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On the occasion of the 48th European Presidents’ Conference on 21 February 2020 in Vienna, representatives from over 50 bar associations adopted a resolution on the rule of law and the independence of justice. European Institutions and national authorities are urged to do the following: …

European institutions have rule-of-law concerns with regard to Hungary. As in the case of Poland, Hungary faces several infringement actions before the CJEU. The recent developments in brief:

New actions and regulations initiated by the Polish ruling party to push through reforms in the justice system triggered further controversies between the country and European institutions/civil society organisations. An overview of the main recent events:

The EJN is currently collecting and compiling information on the measures taken by the EU Member States in the area of international cooperation in criminal matters under the COVID-19 restrictions. The information is accessible for the EJN Contact Points under the Restricted Area for Contact …

On 27 March 2020, Europol published a report on exploitation of the COVID-19 pandemic by criminals. The report, which aims to support EU Member States’ law enforcement, looks at the impact of measures taken by governments against the COVID-19 crisis on serious and organised …

Jean Richard de la Tour has been appointed Advocate General at the Court of Justice for the period from 23 March 2020 to 6 October 2024. Before joining the Court, Mr de la Tour served as First Advocate General of the Commercial, Financial and Economic …

On 30 March 2020, the Court of Justice published an important message for parties to the proceedings with regard to its judicial activities during the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. According to the information, judicial activity at the Court of Justice continues, with priority being given to …

On 30 March 2020, Eurojust published a new version of its country-by-country overview on the position of public prosecutors in relation to the European Arrest Warrant.

On 2 April 2020, the Grand Chamber of the CJEU decided that the outcome of the landmark Petruhhin judgment must be applied by analogy to a national of an EFTA State if his/her extradition is sought by a third country.

On 17 Februrary 2020, the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe, Germany set aside surrender of a Polish national to Poland because he might not get a fair trial there. The court implements the CJEU's Celmer judgment, arguing that recent reforms on the disciplinary regime of Polish judges probably lead to a real risk to violations of the requested person's fundamental rights.