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This news item continues the overview of the rule-of-law developments in Poland (as far as they are relevant under a European law perspective). It covers the period from the second half of January to the end of June 2024 and follows the overview in → eucrim 4/2023, 308-312.

This news item continues eucrim’s regular overview of concerning rule-of-law developments in Hungary as far as implications on Union law, in particular the protection of the EU’s financial interests, are concerned. It covers the period from the second half of January until the end of June 2024. It follows up on the overview in eucrim 4/2023, 309-312, which covered developments up to mid-January 2024.

In a study, released in April 2024, national experts explored and compared the extent to which European standards are applied in 25 EU Member States with regard to the access to State classified information in immigration-related proceedings. The study relates to administrative decisions against foreign …

On 1 March 2024, the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA) released an opinion on the proposal for a Regulation on the transfer of proceedings in criminal matters. The Commission initiated the legislation in April 2023 (→ eucrim 1/2023, 40). It aims to establish an …

In April 2024, the European Parliament and the Council adopted new EU-wide minimum rules on the tracing, identification, freezing, confiscation and management of property within the framework of proceedings in criminal matters. Directive (EU) 2024/1260 on asset recovery and confiscation was published in the EU's …

On 25 January 2024, the ECJ delivered a ruling interpreting the ne bis in idem principle in Art. 50 CFR with regard to two diverging decisions on criminal liability from different prosecution services (Case C-58/22 - NR v Parchetul de pe lângă Curtea de …

At the end of March 2024, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) published a report on how the principles and rights in European Arrest Warrant (EAW) proceedings are upheld in practice. The report is a response to a call from the Council towards FRA to …

On 19 March 2024, the European Commission issued its Recommendation on measures to combat counterfeiting and enhance the enforcement of intellectual property rights. The Recommendation is designed as toolbox to promote and facilitate effective cooperation between rightsholders, providers of intermediary services, and competent authorities, and …

On 30 January 2024, the ECJ ruled that in cases of VAT fraud, the employee using her employer’s details to issue fake invoices is liable for the amount of the taxes entered on them, provided that the employer, who is a taxable person for VAT purposes, has exercised the due diligence reasonably required to monitor the conduct of its employee.

In February 2024, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published two reports that examine the Commission's steps designed to ensure that EU money is properly spent to Member States if they comply with the EU's rule of law values.ECA report on Conditionality RegulationSpecial …