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According to media reports, representatives of EU Member States in the Council JHA working party blocked the approval of an agreement between Europol and Israel, which would allow the exchange of personal data for the purpose of combating serious crime and terrorism.

On 8 December 2022, the Commission tabled a comprehensive legislative package for a reform of the EU’s value added tax (VAT) system. The aim is to make the EU more resilient to VAT fraud, improve revenue in VAT, and keep pace with technological advances.

On 8 December 2022, the CJEU (sitting in for the Grand Chamber) declared a provision of Directive 2011/16 invalid, according to which a lawyer must inform other intermediaries involved in a tax arrangement of his/her duty to report.

In a resolution of 15 December 2022, MEPs pushed for a reform of the EU budget to respond more effectively to evolving needs, address funding gaps, increase flexibility and extend the capacity to respond in a crisis.

In a resolution adopted on 15 December 2022, MEPs outlined the consequences that the Parliament is drawing from the latest corruption scandal involving bribes allegedly paid by the states of Qatar and Morocco to MEPs, former MEPs and EP staff members in exchange for influence at the EP.

On 2 December 2022, the European Parliament (EP) hosted a feedback event at which representatives from the EU institutions and over 500 citizens assessed the follow-up to the proposals agreed at the Conference on the Future of Europe in spring 2022.

On 23 November 2022, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi addressed a letter to the Commission on Ireland’s refusal to cooperate with the EPPO. Kövesi pointed out that Ireland has persistently refused to execute EPPO’s requests for judicial cooperation since it does not recognise the EPPO as a competent authority for the application of existing instruments for judicial cooperation.

On 28 December 2022, the decision of OLAF’s Controller of procedural guarantees on how she will handle complaints was published in the Official Journal. It lays down rules to be followed in relation to the lodging, processing and follow up of complaints submitted to the Controller.

This news item continues the regular overview of EPPO’s operational activities for the period from November to the end of December 2022 (for the previous overview → eucrim 3/2022, 176-177).

In a speech at the Legal Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag, the European Chief Prosecutor reported on the achievements of the EPPO since 2021 and provided an outlook into a possible review of EPPO's legal framework and mandate.