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EU law does not preclude national legislation which prohibits the trial court in a criminal case from raising its own motion, a breach of the obligation imposed on the competent authorities to inform suspects or accused persons promptly of their right to remain silent with a view to the annulment of the procedure. However, those suspects or accused persons must not have been deprived of a practical and effective opportunity to have access to a lawyer.

In its judgment in Lin (Case C-107/23 PPU) of 24 July 2023, the ECJ clarified the obligations of Member States arising from the need to combat fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union and the need to respect fundamental rights protected by EU law and national law.

On 4 May 2023, the Council adopted conclusions on corruption as an obstacle to development. The conclusions emphasise the increased urgency of adopting a whole-of-government approach to combatting corruption in context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the illegal war of Russia against Ukraine. In particular, …

EU law does not preclude a person from being prohibited from all elective public office for three years if he / she has infringed the rules relating to conflicts of interest by holding such office. This statement was made by the ECJ in its judgement …

The new law on collaboration platform to support the functioning of joint investigation teams was passed and published in the Official Journal of the EU in May 2023. facilitate and improve the day-to-day coordination and management of joint investigation teams (JITs).