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On 21 March 2024, the ECJ delivered its judgment in Case C-61/22 (RL) involving the city of Wiesbaden, the capital of the German state of Hesse, regarding the mandatory inclusion of two fingerprints in identity cards. In the case at issue, a German …

After three years of hard and complex negotiations, the European Parliament and the Council formally adopted the new Pact on Migration and Asylum in May 2024. It is one of the most important EU legislations in the area of home affairs in the recent years and follows a holistic approach: introducing a new legislative framework on migration and asylum while supporting Member States through operational and targeted actions.

On 18 January 2024, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution that calls on the Council to take a decision to include hate speech and hate crime among the list of "EU crimes" under Article 83(1) TFEU. The Commission tabled a corresponding proposal in …

On 14 February 2024, the Commission adopted a report on the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2021/784, which addresses the dissemination of terrorist content online (→ eucrim 2/2021, 95-97 ). The Regulation applies as of 7 June 2022 (→ eucrim 2/2022, 112) The report …

On 20 February 2024, the Council removed the Bahamas, Belize, the Seychelles, and Turks and Caicos Islands from its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. The removal of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands from the list was influenced by the OECD Forum …

After the European Parliament and Council had finally signed the act on 11 April 2024, Directive (EU) 2024/1069 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings ("Strategic lawsuits against public participation" - commonly dubbed "SLAPP") was published …

As of 7 March 2024, six major tech companies — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft — that were designated as gatekeepers by the European Commission in September 2023, are now required to comply fully with all obligations set forth in the Digital Markets …

On 17 February 2024, the Digital Services Act (DSA), the EU's comprehensive regulatory framework for the digital space, became applicable to all online intermediaries operating within the EU. This landmark legislation is designed to foster a safer, fairer, and more transparent online environment (→ eucrim …

On 6 February 2024, the Commission introduced a proposal to update criminal law rules aimed at addressing child sexual abuse and exploitation more effectively. The revised rules would expand the scope of offenses, impose stricter penalties, and introduce specific requirements for prevention and victim support. …

After the Council's final green light on 21 May 2024, the pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, establishing the first comprehensive global regulatory framework for AI, was published in the EU’s Official Journal on 12 July 2024 (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689). The AI Act prohibits certain AI …