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The following overview provides court verdicts in EPPO cases. It evaluates EPPO's news reports from October to December 2023 and continues the overview in → eucrim 2/2023, 128-129.

On 18 July 2023, MONEYVAL published its fifth round evaluation report on Romania with the following key findings. In general, the report found that Romania has taken a number of actions to strengthen its legal and institutional AML/CTF framework since the country’s last evaluation in 2014; however, these efforts only show moderate levels of effectiveness in all areas but international cooperation.

On 12 July 2023, MONEYVAL published the fifth round mutual evaluation report on North Macedonia. It calls for improvements particularly in the investigation and prosecution of money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) as well as the financing of proliferation (FP). According to the report, North Macedonia has strengthened its legal framework since the last mutual evaluation and laid the foundation for a sound regime to tackle ML and TF.

On 6 July 2023, MONEYVAL published a report on money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) risks in the world of virtual assets (VA) and their service providers (VASP) in MONEYVAL members states and territories.

On 20 June 2023, Moneyval published its annual report for 2022. The report assesses the compliance of the 33 member states and territories (subject to the Committee’s monitoring as of 31 December 2022) with international standards and developments to combat money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (ML/CFT) in their legal and institutional frameworks.

This news item provides an overview of EPPO's main operational activities from 1 October to 15 November 2023. It continues the periodic reports of the last issues (→ eucrim 2/2023, 124-128) and is in reverse chronological order.15 November 2023: Within the framework of …

After three days of intense negotiations, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. This legislation aims to ensure the safety of AI systems on the European market, respect for fundamental rights, and stimulate investment and innovation in AI in Europe.

The Commission has opened its first formal proceedings under the DSA to assess whether X may have breached the act in areas related to risk management, content moderation, dark patterns, advertising transparency, and data access for researchers.

On 7 September 2023, GRECO published its 5th Round Evaluation Report on Romania. The country joined GRECO in 1999 and had already been evaluated within the framework of GRECO’s First (October 2001), Second (February 2005), Third (November 2010) and Fourth (May 2014) Evaluation Rounds.

On 9 June 2023, GRECO published its 5th Round Evaluation Report on Hungary. The country joined GRECO in 1999 and had already been evaluated within the framework of GRECO’s First (March 2003), Second (March 2006), Third (June 2010), and Fourth (March 2015) Evaluation Rounds. There is a declining track record in implementing GRECO’s recommendations: 90% of them were fully implemented in the 1st round, 58% in the second round, and 53% in the third round.