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On 30 June 2020, the EDPS presented its new Strategy for the years 2020-2024. Under the title “Shaping a Safer Digital Future: a new Strategy for a new decade”, the new Strategy sets out how the EDPS is going to carry out its statutory …

On 24 July 2020, the Commission presented its review of Directive (EU) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of terrorist offences and …

On 21 July 2020, the Heads of State and Government found a compromise on the 2021-2027 Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) and the extraordinary recovery budget destined to tackle the effects of the unprecedented coronavirus crisis. The EU leaders decided to support a budget of €1,074 …

On 11 June 2020, FRA published its Fundamental Rights Report 2020. In nine chapters, it reviews the main developments of 2019 regarding:Equality and non-discrimination; Racism, xenophobia and related intolerance; Roma equality and inclusion;Asylum, visa, migration, borders, and integration;Information society, privacy and …

On 22 July 2020, FRA published a paper presenting people’s concerns and experiences relating to security. For this survey, approximately 35,000 persons aged 16 years and older were interviewed in all EU Member States, plus North Macedonia and the United Kingdom.Looking at the …

At the end of July 2020, FRA published a practical guidance looking at border controls and fundamental rights at external land borders. The guidance aims at supporting border-management staff in the EU Member States in implementing the fundamental rights safeguards of the Schengen Borders Code …

On 10 June 2020, Frontex and FRA signed a Service-Level Agreement to establish a team of about 40 fundamental rights monitors. They shall make sure that all operational activities are in line with the fundamental rights framework, are to monitor all types of operations and …

On 15 July 2020, Frontex launched an operation in Montenegro so as to tackle cross-border crime, including migrant smuggling, trafficking in human beings, document fraud, stolen vehicles and boats, smuggling of drugs and weapons, and terrorism. Measures include, for instance, the deployment of officers to …

In June 2020, Eurojust published a new factsheet on Joint Investigations Teams (JITs) cooperation summarizing its operational, legal and financial possibilities to support judicial authorities with the use of JITs. Options for support include, for instance, the JIT Funding Portal, practical guides and model …

In June 2020, an operation in Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Serbia, coordinated by Eurojust and supported by Europol, unravelled a VAT fraud carousel that has caused a loss of approximately €10 M to the Hungarian budget. The organised crime group (OCG) imported …