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ERA and the ECBA published an e-guide which provides a short and precise overview of the most important issues in EPPO proceedings for defence practitioners.

During the third edition of operation SHIELD, carried out between April and October 2022, law enforcement and customs authorities in 28 countries were able to seize illegal medicines and doping substances worth over €40 million. 349 suspects were arrested or reported to judicial authorities.

A working arrangement between OLAF and the Viet Nam Ministry of Finance, signed on 14 December 2022, will facilitate cooperation in illicit trade, customs fraud, etc.

On 2 December 2022, OLAF signed an administrative cooperation working arrangement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It deals with the exchange of information between the two bodies, cooperation in investigative activities, risk analysis and training.

The Council and the European Parliament (on 22 and 23 November 2022, respectively) formally approved the EU budget for 2023. In total, next year's budget amounts to €186.6 billion in commitment appropriations and €168.6 billion in payment appropriations.

On 7 December 2022, the Council adopted its position on the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation and the new (sixth) Anti-Money Laundering Directive. The Council wishes, inter alia, to extend the scope of the AML/CFT Regulation, streamline the listing of high-risk third countries, and harmonise beneficial ownership rules.

On 22 November 2022, the Commission announced that it intends to no longer monitor Romania’s progress in judicial reforms and the fight against corruption under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM). Monitoring will continue under the annual rule of law cycle.

In conclusions adopted on 22 November 2022, the Council stressed the importance of the protection of the EU's financial interests in spending EU money for cohesion policy. Expenditure for cohesion is traditionally the biggest part of the EU budget.

In its Opinion 6/2022, the ECA welcomes several proposals made by the Commission to recast the EU's Financial Regulation. However, the auditors also raise critical points, such as the fact that the proposal does not tackle the insufficient reporting on the Commission's debt management.

In a legislative resolution of 23 November 2022, the EP paved the way for new EU revenue sources based on the Emission Trading System, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and the OECD/G20 global corporate tax agreement.