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On 3 January 2022, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Greece. The on-site visit by the evaluation team took place in June 2021. The focus of this evaluation round is on the effectiveness of the frameworks currently in place to prevent corruption among …

On 15 July 2022, the European Commission informed the public that it proceeded with infringement proceedings against 15 EU Member States for not having transposed the Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (the “EU Whistleblower’s Directive”). The deadline for transposition ended in December 2021.

On 13 July 2022, the European Commission published two Eurobarometer surveys showing the public’s opinion on corruption in the EU. The surveys are important sources of information for the European Commission to further develop EU legislation and actions against corruption.

According to MEPs, the final international agreement between the EU and Interpol must take robust measures to guarantee compliance with the principles relating to the processing of personal data, as set out in the EU data protection acquis, and the accuracy of personal data received in the context of this cooperation.

A report by the Wise Persons Group on Challenges Facing the Customs Union identified major problems for customs administration and makes ten recommendations on the future shape of the EU Customs Union.

On 7 April 2022, the CJEU decided on the compatibility of the Dutch procedure to impose fines in respect of a criminal offence with Framework Decision (FD) 2005/214 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties.

On 22 March, the CJEU (Grand Chamber) delivered two important judgments on the duplication of proceedings and penalties of a criminal nature in competition law. The Court specified the protection against double jeopardy provided in Art. 50 CFR. It clarified that the ne bis in idem guarantee has limits and is not absolute. In essence, criteria for the duplication of punitive proceedings developed in 2018 rulings are applied in competition law cases.

On 5 May 2022, the CJEU ruled on the limits of the ne bis in idem principle enshrined in Art. 50 CFR under the French legal system. Accordingly, EU law does not preclude a duplication of criminal penalties and administrative sanctions with a criminal nature if it is determined by national provisions and foreseeable settled case-law of the supreme court.

In the case C-804/21 PPU (C and CD), the CJEU had the opportunity to decide on the consequences of the time limits set out in Art. 23 of the Framework Decision 2002/584 on the European arrest warrant (FD EAW). Pursuant to Art. 23 …

In a judgment of 19 May 2022, the CJEU clarified when an accused can be tried in his/her absence and a decision in absentia taken against him can be enforced.The case (C-569/20) concerns a situation before the Specialised Criminal Court in …