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On 26 November 2019, Advocate General (AG) Michal Bobek issued his opinion in the extradition case of rapper Valtònyc. The CJEU has to interpret Art. 2(2) of the 2002 Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant (FD EAW) following a request for preliminary ruling …

On 12 December 2019, the CJEU provided further guidance under which conditions public prosecutor’s offices can be regarded as “issuing judicial authority” within the meaning of Art. 6(1) of the 2002 Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant (FD EAW). Uncertainties were triggered after the …

On 11 December 2019, representatives of the European Union – including new Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, and the Finnish and Croatian ministers of justice and of the interior on behalf of the current and incoming Council Presidencies – met in Washington D.C. with …

One of the topics high on the agenda of the Finnish EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2019 was the debate on alternative measures to detention (see eucrim 2/2019, p. 109). The topic concerns EU policy debate since many years, but gained …

On 2 December 2019, the JHA Council formally approved the United Kingdom’s participation in the Prüm fingerprint exchange system. After having concluded that the UK has fully implemented the general provisions on data protection for the purpose of Prüm automated data exchange with regard to …

The Finnish EU Council Presidency addressed the subject of victims’ rights. During the Presidency, delegations of the EU Member States agreed on conclusions on victims’ rights that were adopted at the JHA Council meeting on 2-3 December 2019. The conclusions first take stock of the …

On 26 November 2019, Directive 2019/1937 “on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law” was published in the Official Journal (L 305, p. 17). The European Parliament and the Council already agreed on the content of the Directive in April 2019. …

On 19 December 2019, the European Data Protection Supervisor issued guidelines on assessing the proportionality of measures that limit the fundamental rights to privacy and to the protection of personal data. The guidelines aim at providing policymakers and legislators with practical tools to help assess …

On 11 December 2019, the CJEU ruled that national provisions which authorise the installation of a video surveillance system on buildings, for the purpose of pursuing the legitimate interest of ensuring the safety and protection of individuals and property, without the consent of the data …

Despite efforts made by the United States authorities and the European Commission to implement the EU-US Privacy Shield, e.g., ex officio oversight and enforcement actions, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) still voiced concerns over adequate data protection that must be addressed by both the …