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On 20 December 2017, by means of eight Recommendations, the Commission has sought to obtain authorisation from the Council to start negotiations with Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey in order to conclude international agreements concerning the exchange of personal data between …

On 11 April 2018, FRA published its Opinion on the implications of increased levels of interoperability for fundamental rights. It looked at the proposed Regulations on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visas) and on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (police and judicial cooperation, asylum, and migration).

On 1 February 2018, Frontex launched a new operation in the Central Mediterranean to assist Italy in border control activity.The new Operation Themis replaces Operation Triton. Next to search and rescue as crucial components of the operation, Operation Themis features an enhanced law …

Frontex published its annual Risk Analysis Report in February 2018. According to the report, the number of illegal border-crossings into the EU in 2017 dropped to its lowest in four years, with 204,700 detections of illegal border crossings between border-crossing points. The numbers …

On 26 March 2018, Frontex and the Republic of Moldova signed a new cooperation plan for the period 2018 to 2020. Under this plan, the exchange of information on migratory flows, the use of relevant data to combat cross-border crime, and initiatives to provide …

A report drafted by the FRA reveals diverse challenges that potentially affect the work of civil society organisations (CSOs) working on human rights in the EU.The report, which focuses on 2011-2017, was released on 19 January 2018 in the context of an event …

FRA has published its calendar outlining the key reports, meetings, and events scheduled for the year 2018.In 2018, the agency will continue to focus on migration and publish periodic reports on migration-related fundamental rights concerns. Further plans involve:Targeted reports on discrimination and …

Austria has a new National Member at Eurojust since 1 January 2018. Before joining Eurojust, Mr, Gerhard Jarosch was Deputy Chief Prosecutor in Vienna. Furthermore, Mr. Jarosch is President of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP), former President of the Austrian Association of Prosecutors, …

At the beginning of December 2017, Montenegro appointed a new Liaison Prosecutor for Eurojust. Before joining Eurojust, Ms Jelena Lučić Đaletić worked as Prosecutor at the High State Prosecutor’s Office in Podgorica, Montenegro.

In 2017, Eurojust hosted 17 coordination centres, the highest annual number since their creation in 2011. National authorities and Eurojust may set up a coordination centre when complex cases require the real-time exchange of information and large-scale multilateral actions.The majority of the …