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On 20 June 2023, the Commission adjusted and complemented its 2021 proposal to establish new own resources for the EU budget (→ eucrim 2021, 213-214). The initiative (document: COM(2023) 331) comes after the Council had not shown much willingness to proceed with the …

In its decision granting discharge for the Commission, the EP reiterated its view that the weak control system for EU’s recovery funds could lead to misuse. Furthermore, the EP stressed taht EU Member States must respect rule of law to receive Union funds and called for new rules regulating NGOs’ access to EU money.

On 10 July 2023, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The decision concludes that the United States ensures an adequate level of protection - essentially equivalent to that of the European Union. Personal data can now be transferred from the EU to US companies which are certified and comply with the obligations under the DPF. Civil rights defenders already announced that they will challenge the DPF before the CJEU.

At the beginning of August 2023, Ms Heli Vesaaja took up her duties as new National Member for Finland at Eurojust. Prior to joining Eurojust, Ms Vesaaja was a member of the International Unit of the Helsinki Prosecutor´s Office. She also served as EJN Contact …

On 5 September 2023, the College of Eurojust appointed Vincent Jamin as Administrative Director of Eurojust. His four-year term started on 1 October 2023. Mr Jamin has long-standing experience working at Eurojust, having held several high-level positions at Eurojust since 2010. Prior to his appointment, …

At the beginning of September 2023, Mr Rudolf Christoffersen took up his duties as liaison prosecutor for Norway at Eurojust. During his career, Mr Christoffersen held positions as public prosecutor in Bergen, as deputy to the Norwegian Liaison Prosecutor at Eurojust, and as a member …

For the first time, the Republic of Moldova has stationed a liaison prosecutor at Eurojust. At the beginning of September 2023, Mr Mihail Ivanov took up this new position, with the aim of strengthening cooperation between the Moldovan authorities and Eurojust in cases of serious …

On 28 September 2023, First Advocate General (AG) Szpunar confirms his viewpoint that the retention of and access to civil identity data linked to the IP address used is to be permitted if this data represents the only clue for establishing the identity of persons who have committed copyright infringements exclusively on the internet.

The ECJ ruled on 7 September 2023, in Case C-162/22, that retained data provided to authorities for the purpose of combating serious crime cannot be used in the context of investigations for a disciplinary offense related to corruption.

The EU Fundamental Rights Agency released a report on protecting human rights defenders at risk. It explores the difficulties defenders face and outlines prospects of a more consistent EU approach.