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On 25 November 2024, GRECO published its 5th Round Evaluation Report on Switzerland. The report assessed the effectiveness of the framework in place in Switzerland to prevent corruption among persons with top executive functions (PTEFs) and members of the law enforcement authorities.According to …

On 2 December 2024, the Council of Europe presented the "HUDERIA Methodology". This document provides guidance for both public and private entities to carry out risk and impact assessments for artificial intelligence (AI) systems from the point of view of human rights, democracy, …

This news item continues the reporting on key EU reactions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022: the impact on the EU’s internal security policy, on criminal law, and on the protection of the EU’s financial interests. The following overview covers the period from November 2024 to January 2025.

On 16 December 2024, the Council approved conclusions to step up the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. These build on the counter-terrorism priorities adopted on 12 December 2024 and other previous Council conclusions on the fight against terrorism (→ related links).The conclusions of …

At their meeting on 12 December 2024, the EU Member States' Minsters responsible for home and justice affairs approved a new strategic agenda that shapes the future direction of EU policy in the area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ). According to the titled "strategic guidelines for legislative and operational planning within the area of freedom, security and justice", the EU institutions are called on to put the set priorities into action during the next legislative cycle.

On 12 December 2024, the Council approved the first of two sets of conclusions on strengthening the common effort to counter terrorism. These conclusions set out strategic objectives and highlight key areas where increased efforts are needed to improve operational effectiveness. The aim is …

After the previous PiS government had been replaced by the new Polish government under the leadership of Donald Tusk at the end of 2023, the reappraisal and reversal of judicial reforms in Poland that jeopardised the rule of law has started (→previous overview in eucrim …

This news item continues eucrim’s overview of worrying 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 1 July to 31 December 2024. It follows up on the overview in eucrim 1/2024, 5-7 which covered developments in the first half of 2024.

On 8 January 2025, the new legal EU framework on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information (API) for border control and law enforcement purposes was published in the EU's Official Journal. The legislative package consists of two regulations - one for purposes of border control, another one for law enforcement purposes.

In its judgment of 17 January 2025 in Case C-644/23 (IR II or Stangalov), the ECJ explained the extent to which the conditions for conducting proceedings in absentia within the meaning of Directive 2016/343 are met. Specifically, the issue is the compatibility of provisions of the Bulgarian Code of Criminal Procedure with Articles 8 and 9 of the Directive.