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The CJEU ruled that Directive 2013/48/EU on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings must be interpreted in the light of Art. 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (CFR) as meaning that the right cannot be delayed to the suspected …

On 14 July 2020, the Commission made recommendations for a coordinated approach by all EU Member States not to grant State aids to companies that have links to countries that are featured on the list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Restrictions should also apply to companies …

As part of the EU’s general aim of economic recovery and long-term growth, the Commission presented a new tax package on 15 July 2020. The Commission intends to achieve fairer and simpler taxation throughout the EU. The package puts the fight against tax abuse at …

High-quality, interconnected registers of beneficial ownership, a preventive blacklisting policy, effective sanctions and beefed-up EU supervision – these are the main requests from MEPs as set out in the resolution “A comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.” The resolution was adopted …

On 16 July 2020, the CJEU upheld the Commission’s application that Romania and Ireland had infringed their obligation under the EU Treaties by not having transposed the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (Directive 2015/849) in time. Romania and Ireland neither adopted the national measures transposing the …

On 10 July 2020, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Commission’s annual fraud report 2018 (see eucrim 3/2019, pp. 168-169). The EP has taken a position on several topics of the PIF report, including:Detection and reporting of irregularities;Revenue – own …

At the first meeting of the EU home affairs ministers under Germany’s Council Presidency on 7 July 2020, discussions focused on the European police partnership and on search and rescue at sea/combating human smuggling activity.Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer stressed the …

On 24 June 2020, the Commission presented the first-ever EU strategy on victims’ rights. The strategy frames the work of the Commission, Member States, and civil society organisations for the next five years (2020-2025). The aim of the strategy is twofold:Empowering victims of …

At the first (informal) Council meeting of the EU ministers of justice under Germany’s Presidency on 6 July 2020, the management of the COVID-19 crisis guided the agenda. The ministers discussed how to manage the Corona pandemic in liberal democracies governed by the rule of …

On 17 July 2020, the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI HLEG) presented its final Assessment List for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (ALTAI). ALTAI provides a checklist for self-assessment that guides developers and users of AI when implementing the seven key …