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In the context of a reference for a preliminary ruling from Italy, the ECJ ruled on 7 November 2024 that the Italian scheme on compensation for victims of violent intentional crime which makes the right to compensation dependent on the order of succession of a deceased person is incompatible with the Directive relating to compensation to crime victims.

EU support for Member States to digitalise their healthcare systems was overall effective, but EU funds were difficult to use due to the number of different rules. These are the main findings in the European Court of Auditor's (ECA's) Special Report No 25/24 which was released on 20 November 2024.

On 4 October 2024, the Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, and the Canadian Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, Dominic Leblanc, signed a new agreement for the transfer of passenger name records (PNR) data on flights between …

On 26 September 2024, the ECJ handed down an important judgment on the extent of the protection of the confidentiality of lawyer-client communication in the cross-border exchange of information on tax matters. The ECJ ruled that the Luxembourgish legislation under which advice and representation by a lawyer in tax matters do not enjoy the strengthened protection of communications between lawyers and their clients is incompatible with Art. 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.

On 4 October 2024, the ECJ ruled on the Dutch law which refuses to deduct tax on interests paid for reasons of abusive tax practices. The ECJ found that the Dutch concept is compatible with EU law if the interest paid is not at arm's length.

Since 30 September 2024, the revised Financial Regulation applies. It lays down the principles and procedures governing the establishment, implementation and control of the EU budget. The revision aligns the rules with the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027.

On 4 October 2024, the EU and Norway signed an Agreement amending the 2018 Agreement between the parties on administrative cooperation, combating fraud and recovery of claims in the field of value added tax. For the negotiations of this amending agreement →eucrim 2/2022, 108 …

In a special report, the European Court of Auditors found that the risk of EU funds being spent twice on the same measure is increasing, while the existing control mechanisms are not sufficient to reduce the higher risk of double funding.

On 10 October 2024, the ECA presented its reports on the implementation of the EU budget for the 2023 financial year. Causes for concern are the increase of the rate of error in EU budget spending and the rising financial burdens due to record levels of debt, including the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and high inflation.

In its 5th round mutual evaluation report on the UK Crown Dependency of Jersey (published on 24 July 2024), MONEYVAL attested a good level of compliance with the international AML/CFT standards. MONEYVAL commended that Jersey has significantly strengthened its regulatory AML/CFT framework since the last …