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Meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies
On 22 November 2019, the heads of the nine EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies met at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague. The topics of discussion were as follows:Implementation of the New Strategic Agenda 2019-2024;State-of-play of the interoperability project;Common efforts in … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Law Enforcement Cooperation
FRA Looks into Facial Recognition Technology
At the end of November 2019, FRA published a paper looking into the fundamental rights challenges involved when public authorities deploy live facial recognition technology for law enforcement purposes.According to the paper, the following key aspects should be considered before deploying facial recognition technology … Read more
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
FRA Report on Detention Conditions– New Tool for Legal Practitioners Dealing with EAWs
In December 2019, FRA published a report on criminal detention conditions in the EU. The report responds to the Commission’s request to compile certain basic information on prison conditions and existing monitoring mechanisms in Member States. FRA stresses that the report does not intend … Read more
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
New Online Database on Conditions and Monitoring of Criminal Detention
FRA offers a new database on detention conditions in all 28 EU Member States on its website. This new Criminal Detention Database 2015-2019 offers information about selected core aspects of detention conditions such as cell space, sanitary conditions, access to healthcare, and protection against violence. … Read more
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
New Frontex Regulation In Force
On 4 December 2019, the new Frontex Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 entered into force. The main features are summarised in the press release of 4 December 2019.The Regulation includes the following strengthening objectives for Frontex:Develop integrated planning such as capability development planning, contingency planning, … Read more
EU
Frontex
Allocation of Cases to Eurojust and to EJN
On 5 November 2019, Eurojust and the European Judicial Network (EJN) published a joint report with the aim of assisting practitioners in determining whether a case should be directed to Eurojust or to the EJN.The report outlines the following items:Criteria for assessing … Read more
EU
Frontex
100 Action Days Coordinated by Eurojust
At the end of November, Eurojust had coordinated its 100th action days since 2011. The 100 action days resulted in 3355 searches; the seizure of more than €210 million in cash, luxury cars and jewellery; and halted criminal activities worth nearly €2 billion. During the … Read more
EU
Eurojust
New Rules of Procedure
Following the entry into force of its new Regulation, the College of Eurojust adopted new rules of procedure for Eurojust on 20 December 2019. The rules of procedure outline further functions as well as the election and dismissal procedures of the President and … Read more
EU
Eurojust
First Day as an Agency
On 12 December 2019, Eurojust officially became the European Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, with its new Regulation taking effect the same day (see also eucrim news of 18 February 2019). Novelties set into motion under the Regulation EU) 2018/1727 include a new … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Compliance with Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme Agreement
On 14 November 2019, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published his inspection report on Europol’s compliance with Article 4 of the TFTP Agreement (Agreement between the EU and the USA on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the EU to the … Read more
EU
Europol
Data Protection
Data Requests From Private Parties
At its JHA meeting on 2/3 December 2019, the Council adopted Conclusions on Europol’s cooperation with private parties. While respecting the supporting role of Europol with regard to actions carried out by the competent authorities of the Member States, the Council acknowledges in its … Read more
EU
Europol
2019 EU Drug Markets Report
On 26 November 2019, Europol and the EMCDDA published their joint EU Drug Markets Report for the year 2019, looking at impact and driving forces behind drug markets, the main drug markets in the EU, and how to respond to drug markets. The report … Read more
EU
Europol
Croatian Presidency Programme
On 1 January 2020, Croatia took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Under the motto “A Strong Europe in a World of Challenges,” the Croatian Presidency’s programme is built around four pillarsA Europe that develops;A Europe that connects; A … Read more
EU
Council
CEPEJ Publishes New Tools
At its 33rd plenary meeting in Strasbourg on 5 and 6 December 2019, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) adopted guidelines on knowledge sharing among judges. In a profession traditionally challenged by the culture of isolation, the guidelines aim to improve … Read more
Dr. András Csúri
Council of Europe
Procedural Safeguards
Evaluation of Russia’s AML/CFT System
On 17 December 2019, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Eurasian Group, and MONEYVAL published a mutual evaluation report on Russia’s anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) system. The report comprehensively assesses the effectiveness of Russia’s AML/CFT measures and its … Read more
Council of Europe
Money Laundering
GRECO: Kazakhstan Becomes 50th Member State
On 1 January 2020, Kazakhstan became GRECO’s 50th member state. As reported in eucrim 3/2019, p. 184, Kazakhstan signed an Agreement on 15 October 2019 involving the privileges and immunities of representatives of GRECO and members of evaluation teams, in this way paving the way … Read more
Council of Europe
Corruption