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In a series of operations throughout October and November 2021, Eurojust helped facilitate the arrests of numerous online scammers, suspects involved in buying or selling illicit goods on the Dark Web, and attackers using ransomware. By supporting operation Dark HunTOR, Eurojust contributed to the …

On 16 December 2021, the European Parliament adopted (with 356 votes for, 284 against, and 40 abstentions) a resolution on the situation of fundamental rights and rule of law in Slovenia. Despite positive developments, the resolution tackles several threats to democracy and media freedom in …

This news item continues updates on recent rule-of-law developments in Hungary (as far as they relate to European law). For the last overview → eucrim 3/2021, 137-138.

This news item continues the overview of recent rule-of-law developments in Poland (as far as they relate to European law) since the last update in eucrim 3/2021, 135-137.

On 29 October 2021, the Office of the Liaison Prosecutor for Albania opened at Eurojust, with Ms Fatjona Memcaj being the first Albanian Liaison Prosecutor at Eurojust (→ news dated 1 April 2021).The opening of the office is one more step in implementation of …

In November 2021, Mr Zacharias Symeou took up his duties as the new National Member for Cyprus at Eurojust. Before joining Eurojust, Mr Symeou served as Counsel of the Republic at the Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus. As prosecutor, he litigated cases …

On 29 October 2021, Europol and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a Working Arrangement to facilitate the sharing of information and expertise in the fight against fraud and corruption. Under the arrangement, the parties may exchange information and expertise relating to serious crime, including …

On 21 October 2021, the European Parliament voted in favour of opening negotiations with the Council of the EU on the revision of Europol’s regulation. (→ news dated 10 July 2021). The vote on the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee’s draft report …

On 24 November 2021, Europol, Eurojust, and the European Judicial Network (EJN) published the third annual edition of the SIRIUS European Union Digital Evidence Situation Report. In three chapters, the report provides reflections of the EU’s law enforcement and judicial authorities as well as …

On 1 December 2021, Europol published its conclusions on the seventh European Money Mule Action, Operation EMMA 7. This international action was coordinated by Europol and involved 27 countries, Eurojust, INTERPOL, the European Banking Federation (EBF), and the FinTech FinCrime Exchange. Around 400 banks …