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On 27 June 2022, Europol published a new report assessing the environmental crime threats targeting the EU.In three main chapters, the report looks at the criminal networks involved in environmental crimes, the main typologies of environmental crimes investigated in the EU, and the impact …

On 14 June 2022, the newly created focus group of specialised prosecutors against trafficking in human beings (THB) met for the first time. The group was created to intensify judicial cooperation and build expertise in the fight against THB. Its creation was proposed by the …

On 30 June 2022, Eurojust published the seventh issue of the Cybercrime Judicial Monitor(CJM), an annual publication offering an update on legislative and other developments as well as court rulings regarding cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime. In the seventh issue, special attention is paid to …

On 6 July 2022, Mr Tihamér Tóth and Ms Beatrix Ricziová entered into office as Judges at the General Court of the EU.Prior to his appointment, Mr Tóth had worked as Professor at the Hungarian Pázmány-Péter Catholic University and he was practising lawyer …

On 30 June 2022, the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which was carried out during the last six months (→news of 20 January 2022), came to an end. The Presidency was marked by the efforts to provide a united and …

On 1 July 2022, the Czech Republic took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months. It is the second country in the cycle of trio presidencies composed of France, the Czech Republic and Sweden (→ eucrim 4/2021, …

On 2 and 7 March 2022, the EDPS issued two opinions on the Commission’s proposals for a Regulation on automated data exchange for police cooperation and for a Directive on information exchange between law enforcement authorities of Member States.

On 20 April 2022, the EDPS published the Annual Report for the year 2021. In addition to a summary of the highlights of the work in 2021, the report offers chapters on the EDPS’ supervision and enforcement measures, especially in the area of freedom, security …

On 5 April 2022, the Council of the EU approved the enhanced mandate for the Agency for Fundamental Rights. One of the key novelties is that FRA will be able to undertake own-initiative work on police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters

On 28 April 2022, Europol's Innovation Lab published its first report giving a detailed overview of the criminal use of deepfake technology. The phenomena of deepfakes, the technology behind them, deepfake technology’s impact on crime and on law enforcement, the detection of deepfake, and …