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New Tripartite Agreement Allowing the ECA to have More Access to EIB Data 
18 January 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 11 November 2021, the European Court of Auditors (ECA), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the European Commission signed a new tripartite agreement. It replaces an agreement from 2016 that was concluded between these three institutions. The revised tripartite agreement allows the ECA … Read more
EU Commission Protection of Financial Interests
European Council’s Conclusion on Digitalisation 
18 January 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
At the summit on 22 October 2021, EU leaders discussed the EU’s digital transition and adopted conclusions on the EU’s digital policy in the forthcoming years. The European Council called for a swift examination of the Commission’s proposal for the policy programme “Path … Read more
EU Legislation
CJEU: Surrender Provisions in TCA also Binding on Ireland 
18 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
According to the CJEU, the provisions in the Withdrawal Agreement concerning the European arrest warrant regime with respect to the United Kingdom and the provision in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom concerning the new surrender mechanism are binding on Ireland. The country cannot play its opt-in card. Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice European Arrest Warrant Judicial Cooperation
New Draft Law: Parliament Aims at Strengthening EU-Wide Requirements for Cybersecurity Attacks 
18 January 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
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
EU Legislation Cybercrime
OSCE Makes Recommendations on Use of New Technologies for Border Management 
18 January 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
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 
18 January 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
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 Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
CJEU Clarifies Right to be Heard in EAW Cases 
18 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
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
EU European Arrest Warrant
EPPO: Operational Activities – Reports from October-December 2021 
18 January 2022 (updated 4 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2021
This news item summarises the reports by the EPPO on its operational activities in October-December 2021. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
First Conviction in EPPO Case 
18 January 2022 (updated 4 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2021
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 Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Working Arrangement between EPPO and EIB Group 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
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 Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO Appointed EDPs from Slovenia 
17 January 2022 (updated 4 years, 5 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2021
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 Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO and OLAF Lead Successful Investigation into Procurement Fraud in Croatia 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
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 Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Operation “Finestra” at EU’s Eastern Borders 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
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 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
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 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
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 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
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