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European Democracy Action Plan
On 3 December 2020, the Commission presented its Action Plan for Democracy, which complements the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024 of March 2020 (--> eucrim 1/2020, 6-7). The Action Plan proposes measures to:Promote free and fair elections;Strengthen media … Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Fundamental Rights
New EU Sanctioning Regime for Human Rights Violations around the World
On 7 December 2020 – three days prior to International Human Rights Day – the General Affairs Council adopted the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EUGHRSR). It is seen as a landmark initiative that underscores the EU’s determination to enhance its role in addressing … Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Hungary: Overview of Recent Rule-of-Law Developments
3 December 2020: In the Opinion in Case C-650/18 on the European Parliament’s decision to initiate Article 7 TEU proceedings against Hungary, Advocate General Bobek advises the CJEU to dismiss the Hungarian application for annulment as unfounded. Hungary had challenged the Parliament’s vote on … Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Rule of Law
Poland: Overview of Recent Rule-of-Law Developments
This news item continues an overview of recent developments on the rule-of-law situation in Poland as far as their relationship with European law is concerned (--> related links):1 December 2020: The oral hearing in infringement case C-791/19 against Poland takes place at the CJEU. … Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Rule of Law
EP Calls for EU Values to be Upheld in State of Emergency
In a resolution of 13 November 2020, the European Parliament assessed the impact of COVID-19 measures on democracy, the rule of law, and fundamental rights. The EP makes three central demands:Emergency powers must be necessary, proportional, time-limited, and subject to democratic scrutiny;Bans … Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Corona
EP Concerned about Deteriorated Fundamental Rights Situation in EU
The European Parliament expressed a number of concerns in its report on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU for the years2018-2019. The underlying EP resolution of 26 November 2020 was adopted with 330 votes in favour of it, 298 against it, and … Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Cooperation Plan with eu-LISA Signed
On 12 November 2020, FRA and the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA) signed a cooperation plan for 2020-2022. It builds on the cooperation agreement that both agencies signed on 6 July … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Reaction to Push-Back Allegations
On 12 November 2020, the Management Board of Frontex met in an extraordinary session to discuss media allegations of so-called “pushbacks” in the context of the ongoing Rapid Border Intervention in the Eastern Mediterranean (--> separate news item). In order to investigate all aspects related … Read more
EU
Frontex
Eurojust Report on Sham Marriages
On 9 November 2020, Eurojust published a report on national legislation and an analysis of Eurojust casework on sham marriages. As sham marriages often appear as isolated acts, the report wishes to raise the awareness of judicial practitioners regarding this low-risk/high-value criminal activity. It identifies … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Eurojust: EIO Casework Report
On 10 November 2020, Eurojust published the first report on its casework in the field of European Investigation Order (EIO). The report informs practitioners and policymakers of the main difficulties encountered in the practical application of the EIO, showcases solutions and best practice, and illustrates … Read more
EU
European Investigation Order
16th JITs Annual Network Meeting
On 10 November 2020, the National Experts for Joint Investigation Teams (JITs) met online to discuss digital tools for Joint Investigation Teams (JITs). Against the background of the current COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the need to move towards a digital era for JITs was the main … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Awareness Campaign on Save E-Commerce
At the beginning of November 2020, Europol published a new awareness campaign to support e-merchants on protecting their e-businesses from fraud occurring on their platforms. The campaign aims to empower them to take steps to protect their business and customers against threats, such as fraud, … Read more
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
Council: Summary on Impact of COVID-19 on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters
At the end of October 2020, the General Secretariat of the Council published an executive summary, compiling the information received from Eurojust and the European Judicial Network (EJN) on judicial cooperation in criminal matters as regards the impact of measures taken by governments of … Read more
EU
Corona
Judicial Cooperation
MONEYVAL: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Georgia
On 2 November 2020, Moneyval presented its fifth round evaluation report on Georgia. However, there are deficiencies in the identification, in-depth analysis, and understanding of some specific threats, vulnerabilities, and risks, e.g.: The use of cash in the economy; The real estate sector;Trade-based ML/TF … Read more
Dr. András Csúri
Council of Europe
Money Laundering
MONEYVAL: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Slovakia
On 29 October 2020, MONEYVAL published its fifth round evaluation report on the effectiveness of the Slovak anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) regime and on its level of compliance with FATF Recommendations. MONEYVAL points out that Slovak authorities have a … Read more
Council of Europe
Money Laundering
MONEYVAL: Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Trends during the COVID-19 Crisis
On 2 September 2020, MONEYVAL published a report outlining general assumptions and preliminary conclusions on threats, vulnerabilities, and best practices identified during the ongoing corona pandemic. The report is based on information received from its members. It aims to assist policymakers, practitioners, and the private … Read more
Council of Europe
Money Laundering