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EIPAs yearly conference will fully immerse the participants in the most relevant case law of the past year. Uncover key judgments on several policy areas, as well as on the relationship between the EU and national legal orders. Discover aspects of the EU’s digital transition and connect with legal experts, practitioners, and academics in a dynamic networking environment.

This online seminar will provide an update on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with regard to the rights of the defence in criminal procedures. It will focus primarily, but not exclusively, on developments in 2023 and 2024. Furthermore, legal practitioners will learn how to successfully file an application with the ECtHR, looking at best practices, dos and don’ts from a defence lawyer’s perspective.

A Member State is not bound by the decision of another Member State regarding the recognition of refugee status within the meaning of the Geneva Refugee Convention. This is the view taken by Advocate General (AG) Jean Richard de la Tour in his Opinion of 19 October 2023 in Case C-352/22 referred by the Higher Regional Court of Hamm, Germany.

In its judgment of 16 January 2024, the ECJ clarified to which extent a parliamentary inquiry committee that scrutinizes national security activities is subject to the obligation under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and to which extent compliance with the GDPR must be monitored …

In its judgment in Terhelt5, the ECJ concluded that the public prosecutor's decision in one EU Member State to close criminal proceedings against a suspect due to lack of sufficient evidence can trigger the ne bis in idem principle. The judgment includes several clarifications on the condition whether a decision can be considered "finally disposed of" within the meaning of Art. 54 CISA/Art. 50 CFR.

Since 2016, this two-day seminar investigates current worldwide developments in extradition law and cases, including the European Arrest Warrant system.

In a statement of 31 October 2023, 15 civil rights organisations from across Europe raised concerns over the United Kingdom's participation in the EU's Prüm II scheme. Prüm II is designed to expand the types of data that can be searched and exchanged by …

In the last couple of months and weeks, the Commission proposal for a directive to combat corruption (presented in May 2023), saw several statements by European institutions and national parliaments. Although many statements welcome the objective, they have criticised the text in many respects.

On 21 November 2023, the EPPO and the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (POBiH) signed a working arrangement (WA). The purpose of the WA is to facilitate judicial cooperation in criminal matters and exchange of operational information between the parties. It also lays down …

On 26 October 2023, the EPPO and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of France (Tracfin) signed a working arrangement (WA). The WA establishes a structured and organisational framework for the cooperation between the two bodies. In particular, the WA aims to facilitate the exchange of …