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GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Denmark
On 4 September 2019, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Denmark. The country traditionally achieves high scores in corruption perception indices, and the risk of actual bribery taking place is considered to be very low. Trust is a central feature of the integrity … Read more
Dr. András Csúri
EU
Corruption
GRECO: Spain No Longer Subject to Non-Compliance Procedure
The fifth round evaluation report on Spain was published together with a compliance report on the fourth evaluation round, acknowledging Spain’s progress in the implementation of GRECO’s recommendations on corruption prevention in respect of parliamentarians, judges, and prosecutors, at the same time also calling for … Read more
Corruption
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Spain
On 13 November 2019, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Spain. The focus of this evaluation round is on preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies. The evaluation focuses particularly on such issues as conflicts … Read more
Corruption
GRECO: Fourth Round Evaluation Report on Germany
On 12 August 2019, the Council of Europe’s Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) published its fourth round evaluation report on Germany. A summary of the report is available here. The report in German can be retrieved here.GRECO found an “overall … Read more
Council of Europe
Corruption
Seibert-Fohr New German Judge to ECtHR
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) elected Professor Anja Seibert-Fohr as new judge to the European Court of Human Rights on 27 July 2019. Her term of nine years commenced on 1 January 2020. Professor Anja Seibert-Fohr succeeds Professor Angelika Nußberger who has been … Read more
Council of Europe
Reform of the European Court of Human Rights
The Current Cybercrime Landscape: IOCTA 2019
On 9 October 2019, Europol published its 2019 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). The 2019 IOCTA provides key findings and recommendations regarding the cybercrime threat landscape, focusing on six crime priorities:Cyber-dependent crime;Online child sexual exploitation;Payment fraud;Criminal abuse through the … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
Handbook on How to Apply the CFR in Lawmaking and Policymaking at National Level
FRA recently published a handbook offering guidance on use of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (the Charter) at the national level. The handbook aims to provide practical orientation on the scope of the Charter based on the case law of the CJEU. It is … Read more
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Operation against Foreign Terrorist Fighters
From July to September, Frontex supported Operation Neptune 2 with two experts to assist in sea border control. The operation was targeted at suspected foreign terrorist fighters potentially using maritime routes between North Africa and Southern Europe. It was coordinated by Interpol and supported by … Read more
EU
Frontex
Terrorism
Ilkka Laitinen Passed Away
On 29 September 2019, Lieutenant General Ilkka Laitinen passed away at the age of 57. Laitinen was first Executive Director of Frontex upon its establishment, serving from 2005 to 2014. Since 2018, he served as Head of the Finnish Border Guard. Read more
Frontex
Seamless Border Control
In October 2019, Frontex ‒ together with the Border Service of Portugal (SEF) and the Lisbon Airport Authority (ANA) ‒ tested new technologies for border control at Lisbon airport to see whether biometric solutions can decrease the waiting time at borders. The technology uses face … Read more
EU
Frontex
Criminal Records
Judicial Cooperation
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Operation Mobile 2
At the beginning of October 2019, a 12-day operation, entitled Joint Action Day (JAD) Mobile 2, led to the detection of 439 stolen cars as well to the seizure of 11.9 million cigarettes, 20 tonnes of raw tobacco, 38 firearms and 296 pieces of … Read more
EU
Europol
Frontex
Judicial Cooperation
Police Cooperation
Cooperation with OSCE
At the beginning of October 2019, Frontex and the OSCE Secretariat agreed on a working agreement to strengthen their co-operation in combating cross-border crime, trafficking in human beings, and in addressing migratory challenges. The agreement covers the following areas:Fostering good practices in border management; … Read more
EU
Terrorism
Judicial Cooperation
Police Cooperation
Judicial Counter-Terrorism Register Launched
On 5 September 2019, a Counter-Terrorism Register (CTR) was launched (see also eucrim 2/2019). The CTR is managed by Eurojust on a 24-hour basis. In the CTR, key judicial information on proceedings against suspects of all kinds of terrorist offences is centralised, with … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Terrorism
New National Member for Lithuania
On 20 August 2019, Margarita Šniutytė-Daugėlienė took up her position as National Member for Lithuania at Eurojust. Before joining Eurojust, Ms Šniutytė-Daugėlienė served as Deputy Prosecutor General of Lithuania and Chief Public Prosecutor of the 2nd Criminal Prosecution Division at the Regional Prosecutor’s Office … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Cooperation Agreement with Denmark
On 7 October 2019, Eurojust and the Kingdom of Denmark signed an agreement to continue their criminal justice cooperation. In light of the new Eurojust Regulation entering into force in December 2019, the agreement was needed to be able to continue judicial cooperation with … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Judicial Cooperation
Guidelines Published: Deciding on Competing Requests for Surrender and Extradition
Eurojust published a revised version of its guidelines for deciding on competing European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) of 2004. The new guidelines enlarge the scope of the original guidelines, including scenarios for both the situation of multiple EAWs and the situation of conflicts between an EAW … Read more
EU
Eurojust
European Arrest Warrant