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Russian Federation Ceases to be a Member of the CoE
The Committee of Ministers, acting under Art. 8 of the Statute of the CoE, decided that the Russian Federation would cease to be a member of the CoE after 26 years of membership (as of 16 March 2022). Article 8 of the Statute of the … Read more
Dr. András Csúri
Council of Europe
Human Rights Issues
EP Resolution on EU’s 2021 Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy
On 17 February 2022, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on the EU’s 2021 annual report on human rights and democracy. The EP recommended that the EU Special Representative for Human Rights (EUSR) devote special attention to the countries/topics addressed in Parliament’s monthly … Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Fundamental Rights
Proposal for Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
On 23 February 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. With this proposal, the Commission aims to foster sustainable and responsible corporate behaviour throughout global value chains. Read more
EU
Legislation
Human Rights Issues
Operation LUDUS II Seizes More than 5 Million Fake Toys
On 24 March 2022, OLAF and Europol reported on the results of the second edition of operation “LUDUS”. For the first edition → eucrim 1/2021, 13. The operation targets the trafficking of fake toys and other goods. The operation was led by Spanish law … Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
OLAF
Europol
Counterfeiting & Piracy
Arrangement between OLAF and EUIPO
OLAF and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) signed a new Service-Level Agreement. It foresees, inter alia, the development of an IT tool, which will make it easier to share and analyse data related to counterfeiting cases at EU level. Read more
EU
OLAF
Cooperation Arrangement between OLAF and Hungarian Prosecutor General
On 11 February 2022, OLAF reported that it signed a cooperation arrangement with the Office of the Prosecutor General of Hungary. The arrangement lays down practical modalities for closer cooperation in order to protect EU funds from potential fraud in the country. Read more
EU
OLAF
Illegal Tobacco Trade Operations in 2021
On 23 February 2022, OLAF informed of the results of its operations against tobacco smuggling in 2021 (for the results in 2020 → eucrim 1/2021, 14). In 2021, world-wide operations involving OLAF were able to seize over 430 million illicit cigarettes in total. The … Read more
EU
OLAF
OLAF Support in Dismantling Fake Medicine Network
On 16 February 2022, a joint operation between OLAF and the Polish police dismantled a gang that dealt with counterfeit medical products, such as medicine to treat erectile dysfunction, anabolic substances and growth hormones. The value of the seized goods is estimated at almost €9 … Read more
EU
OLAF
OLAF JIT Uncovers Tomato Swindle
On 19 January 2022, OLAF reported on the results of a joint investigation team (JIT) involving OLAF, the Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) and the Prosecution Office of the Italian commune of Enna. The investigations revealed practices of a criminal group that defrauded EU agricultural … Read more
EU
OLAF
CJEU again Finds Romanian Judicial System Flawed
The CJEU delivered a judgment on the Romanian rules and practice to hinder ordinary courts to assess compatibility of national provisions with EU law. According to the judges in Luxembourg, EU law precludes a national rule under which national courts have no jurisdiction to examine the conformity with EU law of national legislation which has been held to be constitutional by a judgment of the constitutional court of the Member State. Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
CJEU: Judicial Statistics 2021
On 2 March 2022, the Court of Justice of the EU published its judicial statistics for the year 2021.Looking at the number of cases brought before the Court of Justice and the General Court, the year 2021 once again confirmed the upward trend with … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
Eurojust Helps Unveil Major Fraud Case with EU’s Agricultural Funds
On 23 February 2022, Eurojust reported on the results of a joint investigation team that involved Romanian and Italian prosecutors and OLAF. The investigations dismantled an organised crime group which defrauded the EU of at least €800,000 in the sector of agricultural funds. The case … Read more
EU
OLAF
Eurojust
Protection of Financial Interests
ECA Report on EU Support for the Rule of Law in the Western Balkans
A report found by the European Court of Auditors found that, while EU action has contributed to reforms in technical and operational areas (e.g. improving the efficiency of the judiciary), it has had little overall impact on fundamental rule-of-law reforms in the Western Balkans. Read more
Rule of Law
Protection of Financial Interests
EP Adopted Position on Digital Services Act
On 20 January 2022, the European Parliament adopted its position regarding the proposal for a regulation on a Single Market For Digital Services. The EP amended several dispositions of the Commission proposal. Read more
Legislation
Data Protection
Commission Proposes Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles
The Commission proposed a declaration with a set of principles that will serve as guidance for a sustainable, human-centric, and value-based digital transformation in the European Union. Read more
Fundamental Rights
Legislation
Data Protection
Assessment of the Current State of Data Innovation
A report by the Commission's Joint Research Centre assessed the current state of utilisation of data innovation in the scientific literature identified areas in which data innovation has the most concrete potential for policy-making. The report focused on the areas of demography, mobility, and migration. Read more
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice