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European Council Agrees on Future EU Budget – EP’s Criticism
On 21 July 2020, the Heads of State and Government found a compromise on the 2021-2027 Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) and the extraordinary recovery budget destined to tackle the effects of the unprecedented coronavirus crisis. The EU leaders decided to support a budget of €1,074 … Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Council
Protection of Financial Interests
FRA: Fundamental Rights Report 2020
On 11 June 2020, FRA published its Fundamental Rights Report 2020. In nine chapters, it reviews the main developments of 2019 regarding:Equality and non-discrimination; Racism, xenophobia and related intolerance; Roma equality and inclusion;Asylum, visa, migration, borders, and integration;Information society, privacy and … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Fundamental Rights
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
FRA Paper on People’s Security Concerns
On 22 July 2020, FRA published a paper presenting people’s concerns and experiences relating to security. For this survey, approximately 35,000 persons aged 16 years and older were interviewed in all EU Member States, plus North Macedonia and the United Kingdom.Looking at the … Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Practical Guidance on Border Controls
At the end of July 2020, FRA published a practical guidance looking at border controls and fundamental rights at external land borders. The guidance aims at supporting border-management staff in the EU Member States in implementing the fundamental rights safeguards of the Schengen Borders Code … Read more
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Frontex and FRA Sign Agreement to Establish Fundamental Rights Monitors
On 10 June 2020, Frontex and FRA signed a Service-Level Agreement to establish a team of about 40 fundamental rights monitors. They shall make sure that all operational activities are in line with the fundamental rights framework, are to monitor all types of operations and … Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Frontex
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Operation in Montenegro Launched
On 15 July 2020, Frontex launched an operation in Montenegro so as to tackle cross-border crime, including migrant smuggling, trafficking in human beings, document fraud, stolen vehicles and boats, smuggling of drugs and weapons, and terrorism. Measures include, for instance, the deployment of officers to … Read more
EU
Frontex
Organised Crime
New Factsheet on JIT Cooperation
In June 2020, Eurojust published a new factsheet on Joint Investigations Teams (JITs) cooperation summarizing its operational, legal and financial possibilities to support judicial authorities with the use of JITs. Options for support include, for instance, the JIT Funding Portal, practical guides and model … Read more
EU
Eurojust
VAT Carousel Fraud Unravelled
In June 2020, an operation in Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Serbia, coordinated by Eurojust and supported by Europol, unravelled a VAT fraud carousel that has caused a loss of approximately €10 M to the Hungarian budget. The organised crime group (OCG) imported … Read more
EU
Europol
Eurojust
Report on the COVID-19 Impact on EU Drug Markets Published
In late May 2020, Europol and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) published a joint report looking at the impact of COVID-19 on drug markets in the EU. In its key findings, the report underlines the resilience of organised crime … Read more
EU
Corona
Europol
European Financial and Economic Crime Centre Launched
With the aim to enhance the operational support provided to the EU Member States and EU bodies in the fields of financial and economic crime, on 5 June 2020, Europol launched its new European Financial and Economic Crime Centre (EFECC). The EFECC is … Read more
EU
Europol
New Report on Intellectual Property Crime
On 10 June 2020, Europol and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published a new report on Intellectual Property (IP) crime and its links to other serious crimes such as pharmaceutical crime, drug trafficking, manslaughter, illegal weapons possession, forced labour, food fraud, excise fraud, … Read more
EU
Europol
Organised Crime
Europol: TE-SAT 2020
On 23 June 2020, Europol published its new Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) 2020. It outlines the latest developments with regard to jihadist, ethno-nationalist and separatist, left-wing and anarchist, right-wing, and single-issue terrorism.Unfortunately, the year 2019 has seen a fairly new security … Read more
EU
Europol
Terrorism
Capacity-Strengthening in the EU Eastern Neighbourhood
At the end of June 2020, a four-year-long initiative was kicked off between Europol and six Eastern Partnership countries to fight organised crime. Funded by the European Commission, this Europol-led project will support the law enforcement authorities of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine … Read more
EU
Europol
Organised Crime
Major strike at Euro-Counterfeiting Network
After more than two years of preliminary investigations, law enforcement authorities from Italy, Belgium and France, supported by Europol, dismantled the possibly largest organised crime network involved in euro counterfeiting. Over the years, the criminal network has presumably produced and distributed more than three million … Read more
EU
Europol
Counterfeiting & Piracy
Organised Crime
Working Arrangement with Kosovo
On 9 and 10 June 2020, the Management Board of Europol pathed the way for signing a Working Arrangement with the law enforcement authorities of Kosovo to combat serious and organised crime. Under the arrangement, Kosovo will, for instance, establish a central office for cooperation … Read more
EU
Europol
Working Arrangement with Mexico
On 1 July 2020, a formal Working Arrangement to expand and deepen collaboration between Europol and the Mexican Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) was signed. Under the Working Arrangement, a secure system will be introduced to exchange information between the parties so as … Read more
EU
Europol