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At its JHA meeting on 2/3 December 2019, the Council adopted Conclusions on Europol’s cooperation with private parties. While respecting the supporting role of Europol with regard to actions carried out by the competent authorities of the Member States, the Council acknowledges in its …

On 26 November 2019, Europol and the EMCDDA published their joint EU Drug Markets Report for the year 2019, looking at impact and driving forces behind drug markets, the main drug markets in the EU, and how to respond to drug markets. The …

On 1 January 2020, Croatia took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Under the motto “A Strong Europe in a World of Challenges,” the Croatian Presidency’s programme is built around four pillarsA Europe that develops;A Europe that connects; A …

At its 33rd plenary meeting in Strasbourg on 5 and 6 December 2019, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) adopted guidelines on knowledge sharing among judges. In a profession traditionally challenged by the culture of isolation, the guidelines aim to improve …

On 17 December 2019, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Eurasian Group, and MONEYVAL published a mutual evaluation report on Russia’s anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) system. The report comprehensively assesses the effectiveness of Russia’s AML/CFT measures and its …

On 1 January 2020, Kazakhstan became GRECO’s 50th member state. As reported in eucrim 3/2019, p. 184, Kazakhstan signed an Agreement on 15 October 2019 involving the privileges and immunities of representatives of GRECO and members of evaluation teams, in this way paving the way …

In December 2019, GRECO published a number of compliance reports from the Fourth Evaluation Round. The following is a summary of the reports that were adopted on Armenia, Malta, and Poland.On 12 December 2019, GRECO published its second compliance report for the Fourth Evaluation …

On 18 December 2019, GRECO published an ad hoc report on Greece. In the past, GRECO, together with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), had strongly criticised the Greek government for watering down the anti-corruption legislation already in place ‒ …

On 20 December 2019, GRECO and the Federation for Education in Europe (FEDE), an international NGO having participatory status with the CoE, presented an education module on anti-corruption for the 2019-2020 academic year. The module includes summary sheets, takeaway messages, and test questions. It will …

The three-day seminar brought together 38 European judicial and legal practitioners and academics from eight EU Member States looking at use of the European Arrest Warrant. It is part of a series of seminars to be continued in Bucharest/Romania and Lisbon/Portugal in 2020. The aim of EAW AWARE is to support, discuss, and build mutual trust and recognition of decisions between neighbouring European judiciaries and to promote consistent use of the EAW tool by European bodies.