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On 20 March 2023, OLAF Director-General Ville Itälä signed two administrative cooperation arrangements with partners in the USA. The arrangement with the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security sets out the framework for cooperation in the fight against customs fraud, in particular regarding trade …

On 22 March 2023, OLAF signed a cooperation agreement with the General Council of Notaries of Spain (CGN). The core feature of the agreement is that OLAF will be enabled to have access to the data of the CGN’s Centralized Body for the Prevention of …

On 27 March 2023, OLAF Director-General Ville Itälä signed an administrative cooperation arrangement with the State Audit Service of Ukraine (SAS). The SAS is the national contact point for cooperation with OLAF. The arrangement will facilitate the exchange of information and cooperation in investigative …

This news item summarises OLAF’s operational work from January to May 2023 in chronological order.

The EU has evaluated its judicial cooperation instruments based on mutual recognition. The final report of the ninth round of mutual evaluations found that application of instruments in the field of deprivation or restriction of liberty can be further enhanced. Currently, there is no need for legislation at the EU level.

On 10 March, the JHA Council adopted conclusions on the role of the civic space in protecting and promoting fundamental rights in the EU. The conclusions emphasise the essential role freedom of association plays in ensuring a democratic and pluralist society and the proper functioning …

On 07.03.2023, the renewed Schengen Information System (SIS) became operational. The information exchange system contains information on wanted or missing persons, third-country nationals without legal right of residence in the Union and lost or stolen objects (e.g. cars) and can now be used in 30 countries in Europe.

This news item continues the overview of previous eucrim issues reporting on recent rule-of-law developments in Hungary (as far as they relate to European law). The overview follows up the one in eucrim 3/2022, 169-170.

This news item continues the overview of rule-of-law development in Poland (as far as they relate to Europen law) from 1 January to 30 April 2023. They follow-up the last update in → eucrim 4/2022, 222-223.

The EP's rapporteur published a draft report on the on the controversial Commission proposal for a regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse. While the rapporteur generally welcomed the Commission's approach, the European Parliament's Research Service raised concerns about privacy and technical implications in a study published in April 2023.