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On 22 March 2022, the Parliament’s Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA) adopted a report on artificial intelligence (AI) which emphasised that the digital transition in the EU must be human-centric and compatible with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.

Following a proposal by the Conference of Presidents, the European Parliament set up three new committees:A committee of inquiry to look into the Pegasus spyware;A special committee to look into malicious foreign interference;A special committee to look into the European response …

45 Civil society organisations issued a call for the prohibition of AI predictive and profiling AI systems in law enforcement and criminal justice in the Artificial Intelligence Act. They see a danger in the use of these systems that will lead to the several problems.

At the end of February 2022, the European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published an information video on how to tackle disinformation on the Internet. The practical guide consists of six key messages:To convey messages of hope instead of fear;To identify why a …

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 …