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This news item continues the reporting on key EU reactions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 in view of the impact on justice and home affairs and on the protection of the EU’s financial interests. The overview covers the period from November 2022 to December 2022.

At their one-day summit on 15 December 2022, the Heads of State or Government of the EU Member States adopted conclusions, which included further political guidance on Russia's military aggression against Ukraine.

On 9 December 2022, the Council adopted conclusions on the fight against impunity regarding crimes committed in connection with Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The Council prompts, among other things, Member States to adopt measures to fully implement the definition of core international crimes and modes of liability enshrined in the Rome Statute. Ukraine is called on to accede to the Rome Statute.

On 15 December 2022, the European declaration on digital rights and principles was signed by the Presidents of the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council, reflecting the shared political commitment of the EU and its Member States to promote and implement the rights and principles in all areas of digital life. It aims to promote a sustainable, human-centric vision for the digital transformation.

This article argues that, with the establishment of the EPPO, the European Union intended to pursue, through the integration of procedural powers vested within the EPPO and OLAF, the creation of an “end-to-end” prosecution cycle that is able to seek both criminal penalties and administrative/financial …