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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, 3 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, 3 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, 6 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
OLAF Detects Major Customs and VAT Fraud with Textiles from China 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
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 
17 January 2022 (updated 3 years, 9 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. / Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2021
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
EU OLAF Europol
Network of Contact Points with South Partner Countries Established 
15 January 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
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
JHA Agencies Publish Joint Report on THB 
15 January 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 18 October 2021, the nine European Justice and Home Affairs Agencies (CEPOL, EASO, EIGE, EMCDDA, eu-LISA, Europol, FRA, Frontex, and Eurojust) – under the leadership of Eurojust – presented their first joint report on the identification and protection of victims of human trafficking. The … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Frontex Trafficking in Human Beings Victim Protection
Several Hits Thwart Cyber Attacks 
15 January 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In a series of operations throughout October and November 2021, Eurojust helped facilitate the arrests of numerous online scammers, suspects involved in buying or selling illicit goods on the Dark Web, and attackers using ransomware. By supporting operation Dark HunTOR, Eurojust contributed to the … Read more
EU Eurojust Cybercrime
EP Observes Rule-of-Law Deterioration in Slovenia 
13 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 16 December 2021, the European Parliament adopted (with 356 votes for, 284 against, and 40 abstentions) a resolution on the situation of fundamental rights and rule of law in Slovenia. Despite positive developments, the resolution tackles several threats to democracy and media freedom in … Read more
EU Rule of Law