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On 18 January 2022, Ms Roberta Metsola was elected new President of the European Parliament, having served as its Vice-President since November 2020. Of the three candidates, Ms Metsola received an absolute majority of 458 votes out of 690 cast in the remote secret vote. …

In the first week of March 2022, Mr Christopher Williams took up his position as Liaison Prosecutor for the United Kingdom at Eurojust. Prior to joining Eurojust, Mr Williams served as prosecutor and head of unit within the Specialist Fraud Division of the Crown …

At the beginning of March 2022, Eurojust published its Annual Report for the year 2021. Last year, Eurojust celebrated its 20th anniversary and, for the first time in its history, the Agency supported more than 10,000 cases in one single year.On its 20th anniversary, …

On 22 February 2022, Eurojust published a report on its casework on victims’ rights. The report looks at the main challenges related to the exercise of victims’ rights in a cross-border context and at best practices in overcoming them. Issues dealt with in the report …

In February 2022, Eurojust supported the setting up of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) for the first time. As the case concerned cross-border VAT or carousel fraud of over €10 million, it fell under the competence of the …

For the first time worldwide, a high-ranking Syrian official was convicted for crimes against humanity. The former member of the Syrian intelligence services was sentenced to life imprisonment for the deaths - as a result of torture and inhumane imprisonment conditions - of 27 …

On 17 March 2022, as a consequence of the situation in Ukraine, the Europol Management Board decided to suspend any cooperation with Russia. This decision also affects the strategic agreement concluded in November 2003. Furthermore, Europol will continue to work at all levels to support …

On 16 March 2022, Europol and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published their new Intellectual Property Crime Threat Assessment 2022. The report looks at the threat the EU faces from intellectual property (IP) crime. Key developments identified include the increased production and …

Following the EDPS decision on the retention of datasets lacking data subject categorisation (→ related link), a consortium of 23 civil society organisations from across Europe and beyond sent an open letter to European policymakers on 26 January 2021. The letter urges them to seriously …

On 3 January 2022, the EDPS issued an order which obliges Europol to erase datasets older than six months that are lacking data subject categorisation.