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GRECO: Preventing Corruption in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
On 21 April 2020, GRECO published a press release and guidelines which are addressed to its Member States and aim at preventing corruption in the context of the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. GRECO stresses in particular that tools such as transparency, oversight, … Read more
Dr. András Csúri
Council of Europe
Corona
Corruption
Human Rights Commissioner: Annual Activity Report
On 21 April 2020, The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, published her 2019 annual activity report covering the main problems, challenges, and opportunities European countries are facing in the field of human rights. In the current context, the Commissioner particularly … Read more
Council of Europe
Human Rights Issues
ECtHR: Election of New Leadership
On 20 April 2020, Robert Spano, who has been Judge in respect of Iceland since November 2013 and the Vice-President of the ECtHR since 2019, has been elected the new President of the Court. Judge Spano studied law in Iceland and the United Kingdom … Read more
European Court of Human Rights
ECtHR: The Functioning of the Court during the Period of Confinement
On 15 April 2020, the ECtHR published a press release regarding its functioning during the period of quarantine that has been imposed by French authorities. In order to comply with the measures adopted by the host State and with a view to pursuing its own … Read more
European Court of Human Rights
ECtHR: Extension of Exceptional Measures due to the Global Health Crisis
In a press release published on 9 April 2020, in the context of the global health crisis, the ECtHR extended the exceptional measures at the Court that had been applied since 16 March 2020 (see eucrim 1/2020, p. 30). The measures take into account … Read more
European Court of Human Rights
CJEU Rules on Recognition of Probation Decisions
The recognition of a judgment suspending the execution of a custodial sentence, only under the condition that the accused does not commit new offences during a probation period, may fall within the scope of Framework Decision 2008/947/JHA. This was decided by the CJEU on … Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
Law Enforcement Cooperation
AG: German Public Prosecutor’s Office Can be Considered “Judicial Authority” to Issue EIOs
In case C-584/19 (Staatsanwaltschaft Wien v A and Others), the CJEU was requested to answer the question of whether its case law on the independence of the (German) public prosecutor's office in relation to the European Arrest Warrant (see eucrim 1/2019, pp. 31-33) … Read more
EU
European Investigation Order
AG: Independence of Executing Judicial Authority Necessary to Decide on EAW Issues
In his opinion of 25 June 2020, Advocate General (AG) Campos Sánchez-Bordona supports not recognising a public prosecutor’s office exposed to the risk of being subject, directly or indirectly, to directions or instructions from the executive in specific cases as an authority that can … Read more
EU
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
European Arrest Warrant
Statistics on Use of EAW in 2018
On 2 July 2020, the European Commission published key statistics on the EAW for 2018. The publication is accompanied by the Commission’s implementation report on the FD EAW (see separate news item). The statistical report compiles replies to a questionnaire, providing quantitative information on … Read more
European Arrest Warrant
European Arrest Warrant: Commission Sees Highlights and Lowlights
The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) remains a success story, but Member States must properly implement the instruments of mutual recognition, including the EAW, to achieve the objective of developing and maintaining a European area of freedom, security and justice. This was declared by Commissioners Věra … Read more
EU
European Arrest Warrant
Commission Assesses EU’s Asset Recovery and Confiscation Regime
On 2 June 2020, the Commission presented its report on asset recovery and confiscation, entitled “Ensuring that crime does not pay.” The proceeds of organised crime in the EU are currently estimated at about €110 billion per year. As reported by Europol, however, … Read more
EU
Freezing of Assets / Confiscation
CJEU: Member States Must Sufficiently Compensate Victims
The Italian Supreme Court of Cassation referred questions on the applicability of Directive 2004/80/EC as regards compensation to crime victims and the amount of compensation provided therein. On 16 July 2020, the Grand Chamber of the CJEU delivered its judgment on the case (C-129/19 … Read more
EU
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
Victim Protection
Commission Unsatisfied with Transposition of Victims’ Rights Directive
The full potential of the 2012 Victims’ Rights Directive (Directive 2012/29/EU) has not yet been reached. The implementation of the Directive is not satisfactory. This is particularly due to incomplete and/or incorrect transposition. These are the main conclusions of the recent Commission implementation … Read more
EU
Victim Protection
Commission: Directive on European Protection Order Underused in Practice
The legislative implementation of Directive 2011/99/EU on the European Protection Order (EPO) in criminal matters is satisfactory, in particular the mechanism for recognising EPOs. The EPO has been applied only in few cases in practice, however; its full potential has not been reached. These are … Read more
EU
Victim Protection
EDPS Report on Data Protection Impact Assessments in EU Institutions
On 6 July 2020, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published a report on how EU institutions, bodies, and agencies (EUIs) carry out Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) when processing information that presents a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons. DPIAs … Read more
EU
Data Protection
EDPS Statement on GDPR Evaluation: Stronger European Solidarity Needed for Enforcement
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), Wojciech Wiewiórowski, welcomed the European Commission’s review of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – see separate news item). In a statement issued on 24 June 2020, he especially agrees that the GDPR has strengthened the … Read more
EU
Data Protection