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The Romanian Council Presidency continued the debate on the future of mutual recognition in criminal matters. Following the Council conclusions on mutual recognition in December 2018, it compiled a report giving an overview of the current challenges in EU judicial cooperation in criminal matters.

The Finnish Council Presidency, which began on 1 July 2019, continued discussions initiated by previous Presidencies on how more effective judicial cooperation in criminal matters can be ensured and how current obstacles to the implementation of the principle of mutual recognition can be overcome. One particular focus is on alternatives to detention.

On 27 June 2019, the EU signed agreements with Switzerland and Liechtenstein allowing the two countries to participate in the police cooperation scheme established by the so-called Prüm decisions. The core of the Prüm legal framework is the speedy and efficient exchange of police information, especially as regards DNA profiles, dactyloscopic data (fingerprints), and data on vehicles and their owners.

On 25 July 2019, the Commission decided to open infringement proceedings against nine EU Member States for not having completely transposed Directive 2012/29/EU on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime.

Whether the maintenance of Red Notices by Interpol is in line with a person’s right to free movement within the European Union is the subject of a reference for preliminary ruling by the Adminstrative Court of Wiesbaden, Germany, launched on 27 June 2019.

The Council remains committed to establishing a European regime on the retention of electronic communication data for the purpose of fighting crime. Following the conclusions on data retention drawn under the Austrian Council Presidency in December 2018, the JHA Council again adopted conclusions in the matter at the end of the Romanian Council Presidency at its meeting on 6 June 2019.

The Finnish Council Presidency intensifies discussion on whether the scope of the EU’s Directive on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (Directive (EU) 2016/681) should be broadened. In a discussion paper, tabled on 25 June 2019, the Finnish Presidency invites the other Member States to discuss the usefulness and benefits of gathering PNR on other travelling forms.

The Administrative Court of Wiesbaden, Germany referred two questions for a preliminary ruling to the CJEU that deal with Regulation 2016/ 679 ‒ the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – and the independence of the judiciary in the federal state of Hesse.

On 10 July 2019, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published draft guidelines on processing of personal data through video devices. The aim of the guidelines is to ensure the correct, consistent application of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in cases of …

Over a year after the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Commission makes an overall positive assessment. In a report, published on 24 July 2019, the Commission concludes that most Member States have set up the necessary legal framework and that the new governance system is falling into place.