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The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published an Opinion on the proposed Regulation to enhance police cooperation to prevent, detect, and investigate the smuggling of migrants and the trafficking of human beings, and to reinforce the role of the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation …

On 24 June 2024, a new Directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims was published in the Official Journal. The Directive considerably amends and modifies the 2011 anti-trafficking Directive.

On 5 September 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) delivered an important judgment on the Union's own resource law. It clarified the obligations of EU Member States to fulfil the Union's right in an anti-dumping case (Case C-494/22 P, European Commission v Czech Republic).

This news item continues the reporting on the latest developments concerning the Digital Services Act (the EU's landmark legislation for a safer, more transparent online environment) in the form of a chronological overview.

On 24 May 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued an opinion on the use of facial recognition technology by airport operators and airline companies for biometrically enabled authentication or identification of passengers. The opinion assessed the compatibility of such processing with …

On 24 June 2024, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published a report looking at the experiences - in practice - of data protection authorities (DPAs) with the General Data Protection Regulation (GPDR). It comes in response to a request from the European Commission …

On 3 June 2024, the EDPS published guidelines on generative Artificial Intelligence and personal data for EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs). The guidelines will help EUIs comply with the data protection obligations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 if they use or develop generative AI tools.

On 14 June 2024, in the aftermath of a ruling by the Austrian Constitutional Court, the Austrian Ministry of Justice proposed an amendment to the Austrian code of criminal procedure making the seizure of data and data storage devices a prerogative of the police. At …

On 15 August 2024, the agreement between the EU and New Zealand on the exchange of personal data between Europol and New Zealand authorities entered into application. For the way to the agreement → eucrim 3/2019, 165, → eucrim 2/2022, 100, and → …

In July 2024, Europol published the 10th edition of its Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). For the 2023 report → eucrim 2/2023, 145-146.The IOCTA 2024 offers an in-depth assessment of the key developments, changes, and emerging threats in cybercrime during the year …