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On 11 March 2026, the European Parliament (EP) approved a revised Framework Agreement between the EP and the European Commission. The revision further develops an existing 2010 Agreement, reflecting more than a decade of institutional practice, and the evolution of the EP's role during that time.

On 7 December 2025, the EU celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. A conference was organised on 10-11 December 2025 in which participants reflected on the impact of the Charter and discussed its future.

The EU-India strategic agenda, endorsed on 27 January 2026, includes commitments to a number of projects designed to significantly deepen and broaden cooperation between the two partners in the fields of justice and home affairs in the coming years.

AG Medina provided her views on the interpretation and scope of the speciality rule, a basic safeguard in extradition law, as set out in the TCA. The requested EU Member States may classify the UK's "contempt of court" as criminal offence and apply the speciality rule if the issuing authority does not provide adequate safeguards.

In its judgment of 18 December 2025 in Case C-325/24 (Bissilli), the ECJ ruled that a European Investigation Order (EIO) can be issued for the temporary transfer or for a videoconference hearing of an accused person held in custody abroad, if the EIO has an evidential objective and is necessary for the purpose of gathering evidence. The judges in Luxembourg also clarified the relationship between the various refusal grounds set out in Directive 2014/41.

In his Opinion in Case C-583/24 (Tagu) released on 22 January 2026, Advocate General (AG) Richard de la Tour addressed the question of whether the threat of enforcement of a manifestly disproportionate custodial sentence can prevent surrender on the basis of a European arrest warrant (EAW).

This news item briefly reports on the main outcomes of MONEYVAL's annual plenary meeting. The 70th plenary meeting was held from 15 to 18 December 2025 in Strasbourg (France).

On 2 December 2025, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in Case C-492/23 (Russmedia Digital and Inform Media Press) that the operator of an online marketplace is responsible for processing the personal data contained in advertisements published on its platform.

On 20 November 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in case C-57/23 ("Policejní prezidium") that the indiscriminate collection and indefinite storage of biometric and genetic data of individuals is permissible, provided that there is an absolute necessity and regular review is guaranteed.

On 19 December 2025, the European Commission reaffirmed that the United Kingdom (UK) ensures an adequate level of data protection so that personal data can continue to be transferred to the UK as third country.