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With the new 2022 proposal for a Regulation on sexual abuse and the rethinking of the Child Abuse Directive, the European Commission intends to tackle this cross border form of cyber-enabled crime. During this seminar, participants will obtain more insight into the EU legislation in the field, national legal responses, investigation techniques (in particular social media open-source investigations) and victim assistance.

From 26-27 October 2023, the annual EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home Affairs was held in Skopje (North Macedonia). The Forum was attended by the Ministers for Home Affairs and Justice of Spain, their counterparts from the Western Balkans, the European Commissioners for …

On 26 October 2023, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament (LIBE) adopted a draft resolution, wrapping up the fact-finding investigation by the Working Group on Frontex Scrutiny (→ eucrim 3/2021, 148-149). In summary, the resolution calls …

Two new judges have taken up their positions at the General Court of the EU.Mr Saulius Lukas Kalėda has been appointed for the period from 20 September 2023 to 31 August 2025. He succeeds Mr Virgilijus Valančius. Ms Louise Spangsberg Grønfeldt has also …

On 7 November 2023, Europol and the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations (APPF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). With the MoU, Europol and the APPF aim to strengthen their cooperation and reinforce the resilience of EU democracies against criminal threats …

On 5 October 2023, Europol joined the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) agreement on alleged core international crimes committed in Ukraine. Europol will provide analytical and forensic support, offer expertise gathered through its Analytical Project on Core International Crimes (AP CIC), and contribute analysis gathered from …

In view of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be hosted by France in 2024, Europol and France have signed an agreement to enable Europol to support France in further strengthening security during the games. Issues covered by the agreement include:Increasing operational …

In a new flyer, Eurojust stressed that advertising of the use of advertising to fund websites and mobile apps offering pirated content has become an insidious practice in the online piracy landscape and generates income for criminals.

In a paper by the Genocide Network, published on 19 October 2023, a comparative overview of the way in which EU Member States, Genocide Network Observer States and Ukraine have implemented the crime of aggression in their domestic laws is given.

On 9 November 2023, Eurojust and the Nigerian judicial authorities signed a Working Arrangement, with the aim of enabling structured and closer cooperation in the fight against organised crime groups. Through the agreement, Eurojust can establish a Contact Point in Nigeria. It allows Eurojust …