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On 6 October 2021, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution regarding artificial intelligence (AI) in criminal law and its use by the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters. The resolution was adopted by 377 to 248 votes with 62 abstentions.According to the …

On 20 July 2021, the Commission presented its second EU-wide Report on the Rule of Law. The report consists of a Communication on the rule of law situation in the EU and of an assessment of the situation in each Member State. The report …

On 8 July 2021, the Commission published the 2021 EU Justice Scoreboard. The Justice Scoreboard is an annual overview providing comparative data on the efficiency, quality, and independence of justice systems in all EU Member States (for the Scoreboards of previous years, see eucrim …

On 19 April 2021, Wojciech Wiewiórowski, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), presented his Annual Report 2020. It focuses on the functioning of the EDPS and the challenges if is facing during the pandemic. In the latter context, the EDPS established an internal COVID-19 …

On 23 June 20201, the Commission presented a recommendation on building a Joint Cyber Unit. Acccording to the Commission, the pandemic has increased the importance of connectivity and shown how important reliable and secure networks/information systems are, especially for entities in the frontline of the …

On 10 June 2021, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on the EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade in order to make connected products and associated services secure by design, resilient to cyber incidents, and able to be quickly patched if vulnerabilities are …

On 5 June 2020, the Commission submitted to the Council a proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 establishing the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). On 7 June 2021, the Council approved a general approach to the new legislation, which …

On 24 June 2021, the European Parliament (EP) adopted its Resolution on the Commission’s 2020 Rule of Law Report. For the report → eucrim 3/2020, 358-359.MEPs welcomed the Commission’s first annual Rule of Law Report and encouraged its continuation in order to …

In a joint opinion of 18 June 2021, the EDPB and the EDPS made clear that the Commission's proposal that wants to harmonise EU rules on artificial intelligence has important data protection implications. Regarding the prohibition of the use of certain AI systems, the EDPB and the EDPS recommended that intrusive forms of AI – such as those AI systems intended to be used by law enforcement – be prohibited.

On 20 May 2021, the Parliament adopted plans to reinforce Europe’s preparedness and resilience against cyberattacks by creating a pool for innovation and expertise. In order to pool expertise in cybersecurity research and bring the European cybersecurity community of experts together, a new cybersecurity …