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Advocate General Hogan held that Union law does not preclude the interpretation of a national provision which criminalises so-called self-money laundering. He is of the opinion that neither the wording of the said provision of Directive 2005/60 nor the objective of the Directive exclude the criminalisation of self-laundering.

In February 2021, the Commission formally initiated infringement procedures against Germany, Portugal, and Romania for having incorrectly transposed the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (Directive (EU) 2015/849). As an initial step, the Commission sent a letter of formal notice requesting further information to …

On 11 March 2021, Poland and Hungary filed an action with the CJEU seeking review of the conditionality mechanism. On 25 March 2021, the EP countered in a resolution. The EP urged the Commission to immediately start investigations of possible breaches of rule of law principles and to protect the EU budget. If the Commission fails to fulfill its obligations, the EP considers the launch of legal action before the CJEU under Art. 265 TFEU.

On 20 January 2021, the College of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) appointed Olivier Ramsayer as its first Administrative Director. Mr Ramsayer comes from Frontex where he was Director of Corporate Governance. EPPO’s Administrative Director is the legal representative of the new body …

The EPPO is still in the process of setting up its operational capacities. The process of appointment of the European Delegated Prosecutors is ongoing. On 11 March 2021, Belgium was the tenth EU Member States that have sent candidates for the position of European …

The website of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office is launched. Information about the mandate and tasks, the members, job vacancies, news, documents, etc. is available at: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/.

In a press release issued on 14 January 2021, OLAF took stock of successful operations against illegal tobacco trade in 2020. In 20 operations, national customs and law enforcement authorities were able to seize nearly 370 million cigarettes that were foreseen for the black …

On 21 January 2021, OLAF reported on three cases that were closed in 2020 involving irregularities in agricultural funds in Slovakia. The three cases concerned direct payment applications made between 2013 and 2019 by several Slovakian companies. Investigations found that the conditions to receive …

On 1 February 2021, OLAF informed the public that it closed investigations into fraud and misappropriation of EU funds detected within the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior. In the case at issue, the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior received money from the EU Internal Security Fund …

On 3 February 2021, OLAF reported that Polish police successfully raided premises of a criminal gang that did business with counterfeit and illegal pharmaceutical products. OLAF coordinated the operation which also involved authorities in France and Italy. Investigations revealed that an internationally operating organised …