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New Draft Law: Parliament Aims at Strengthening EU-Wide Requirements for Cybersecurity Attacks
On 22 November 2021, the European Parliament (EP) backed a draft law that would set tighter cybersecurity obligations in terms of risk management, reporting obligations, and information sharing for businesses, administrations, and states. The EP sees a need for this law because of the increase … Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Legislation
Cybercrime
OSCE Makes Recommendations on Use of New Technologies for Border Management
On 5 October 2021, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) released a new policy brief on Border Management and Human Rights. The policy brief aims at providing an overview of the what the implications of collecting and sharing information in the … Read more
EU
Schengen
Data Protection
CJEU: Exclusion of Blind Juror from Participating in Criminal Proceedings not Justified
On 21 October 2021, the CJEU ruled that a blind person cannot be deprived of his/her possibility to perform the duties of a juror in criminal proceedings. The case at issue (C-824/19) plays in Bulgaria, where a woman, VA, who has a permanently reduced … Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
CJEU Clarifies Right to be Heard in EAW Cases
The CJEU ruled on the question at which place and according to which procedures a person can exercise his/her right to be heard if the issuing authority had issued a request for additional prosecution for offences committed prior to the surrender (exception of the specialty rule). Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
European Arrest Warrant
EPPO: Operational Activities – Reports from October-December 2021
This news item summarises the reports by the EPPO on its operational activities in October-December 2021. Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Protection of Financial Interests
First Conviction in EPPO Case
The EPPO reported that on 22 November 2021, the first conviction was handed down following an EPPO investigation. A criminal court in Slovakia convicted a former mayor for an attempted offence against the EU’s financial interests. The mayor falsified documents in an attempt to illegally … Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Working Arrangement between EPPO and EIB Group
On 7 December 2021, the EPPO signed a working arrangement with the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund. The Arrangement lays down the rules on cooperation between the EPPO and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group. Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO Appointed EDPs from Slovenia
On 24 November 2021, the EPPO College appointed two European Delegated Prosecutors from Slovenia. The appointment seems to put an end to a dispute between the EU and Slovenia, which delayed the nomination of the country’s candidates for months. Now all Member States participating in the scheme of the EPPO have European Delegated Prosecutors. Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO and OLAF Lead Successful Investigation into Procurement Fraud in Croatia
The EPPO and OLAF conducted one of the first joint operations. The investigations concerned procurement fraud in the purchase of an information system for the Croatian Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds (MRRFEU). The investigations resulted in the arrest of four suspects on 10 … Read more
EU
OLAF
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Operation “Finestra” at EU’s Eastern Borders
Between 27 September and 8 October 2021, various EU and national law enforcement agencies cracked down on transnational crime at the EU’s eastern and south-eastern land borders. The joint action days code-named “Finestra” were led by Frontex and the Romanian authorities. They also involved OLAF, … Read more
EU
Frontex
Organised Crime
Operation against Illicit Trade in Refrigerant Gases
Within the framework of a joint investigation week that took place between 20 and 25 September 2021, law enforcement authorities in 16 countries cracked down on the illegal import of refrigerant gases (HFCs – hydrofluorocarbons). The operations were coordinated by Dutch authorities, OLAF and Europol. … Read more
EU
OLAF
Europol
Environmental Crime
Launch of Operation to Safeguard EU’s Recovery Fund
On 15 October 2021, the EU and 19 Member States launched a new framework operation code-named “Sentinel” at the headquarters of Europol in The Hague. The operation will target frauds and other criminal activities against the EU’s post-pandemic support under the Recovery and Resilience Facility. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Successful Third-Country Cooperation against Smuggling of Cigarettes
On 14 October 2021, OLAF reported that the Ukrainian customs authorities successfully dismantled a cargo with over 13 million smuggled cigarettes with a weight of over 14.5 tonnes. The cigarettes were hidden in a shipment of tires. OLAF transmitted information from the Indian customs services … Read more
EU
OLAF
Customs Cooperation
OLAF Detects Major Customs and VAT Fraud with Textiles from China
On 10 November 2021, OLAF reported that it detected an EU-wide fraud scheme which damaged the EU’s financial interests by €14 million of undeclared customs duties and around €93 of evaded VAT. The investigations involved a total of nearly 2000 consignments of textiles and shoes, … Read more
EU
OLAF
New Edition of Global Operation against Medicine Trafficking
On 14 December 2021, Europol and OLAF informed the public of the second edition of operation “SHIELD” that was carried out between April and mid-October 2021. Operation Shield II resulted, inter alia, in the seizure of 25 million units of medicines and doping substances worth nearly €63 million. Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
OLAF
Europol
Network of Contact Points with South Partner Countries Established
In order to further implement the EuroMed Justice (EMJ) programme (→ news of 12 November 2021), EU Member States and South Partner Countries agreed to set up the EuroMed Network of contact points (EMJNet) at the end of October 2021 in order to facilitate … Read more
EU
Law Enforcement Cooperation