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On 22 October 2023, the EU Tax Observatory published a report on tax evasion, which deals with the effects of far-reaching initiatives to reduce international tax evasion. Prepared by the staff of the EU Tax Observatory, a research laboratory dedicated to international tax …

As part of their transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA), designated Very Large Online Platforms and Very Large Online Search Engines have published their first transparency reports.

On 16 November 2023, the Commission decided to refer Poland to the CJEU for failure to communicate the measures transposing into national legislation Directive 2013/48/EU on the right of access to a lawyer and to communicate upon arrest. The Commission has mainly blamed Poland for …

The EU and the UN have fostered their collaboration in the fight against corruption. On 5 October 2023, the second EU-UNODC Anti-Corruption Dialogue was held in Vienna. On 13/14 November 2023, the review for the implementation of the UNCAC in the EU was continued by an evaluation visit coordinated by UNODC.

According to a review report, the Commission does not share the same conclusion as the ECA does on specific expenditure areas. Estimates as regards the error rate considerably diverge between the two EU bodies.

The EU's spending in 2022 amounted to €196 billion, which was marked by a significant increase in the level of error, which is why two thirds of the audited expenditure must be considered high-risk. This is one of the main findings in the European Court of Auditors' (ECA) annual reports on the implementation of the EU budget.

In a special report of October 2023, the ECA concluded that the monitoring elements of the RRF are insufficient for measuring the overall performance, i.e. it is unclear to which extent the goals of the fund, such as making European economy greener and more resilient, were achieved. In addition problems of data quality and weaknesses in the reporting system were observed.

In a report of 24 October 2023, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice examined the impact of the EU e-evidence package on service providers based in Switzerland and on mutual legal assistance between Switzerland and the EU/EU Member States.

On 17 October 2023, the European Commission adopted its Work Programme for the year 2024. The Work Programme builds on the priorities announced in the State of the Union address of 13 September 2023.

A Europol report released on 23 October 2023 provides insights on how quantum computing and quantum technologies can help law enforcement and how malicious actors can use these technical advancements. The report makes five key recommendations to law enforcement authorities.