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New transparency regulations to combat VAT fraud in cross-border payments came into force on 1 January 2024. Directive 2020/284/EU amended the original VAT Directive 2006/112/EC with regard to the introduction of certain reporting requirements for payment service providers (PSPs), such as banks, e-money institutions, payment …

8 December marks the International Anti-Corruption Day. On 8 December 2023, the European Commission reviewed the latest measures to fight corruption in the EU. The Commission stressed that the legislative anti-corruption package tabled in May 2023 (→ eucrim 2/2023, 139) represents a milestone in …

On 16 November 2023, the French Customs Authority and OLAF informed of the results from the joint customs cooperation BELENOS. The Operation targeted illicit flows of cash equal to or in excess of €10,000 entering or leaving the EU, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 …

On 9 November 2023, OLAF and the EPPO reported on a successful example of complementary investigations. Both bodies investigated fraud offences in Romania with regard to IT projects financed by the European Union to support innovation and foster productivity. The damage to the Union budget …

On 16 October 2023, OLAF informed of the results of Operation NOXIA that brought together European and Asian partners. The Operation targeted deep-sea containers in EU and Asian ports in a bid to prevent dangerous substances from being smuggled. It was part of ASEM (Asia-Europe …

On 10 October 2023, OLAF and Europol informed of the results from the twelfth consecutive operation OPSON, which was carried out between December 2022 and May 2023. Operation OPSON targets counterfeit and substandard food and beverages. Targeted actions coordinated by OLAF led to the seizure of 6 million litres of counterfeit, substandard or contraband alcoholic beverages.

On 21 December 2023, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) delivered its judgment in Case C-281/22 (G.K. and Others [parquet européen]). In this first judgment on the interpretation of Regulation 2017/1939, the ECJ examined the extent of judicial review in cross-border investigation by the European Public Prosecutor's Office. This news item summarises and comments on the judgment.

This news item provides an overview of recent judgments by the General Court on actions brought against the EU's sanction regime against Russia.

This news item continues the overview of concerning rule-of-law developments in Hungary, including their implications on the protection of the EU budget. It covers the period from the end of May 2023 to mid-January 2024. It follows up the overview in eucrim 1-2023/, 5-6.

This news item continues the overview of the rule-of-law developments in Poland (as far they relate to European law issues) from 16 October 2023 to mid-January 2024. They follow up the overview in eucrim 2/2023, 111-113.