3 September 2025, the General Court (GC) dismissed an action seeking annulment of the Commission’s adequacy decision of 10 July 2023 (Decision EU 2023/1795), namely that the United States of America ensure an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Fundamental Rights
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Data Protection
Spotlight ECJ Clarifies Principle Lex Posterior Mitius
In its judgment in BAJI Trans of 1 August 2025, the ECJ provided important clarifications on the scope and application of the principle that the more lenient law should apply in criminal cases. This so-called principle lex posterior mitius is enshrined in the last sentence of Art. 49(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Europol and Ecuador Enhance Cooperation
On 24 September 2025, the EU and Ecuador paved the way for further cooperation. The new agreement builds on the 2023 working agreement establishing cooperative relations with the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Ecuador. The previous agreement did not allow for the … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Europol
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Police Cooperation
Largest Container Seizure in the EU
An investigation led by the EPPO in Athens, Greece resulted in the largest container seizure in the EU to date. A total of 2435 shipping containers, primarily containing e-bikes, textiles, and footwear, were seized at the Port of Piraeus. The goods, which are estimated to … Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Organised Crime
Tax Evasion
German Federal Bar Criticised Planned Implementation of Sanctions Directive and e-Evidence Package
The German Federal Bar (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer, BRAK) - the umbrella organisation of the 28 German regional Bars - criticised the German government's plans to implement two important EU laws in the field of criminal law and cooperation.Looking at the draft bill for the … Read more
EU
Ukraine conflict
Legislation
e-Evidence
MEPs Debate Links between Rule of Law Report and EU Funding
On occasion of the presentation of the 2025 Rule of Law Report (→ eucrim 2/2025, 107-108) on 23 September 2025, MEPs from the LIBE Committee and the EU Commissioner for Justice Michael McGrath discussed ways to strengthen the conditionality in the next multiannual financial … Read more
EU
Rule of Law
Protection of Financial Interests
FRA Report on Being Intersex in the EU
On 17 September 2025, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published a new report examining the discrimination, harassment, violence, and non-consensual medical interventions experienced by intersex persons in 30 European countries. The report found distinct results and trends compared with the previous survey conducted in 2019. Read more
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Spotlight ECJ: EU Member State Cannot Enforce Prison Sentence without Consent of Sentencing State
On 4 September 2025, the Grand Chamber of the ECJ decided that an EU Member State cannot enforce a custodial sentence imposed in another Member State itself without the consent of that State. The sentencing State may maintain the EAW and seek to have the person concerned back for enforcement of the prison sentence on its own territory. Read more
EU
European Arrest Warrant
Taking Account of Convictions
Transfer of Sentenced Persons
Anniversary of CoE's AI Convention
On 5 September 2025, the Council of Europe celebrated the first anniversary of the opening for signature of its Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence at a conference in Madrid, Spain. The Council of Europe’s Committee on artificial intelligence (CAI) and the Complutense University of Madrid jointly organised the conference. Academic experts and members of the CAI Bureau shared theoretical and methodological insights on the convention’s key themes. Read more
Council of Europe
Spotlight Europol Concept Paper "Policing in an Online World"
On 18 July 2025, Europol’s Innovation Lab published a concept paper on how the police can adapt to citizens' increasingly digital lives. It gives guidance on how police can be present wherever citizens are online, delivering safety and protection much like in the physical world. Read more
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Police Cooperation
Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Female Returnees: Legal Responses and Cumulative Prosecution
A new report by the Genocide Prosecution Network, published in early September 2025, provides legal strategies and practical guidance for prosecuting foreign terrorist fighters and female returnees for terrorism-related offences and war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide ("core international crimes"). It emphasises that this approach ensures comprehensive accountability and justice for victims. Read more
EU
Eurojust
Terrorism
Judicial Cooperation
Civil Society Calls for Halt to Deregulation Wave
In an open letter, 470 civil society organisations, trade unions and public interest groups call on the European Commission and the EU Member States to stop the policy of deregulation. According to the letter published on 9 September 2025, the EU's deregulation agenda risks … Read more
EU
Legislation
Digital Space Regulation
Commission Proposal on Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034
On 16 July 2025, the European Commission presented its proposal for the multiannual financial framework from 2028 to 2034. It sets out sets spending limits for multi-year periods in order to ensure long-term planning security and budgetary discipline beyond the EU's annual budgets. This news item sets out the main features of the proposal and summarises the debate in the run-up of the proposal. Read more
EU
Commission
Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight 36th Annual PIF Report
On 25 July 2025, the European Commission released the 36th Annual Report on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests and the fight against fraud – 2024. A focus of this year's report is on the digitalisation of the fight against fraud. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight Anti-fraud Architecture Review Launched
On 16 July 2025, the European Commission published a White Paper that launches the review of the EU's anti-fraud architecture (AFA). It sets out preliminary orientations and several key questions that are designed to initiate a broader reflection on the future AFA. This includes improvements of detecting EU fraud and better investigation/prosecution capabilities. Read more
EU
OLAF
Europol
Eurojust
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Protection of Financial Interests