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First Annual Report on Implementation of RRF

20 April 2022

Thomas Wahl

On 1 March 2022, the Commission published its first annual report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The RRF is providing up to €723.8 billion (in current prices) of grants and loans to Member States to support transformative investments and reforms that boost … Read more

EU Protection of Financial Interests

Council Declaration on Interpol’s Red Notices

20 April 2022

Thomas Wahl

The Council adopted a declaration on Interpol’s red notices. It welcomes the progress made by Interpol in setting up internal mechanisms to assess possible violations of Interpol’s constitution. Interpol is invited to a regular dialogue and continue efforts to prevent red notices from abuse. Read more

EU Police Cooperation

Working Arrangement Between EPPO and Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine

20 April 2022 (updated 3 years, 3 months ago)

Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2022

On 18 March 2022, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi and Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova signed a working arrangement. Kövesi conveyed the support of the EPPO College to the Ukrainian colleagues, praising the strength and courage of Ukraine especially in the times of … Read more

EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)

Working Arrangement Between EPPO and Italian Customs Authority

20 April 2022

Thomas Wahl

On 23 February 2022, a working arrangement between the EPPO and the Italian excise, customs and monopolies agency (Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli, ADM) entered into force. The arrangement provides for closer cooperation and communication in the fight against crimes that affect the EU’s … Read more

EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)

Working Arrangement Between EPPO and Greek Audit Authority

20 April 2022

Thomas Wahl

On 10 February 2022, a working arrangement between the EPPO and the Hellenic National Transparency Authority (NTA) was concluded. The arrangement provides for an improved structured framework for cooperation in accordance with the existing applicable legislation. The arrangement sets out inter alia:The modalities … Read more

EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)

Working Arrangement Between EPPO and General Council of the Judiciary of Spain

20 April 2022

Thomas Wahl

On 2 February 2022, the EPPO signed a working agreement with the Spanish General Council of the Judiciary. The arrangement will enable the EPPO to use the so-called “Judicial Neutral Point” – a service network with applications and databases of the General Council. The … Read more

EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)

EPPO’s Struggle with Slovenia in Next Round

14 April 2022

Thomas Wahl

On 27 January 2022, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi voiced concerns over planned amendments to the statute of limitations in the Slovenian criminal law. The comments came when the Slovenian Prosecutor-General visited Kövesi and her two deputies. The EPPO is worried about the hampering of … Read more

EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)

EPPO: Operational Activities – Reports from January to March 2022

14 April 2022 (updated 4 years, 3 months ago)

Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2022

This news item summarises the operational activities that the EPPO carried out in the first three months of 2022. Read more

EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)

Spotlight CJEU: No Carte Blanche to Refuse EAWs from Poland

14 April 2022 (updated 3 years, 11 months ago)

Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2022

In its judgments of 22 February 2022 in the Joined Cases C-562/21 PPU and C-563/21 PPU, the CJEU upheld its case-law on the refusal of European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) issued by Polish authorities if the requested person put forward infringements of fair trial. The … Read more

EU Fundamental Rights European Arrest Warrant

Commission and US Government Reach Agreement on Principles of Future Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework

12 April 2022 (updated 3 years, 11 months ago)

Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2022

On 25 March 2022, the European Commission announced that a preliminary political agreement had been reached on the principles of the future framework for transatlantic data flows. New negotiations with the U.S. government had become necessary after the CJEU toppled the predecessor agreement, the EU-US … Read more

EU Data Protection

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Statewatch Report: Increasing Use of Biometric Technologies at EU Level Drives Forward Ethnic Profiling

12 April 2022

Thomas Wahl

The ongoing rollout of biometric identification systems is likely to see ethnic minority citizens and non-citizens subjected to a growing number of unwarranted intrusions into their everyday activities, says a report by Statewatch, published in February 2022. Read more

EU Fundamental Rights Data Protection

Conditionality Mechanism: MEPs Dissatisfied – Commission Takes Action against Hungary

12 April 2022 (updated 4 years, 4 months ago)

Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2022

In a resolution of 10 March 2022, the EP calls on the Commission to take urgent action and immediately apply the Rule of Law Conditionality Mechanism. On 5 April 2022, Commission President von der Leyen told that the conditionality mechanism will be applied vis-à-vis Hungary. Read more

EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests

Spotlight Commission Publishes Guidelines on Application of Conditionality Mechanism

12 April 2022 (updated 8 months, 3 weeks ago)

Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2022

On 2 March 2022, the European Commission published guidelines on the application of Regulation 2020/2092 setting out the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (the “Conditionality Regulation”). The guidelines explain more clearly and precisely how the Commission will apply the Regulation. Read more

EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests

New EMPACT Cycle Started - Impact by War in Ukraine

12 April 2022 (updated 4 years ago)

Cornelia Riehle LL.M. /

Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2022

January 2022 saw the start of the new EMPACT cycle 2022-2025 to fight organised and serious international crime. In March 2022, the French Council Presidency outlined the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the EMPACT policy. Read more

EU Organised Crime Law Enforcement Cooperation

EBA’s Second Report on Performance of AML/CFT Banking Supervision

11 April 2022 (updated 2 years, 11 months ago)

Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2022

On 22 March 2022, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published the main findings of the second round of reviews of authorities’ approaches to the supervision of banks regarding anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). These review reports are part of the EBA’s … Read more

EU Money Laundering

EP Pushes for Efforts against Corruption in the World

11 April 2022

Thomas Wahl

On 17 February 2022, the EP made several recommendation aiming at strengthening the fight against corruption in the EU and third countries. MEPs, inter alia, call for a comprehensive EU anti-corruption strategy and better transparency and accountability of public bodies. Read more

EU Corruption