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On 4 October 2024, Advocate-General Anthony Michael Collins delivered his opinion in case C-292/23 (European Public Prosecutor’s Office v I.R.O., F.J.L.R.). It is the second case before the ECJ that concerns the interpretation of Regulation 2017/1939 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of …

This news item continues the reporting on key EU reactions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022: the impact on the EU’s internal security policy, on criminal law, and on the protection of the EU’s financial interests. It includes the European Council conclusions reaffirming the EU's unwavering support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s continued aggression and the new legal framework establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism.

At the beginning of December 2024, a Joint Investigation Team from the Netherlands, France, Lithuania, Italy, and Spain took down the MATRIX (Mactrix/Totalsec/X-quantum/Q-safe), an encrypted messaging service created by criminals for criminals. The takedown was aided by Eurojust and Europol.Criminal users could join …

On 26 November 2024, one of the largest illegal streaming services was shut down in a major operation involving Italian, Croatian, Dutch, Romanian, Swedish, Swiss, and UK authorities. The illegal service offered films, series, and TV channels, including sports channels, and served more than 22 …

For the first time, Europol’s Innovation Lab has published an Observatory Report on AI and Policing, which aims to provide an overview of the benefits and challenges associated with the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) by law enforcement. The report seeks to show how …

On 9 October 2024, the European Commission released a detailed report evaluating the first periodic review of the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The review aimed to assess the implementation and operational effectiveness of the framework, which governs the protection of personal data transferred from the European Union to organisations in the United States since one year.

Mr Michael Schmid, National Member for Austria at Eurojust, was elected as the new President of the Agency in November 2024. On 10 December 2024, National Member for Spain Mr José de la Mata Amaya was elected Vice-President of Eurojust.

The news item is an overview of the latest developments on the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). It follows on from the news on the DMA in →eucrim 2/2024, 95-96. The DMA aims to ensure contestable and fair markets in the digital sector with strenghtened compliance obligations for "gatekeepers".

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) underwent a major change of personnel, with a number of Judges and Advocates-General reaching the end of their term of office, being re-elected, or newly appointed.At the beginning …

On 26 September 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) issued a judgment in Case C-792/22 ("Energotehnica") addressing the binding force of administrative court judgements for criminal proceedings and the primacy of EU law over conflicting national court decisions.