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Airborne Mission to Fight Illegal Fishing
In August and September 2020, in a first airborne mission of its kind, Frontex and the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) joined forces to support Cyprus in tracking down illegal fishing in the southern part of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Cyprus. Frontex supported … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Frontex
Maritime Surveillance by Aerostat
In September 2020, Frontex announced that it would launch a pilot project for maritime surveillance by Aerostat to assess the capacity and cost efficiency of Aerostat platforms for maritime surveillance as well as to modify and optimise the equipment used. Aerostat is to successfully support … Read more
EU
Frontex
New Report by Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights
On 2 October 2020, the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published its seventh annual report. The report outlines the Forum’s main activities in 2019, e.g., the provision of advice on the following matters:Implementation of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation (Frontex … Read more
EU
Frontex
Finding Technical Solutions for the EES
In order to further enhance the introduction of the Entry-Exit System (EES), Frontex is planning to test various technical solutions with the aim of advising EU countries on the most appropriate technology to be used. Therefore, Frontex is about to launch procurement procedures to gather … Read more
EU
Frontex
New Liaison Prosecutor for Norway
In September 2020, Jo Christian Jordet took up duty as the new Liaison Prosecutor for Norway at Eurojust. Before joining Eurojust, Mr. Jordet served as regional prosecutor, business lawyer, deputy judge, and police prosecutor in Norway. Mr. Jordet succeeds Ms Hilde Stoltenberg who served … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Updated Memorandum on Battlefield Evidence
With a view to strengthening the EU’s information exchange in the field of counter-terrorism, Eurojust published a new edition of its Memorandum on Battlefield Evidence in September 2020. The Memorandum outlines present-day possibilities of and experiences with using battlefield evidence in criminal proceedings in EU … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Furthering Victims’ Rights
On 22 September 2020, on the occasion of the High-Level Conference on the EU Strategy on Victims’ Rights, Eurojust announced that it would join the newly created Victims’ Rights Platform. The platform is the first measure created under the first EU Strategy on Victims’ Rights … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Report on Sports Corruption
On 5 August 2020, Europol published a new report looking into the involvement of organised crime groups in sports corruption. The report analyses the following:The link between sports corruption and organised crime;The characteristics, structure, and modus operandi of criminal networks;The different … Read more
EU
Europol
Corruption
Organised Crime
Spotlight IOCTA 2020
On 5 October 2020, Europol published its Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2020. The report details the latest developments with regard to cross-cutting crime facilitators and challenges to criminal investigations, cyber-dependent crime, child sexual exploitation online, payment fraud, and criminal abuse via the … Read more
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
Organised Crime
New Advocate General Appointed
On 2 September 2020, the representatives of the Member States appointed Mr. Athanasios Rantos as Advocate General at the Court of Justice for the period from 7 September 2020 to 6 October 2021. Before joining the CJEU, Mr. Rantos was president of the Supreme Council … Read more
EU
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
New Judges at the Court of Justice
In the course of September and October 2020, two new Judges took office at the CJEU.Ms Ineta Ziemele will serve as judge at the Court of Justice for the period from 7 September 2020 to 6 October 2024. Before joining the Court of … Read more
EU
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
EMPACT Crime Fighting Initiative: 2019 Results
On 1 July 2020, the EU’s operational mechanism to fight organised international crime, EMPACT, published its operational results for 2019. Within the framework of the EU Policy Cycle to tackle organised and serious international crime, factsheets outline the numbers of arrests, investigations, action days, … Read more
EU
Europol
Organised Crime
Law Enforcement Cooperation
JHA Agencies Response to COVID-19
The nine EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies (CEPOL, EASO, EIGE, EMCDDA, eu-LISA, Eurojust, Europol, FRA, and Frontex) published a joint paper summarising their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its beginning, the Agencies have aimed at supporting EU Member States and institutions to … Read more
EU
Corona
Europol
Eurojust
Frontex
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Roadmap to Lift Corona Containment Measures
On 15 April 2020, the European Commission published a Joint European Roadmap towards lifting COVID-19 containment measures.The roadmap sets out three main criteria to assess whether the time has come to begin to relax the confinement, namely epidemiological criteria, a sufficient health system … Read more
EU
Corona
Data Protection
EU Toolbox for Applications to Counter COVID-19
On 16 April 2020, EU Member States, supported by the Commission, published an EU toolbox for the use of mobile applications for contact tracing and warning in response to the coronavirus pandemic, together with a guidance on data protection for such apps. The toolbox sets … Read more
EU
Corona
Data Protection
EDPB Guidelines on Corona Apps
On 21 April 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted guidelines on the use of location data and contact tracing tools in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. With regard to location data, the EDPB guidelines underline the necessity to respect the regulations … Read more
EU
Corona
Data Protection