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On 14 December 2020, the Council adopted conclusions on internal security and European Police Partnership. They are designed to give further political guidance on improvements in the field of law enforcement cooperation, future reactions to security challenges, and use of the potential of evolving …

In a non-legislative resolution of 17 December 2020 the EP has givem an important political statement on the EU’s future security policy. The EP reacts to the Commission's new EU Security Union Strategy presented in July 2020. MEPs stress that any new legislative proposal must be accompanied by a thorough and comprehensive impact assessment, especially on fundamental rights and risks of discrimination.

In the European Court of Auditors’ journal no 3/2020, various authors provide contributions on how European added value can be realised and which challenges are faced in this regard. The journal unites contributions ranging from institutional leaders, e.g. EU Commissioner Elisa Ferreira, ECA President …

On 2 December 2020, the Commission launched the test phase of the European Training Platform (ETP). The ETP aims at solving the problem that currently information on judicial training opportunities and training materials is scattered all over the internet. Embedded into the EU’s e-justice …

On 2 December 2020, the Commission presented its new strategy on European judicial training for 2021-2024. It follows-up the strategy that was adopted in 2011 and covered the period until 2020. The Commission stresses that judicial training remains high on the EU agenda and …

The number of justice professionals trained in EU law or the law of another Member State remains remarkably high. In 2019, over 182,000 justice professionals (judges, prosecutors, court staff, lawyers, bailiffs, and notaries) were trained accordingly. Although this is a slight decrease compared to 2018 …

According to its Communication of 2 December 2020, the Commission wishes to bring the digitalisation of justice in the EU up to full speed. Member States will be supported in moving their national justice systems into the digital era. Cross-border judicial cooperation between competent authorities will further be improved at the European level.

In November 2020, the Commission published two new e-books presenting a selection of projects implemented by the Member States of the EU and the Schengen area under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and the Internal Security Fund (ISF). Both funds form a …

On 2 December 2020, the Commission presented its new strategy to strengthen the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights over the next ten years. It calls for renewing the EU’s commitment to ensuring that the EU institutions and Member States apply the Charter to its full potential. The strategy is built upon four pillars.

On 3 December 2020, the Commission presented its Action Plan for Democracy, which complements the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024 of March 2020 (--> eucrim 1/2020, 6-7). The Action Plan proposes measures to:Promote free and fair elections;Strengthen media …