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On 12 January 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for the creation of a European Union Drugs Agency. The proposed Regulation provides for a targeted revision of the mandate of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).The EMCDDA, established in …

On 31 January 2022, the EP published a scientific study on the “Identification and assessment of existing and draft EU legislation in the digital field”. The study was conducted at the request of the special committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA). It provides an overview of digital legislation and possible regulatory gaps.

On 4 March 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted Conclusions on combating racism and antisemitism. They endorse the EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life and invited Member States to develop national action plans and/or strategies in this regard.

On 13 January 2022, the Court of Justice of the EU held a formal sitting on the occasion of the entry into office of three new Judges of the General Court of the EU: Mr Damjan Kukovec, Ms Suzanne Kingston, and Mr …

The European Chief Prosecutor informed the Commission of Poland's systematic refusal to cooperate with the EPPO. Poland has refused to apply the regular, binding EU judicial cooperation instruments as well as to sign a working arrangement with the new EU body for tackling crimes against the EU's financial interests.

On 17 February 2022, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on the EU’s 2021 annual report on human rights and democracy. The EP recommended that the EU Special Representative for Human Rights (EUSR) devote special attention to the countries/topics addressed in Parliament’s monthly …

The Committee of Ministers, acting under Art. 8 of the Statute of the CoE, decided that the Russian Federation would cease to be a member of the CoE after 26 years of membership (as of 16 March 2022). Article 8 of the Statute of the …

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. With this proposal, the Commission aims to foster sustainable and responsible corporate behaviour throughout global value chains.

OLAF and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) signed a new Service-Level Agreement. It foresees, inter alia, the development of an IT tool, which will make it easier to share and analyse data related to counterfeiting cases at EU level.

On 11 February 2022, OLAF reported that it signed a cooperation arrangement with the Office of the Prosecutor General of Hungary. The arrangement lays down practical modalities for closer cooperation in order to protect EU funds from potential fraud in the country.