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On 19 December 2023, Europol published a new spotlight report looking into online fraud schemes (OFSs). The report gives examples for online fraud against individuals and for the private and public sectors such as investment fraud, business email compromise (BEC), and phishing campaigns. In the …

The threat posed by heroin and other opioids to the EU are analysed in a report published by Europol and the EMCDDA on 24 January 2024. According to the report, opioid use remains a major part of the drug problem in Europe. While heroin is …

On 14 December 2023, the ECJ delivered its judgment in Case C-340/21 (Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite) in which it clarifies the conditions for compensation for non-material damage resulting from a cyberattack pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Modern police forces must ensure public safety and investigate crime effectively while at the same time respecting and protecting citizens' rights. In this context, interviewing suspects and witnesses is an indispensable tool of police work. The use of investigative, non-coercive interviewing methods has proven to be a most effective way to solve crimes while protecting the human rights of all involved.

The new Cybersecurity Regulation laying down measures for a high common level of cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices, and agencies of the Union entered into force on 7 January 2024. The new legal framework follows the Commission's proposal for the Cybersecurity Regulation in March …

This online seminar will provide participants with a comprehensive insight into the recent jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the impact of Art. 10 ECHR on elections and its interaction with new technologies. The focus is on the key judgments of 2023, where the ECtHR discussed the exercise of free speech by politicians and activists as well as the role and responsibilities of the media in public discourse.

The aim of this online conference is to provide the audience with an overview of challenges and opportunities in the regulation of Artificial Intelligence, its intersection with new EU data laws as well as with aspects of European Data Spaces governance. The conference will address regulatory tendencies and provide the opportunity to discuss current legal reforms with high-level experts in the field.

On 18 December 2023, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi sent a letter to the European Commission in which she pointed to several worrying amendments in the Slovak legislation that affect the rule of law as basis for the protection of the EU’s financial …

This news item provides an overview of EPPO's main operational activities from 16 November to 31 December 2023. It continues the periodic reports of the last issues (→ eucrim 3/2023, 247-248) and is in reverse chronological order.21 December 2023: The EPPO in Zagreb …

On 30 December 2023, the Council reached a unanimous decision with Bulgaria and Romania to eliminate air and maritime internal border controls as of 31 March 2024, marking their partial integration into the Schengen area.