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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.

This news item continues the reporting on key EU reactions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine with regards tothe impact of the invasion on the EU’s internal security policy, criminal law, and the protection of the EU’s financial interests. It cover the period from the beginning of October 2023 to the end of January 2024.

On 26 October 2023, Advocate General (AG) Tamara Ćapeta released her opinion on the reference for a preliminary ruling with regard to the EncroChat case. In the case at issue, the Regional Court of Berlin, Germany, asked several questions as to the lawfulness of …

In its judgment of 19 October 2023 in Case C-655/21 (G. St. T.), the ECJ interpreted the principles of legal certainty and proportionality as enshrined in Art. 49(1) and (3) CFR in the context of the incrimination of trade mark infringements under Bulgarian law.

If there are deficiencies in the rule of law, which have an impact on the concrete criminal decision, not only extradition but also the execution of a prison sentence can be refused. This was decided by the ECJ on 9 November 2023 upon a referral by the Regional Court of Aachen (Germany).