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Orders to provide information made in the context of the cross-border data exchange between tax authorities must be subject to judicial reviews. In addition, the requesting authority has the duty to state reasons in its request for information. These are the main conclusions by AG …

A German court transferred the principles on extradition of EU citizens to third countries (as established by the CJEU) to the privilege not to be prosecuted twice. In the case at issue before the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main, the USA requested …

At a video conference meeting on 4 June 2020, the ministers of justice of the EU Member States exchanged views on the issue of extradition of EU citizens to third countries. Several questions remain as to how judgements from the CJEU in recent years, …

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) started several actions to alert the public to the situation of lawyers following confinement measures during the COVID-19 outbreak. The association published an overview of measures taken in some European countries addressing the impact of …

The European Commission has established a dedicated website within the European e-Justice portal, which informs judicial authorities, legal practitioners, businesses, and citizens of the measures taken within the European Union in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on European justice. The page is …

119 organisations signed a statement that calls on the EU to stop gag lawsuits against public interest defenders. The statement was published on the website of the European Centre for Press & Media Freedom (ECPMF) on 8 June 2020. The statement lists recent examples of …

The Administrative Court of Wiesbaden initiated references for a preliminary ruling to the CJEU that tackle the question of whether the EU PNR Directive (Directive 2016/681, see eucrim 2/2016, p. 78) and the German implementation law are compatible with Union law, in particular the Charter …

The CCBE published a reference guide to assist EU defence practitioners. The guide aims at giving an overview of EU legislation, case law, and tools. It provides references to relevant legislation, case law and other relevant material. The publication, inter alia, includes information …

In its judgment of 14 May 2020 (Case C-615/18, UY/Staatsanwaltschaft Offenburg), the CJEU had to deal with the German rules on the service of penal orders (Strafbefehle) to persons living abroad and with their interpretation in conformity with EU law, in …

On 22 June 2020, the Commission released the results of its meanwhile fifth evaluation of the Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online. The Code of Conduct was agreed on 31 May 2016 to ensure that requests to remove racist and xenophobic Internet …