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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.

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.