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I. Introduction The idea of a centralised supranational public prosecutor originates from a revolutionary dream of experts envisaged in the renowned Corpus Juris1 project (1997) and its follow-up study2 (2000). The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provided the legal basis for a possible establishment of a European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO),3 and the concept since then has gained further support inter alia through the Action Plan of the Stockholm programme and the recently conducted EPPO Study.4 The synergies and effects of academic research and political realism over little more than a decade are readily apparent. The…

On 18 April 2024, GRECO published its 5th round evaluation report on Armenia.The country has been a member of GRECO since 2004. It has been subject to four evaluation rounds with 75% of GRECO recommendations implemented in the joint first and second evaluation …

On 4 March 2024, GRECO presented its 5th round evaluation report on the Republic of Moldova. The country has been a member of GRECO since 2001 and undergone four evaluation rounds.93% of recommendations were implemented in the first evaluation round, 67% in the …

On 5 April 2024, the ECtHR launched the Romanian interface of its case law database HUDOC. It was developed in cooperation with the European Institute of Romania and with the support of the TJENI project.With over 3,000 texts uploaded in Romanian, the …

In the first quarter of 2024, the ECtHR implemented several procedural reforms. They were adopted by the Plenary Court in December 2023 and February 2024, respectively.On 22 January 2024, the ECtHR incorporated changes to Rule 28 by expressly codifying the existing practice according to …

On 12 February 2024, MONEYVAL published its fifth round evaluation report on Azerbaijan. Its geographical, transcontinental location impacts the risks related to drugs smuggling and higher risk jurisdictions. The most important sector within the financial industry is the banking sector, holding 95% of the country’s …

On 1 February 2024, MONEYVAL published its fifth round evaluation report on Montenegro. Even though Montenegro is not an EU Member State, the country uses the EURO as its de facto official currency since 2002, with the banking sector – the country’s most significant …

On 4 March 2024, GRECO presented its 5th round evaluation report on the Czech Republic. The country has been a member of GRECO since 2002, with a good track record in implementing GRECO recommendations: 89% of the first evaluation round have been fully implemented, …

On 8 December 2023, in the run-up to the annual International Anti-Corruption Day, GRECO President Marin Mrčela issued a statement in which he highlighted the links between environmental crimes (e.g., illegal forestry, illegal fishery, illegal wildlife trade, illegal mining, illegal dumping, and illegal transport of …

On 10 January 2024, GRECO presented its 5th round evaluation report on Portugal. GRECO acknowledges the extensive anti-corruption legal and institutional framework developed by Portugal, made possible by transparency and anti-corruption legislative packages introduced in 2019 and 2021. These include the following:A national …