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Parliament Calls for Tighter EU Cybersecurity Standards for Connected Products and Associated Services
On 10 June 2021, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on the EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade in order to make connected products and associated services secure by design, resilient to cyber incidents, and able to be quickly patched if vulnerabilities are … Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Legislation
Cybercrime
Council Approves General Approach to Fundamental Rights Agency
On 5 June 2020, the Commission submitted to the Council a proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 establishing the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). On 7 June 2021, the Council approved a general approach to the new legislation, which … Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Parliament Adopts Resolution on Commission’s 2020 Rule of Law Report
On 24 June 2021, the European Parliament (EP) adopted its Resolution on the Commission’s 2020 Rule of Law Report. For the report → eucrim 3/2020, 358-359.MEPs welcomed the Commission’s first annual Rule of Law Report and encouraged its continuation in order to … Read more
Fundamental Rights
Rule of Law
Rule-of-Law Developments in Other EU Countries
This news items summarises the main recent developments regarding the rule of law in EU countries other than Poland and Hungary. Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Fundamental Rights
Rule of Law
MONEYVAL: Annual Report for 2020
On 4 June 2021, MONEYVAL published its annual report for 2020. Although the pandemic has had an impact on MONEYVAL’s work, the body sought to ensure continuity in the evaluation process. Last year, MONEYVAL played a pioneering role in carrying out evaluations by using … Read more
Dr. András Csúri
Council of Europe
Money Laundering
PACE Resolution on Financial Intelligence Units
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 2365 (2021) and the accompanying Recommendation 2195 (2021), which carries the title “Urgent need to strengthen financial intelligence units – Sharper tools needed to improve confiscation of illegal assets.” The documents aim to … Read more
Council of Europe
Money Laundering
EDPB/EDPS Joint Opinion on Commission’s AI Proposal: Call for Ban of Biometric AI Surveillance
In a joint opinion of 18 June 2021, the EDPB and the EDPS made clear that the Commission's proposal that wants to harmonise EU rules on artificial intelligence has important data protection implications. Regarding the prohibition of the use of certain AI systems, the EDPB and the EDPS recommended that intrusive forms of AI – such as those AI systems intended to be used by law enforcement – be prohibited. Read more
EU
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Legislation
Study Recommends anti-SLAPP Directive
A study commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the JURI Committee recommended that the EU takes a legislative initiative with a view to stemming the flow of litigation which is intended to suppress public participation in matters of public interest, so that the growing phenomenon of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation” (SLAPPs) can be curbed. Read more
EU
Victim Protection
AG: Amnesty Does Not Trigger ne bis in idem Protection
In the framework of a reference for a preliminary ruling by a Slovak court, the CJEU has to deal with the question whether the EU-wide ne bis in idem principle precludes the issuance of a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) when an amnesty had been granted. … Read more
EU
European Arrest Warrant
Ne bis in idem
Spotlight Regulation Addressing the Dissemination of Terrorist Content Passed
The European Parliament and the Council adopted the Regulation addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online. It aims to curb the dissemination of contents by terrorists who intend to spread their messages, radicalise and recruit followers, and facilitate and direct terrorist activities. Criticism on this piece of legislation continue in the public debate. Read more
EU
Racism and Xenophobia
Terrorism
New EU Anti-Fraud Programme
The European Parliament and the Council established the Union Anti-Fraud Programme for the duration of the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027. The underlying Regulation (EU) 2021/785 was published in the Official Journal L 172 of 17 May 2021. The Programme succeeds the Hercule III Programme that ran until 2020. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight ECA: EU Poorly Addresses Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
The EU’s response to money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) is fragmented at the institutional level and poorly coordinated if it came to actions to prevent ML/TF and to follow-up identified risks. The EU oversight framework is insufficient to ensure a level playing field. These are the overall conclusions of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in its Special Report 13/2021. Read more
EU
Money Laundering
Human Rights Commissioner: 2020 Activity Report
On 21 April 2021, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, published her 2020 annual activity report, which covers the main problems, challenges, and opportunities European countries are facing in the field of human rights. In the current global context, … Read more
Council of Europe
Human Rights Issues
EP Demands Extension of EPPO Mandate to Environmental Offences
In a resolution, adopted on 20 May 2021, the European Parliament plead for revamping the EU rules on environmental liability. This should include a reform of the 2008 Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law. Considering low detection, investigation and conviction rates for environmental crimes, MEPs also call for an extension of the EPPO's mandate to cover environmental offences. Read more
EU
Environmental Crime
Council Sets EU’s Priorities for the Fight against Organised Crime (EMPACT 2022-2025)
On 26 May 2021, based on the Europol report “SOCTA 2021”, the Council adopted conclusions setting EU priorities for the period 2022-2025 to fight serious and organised crime. The conclusions fix clear goals that should be achieved within the framework of EMPACT (European Multidisciplinary Platform against Criminal Threats). Combating ten forms of crime is considered a priority during the next policy cycle. Read more
EU
Organised Crime
Spotlight Working Arrangement between EPPO and OLAF Signed
On 5 July 2021, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi and OLAF Director-General Ville Itälä signed a working arrangement that sets out the future operational cooperation between the EPPO and OLAF. The agreement can be considered an important milestone since both offices are mandated to … Read more
EU
OLAF
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Protection of Financial Interests