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Directive 2024/1654 is the fourth legal act in the EU’s AML/CFT package that was published in the Official Journal of 19 June 2024. The Directive complements the Anti-Money Laundering Directive (Directive 2024/1620 [AMLD 6] → separate news item). It ensures that designated national authorities …

On 11 March 2024, the European Commission published a report assessing the implementation of Directive 2015/849 – the fourth anti-money laundering Directive (AMLD 4). This assessment was required by Art. 65 of the Directive and takes into account the amendments made by Directive 2018/843 (the …

At its meeting on 13/14 June 2024, the Justice and Home Affairs Council approved conclusions on "The future of EU criminal law: recommendations on the way forward". The conclusions address the quality of EU criminal legislation and how it can be enhanced. They clarify …

At the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting held on 13/14 June 2024, ministers approved conclusions on strengthening judicial cooperation with third countries in the fight against organised crime. The conclusions come along with conclusions on setting up a European judicial organised crime network (→ …

At its meeting on 13/14 June 2024, the Justice and Home Affairs Council approved conclusions on "Fighting drug trafficking in organised crime: Setting up a European judicial organised crime network". The idea of such a network was presented by the Belgian Council Presidency at the …

On 24 January 2024, the European Commission and the Belgian Council Presidency officially launched the European Ports Alliance and its Public Private Partnership. Strengthening the resilience of logistics hubs through a European Ports Alliance is one of the key priorities outlined first in the EU …

At the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council Meeting on 4/5 March 2024, the Belgian Council Presidency discussed steps forward with regard to the fight against organised crime and drug trafficking - one of the priorities of the Belgian Council Presidency in the first half …

In 2023, Eurojust's workload and caseload further increased. Key developments are presented in its annual report that was presented end of May 2024.

In May 2024, two new National Members were appointed at Eurojust. They represent Sweden and Hungary.Mr Erik Fågelsbo was formally appointed for a five-year term as new National Member for Sweden, a position he had already been holding as acting National Member since July …

On 18 June 2024, OLAF presented its annual report for the year 2023. OLAF recommended the recovery of €1.04 billion to the EU budget and prevented €209.4 million from being unduly spent from the EU budget.