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On 2 May 2026, Europol entered a transition phase following the departure of Executive Director Catherine De Bolle, who stepped down on 1 May 2026 after eight years in office.The process to appoint a new Executive Director is now underway. Applications closed on …

On 24 March 2026, the ECJ ruled in the Remling case (C-767/23) that a national court of last instance must always provide reasons for refusing to refer questions to the Court of Justice of the EU for a preliminary ruling. Even if such …

Since 10 April 2026, the Entry/Exit System (EES) has been fully operational at all external borders of the Schengen Area. Following the completion of the phased rollout that began in October 2025 (→eucrim 2/2025, 111), the entries and exits of third-country nationals on …

According to the ECA's special report of 6 May 2026, information on recipients, actual costs and results achieved under the current Recovery and Resilience Facility is insufficient. Gaps in transparency and traceability must be taken into account in the negotiations on the future EU budgets.

On 22 January 2026, Frontex and the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) signed a new Working Arrangement to support Member States by providing technical and operational assistance in the areas of migration, return, asylum, and reception.

A Joint Investigation Team (JIT), set up and funded by Eurojust and supported by Europol, has exposed an operation involving self-igniting parcels. The team comprises authorities from Germany, Lithuania, Poland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.The JIT deals with several incidents that were recorded …

Online platforms in the EU reversed nearly 50 million content moderation decisions following user appeals. This is one of the achievements reported by the Commission on 17 February 2026, two years after the applicability of the EU's Digital Services Act.

In response to the growing presence of terrorist content on audio-sharing platforms, Europol coordinated the largest Referral Action Day to date at the beginning of March 2026, targeting propaganda used by groups across the ideological spectrum, including jihadist and violent right-wing extremist networks.

On 26 February 2026, the Council strengthened the EU’s counterterrorism sanctions regime by expanding the scope of the EU terrorist list and updating its legal framework.

On 26 February 2026, the European Commission presented a new ProtectEU agenda to prevent and counter terrorism and violent extremism in the EU. The agenda aims to update the Union’s response to an evolving threat landscape, including online radicalisation, the growing involvement of minors, the misuse of new technologies, and increasing links between terrorism, organised crime, and hostile foreign interference.