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On 13 December 2022, Eurojust published a report on national legislation and court practice with regard to the counterfeiting of goods. It addresses the minimum requirements set out in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) and other international and EU …

On 18 November 2022, Europol published the public version of a new set of Guidelines for First Responders in Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Cases. The guidelines are targeted at persons that, in their professional capacity, are among the first to be informed about a …

On 18 November 2022, the Council authorised the opening of negotiations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia to broaden agreements on Frontex cooperation.

On 6 December 2022, the Council has adopted its common position on the Artificial Intelligence Act. The compromise text proposes several amendments of the Commission's legislative draft which was presented in April 2021.

Frontex, together with the French Ministry of the Interior, is currently testing a website for the impact of self-registration on overall processing times and the potential of a self-serviced mobile application to further improve border control. Test participants are non-EU citizens coming to the EU …

On 29 November 2022, representatives of the nine EU Agencies active in the field of freedom, security and justice convened to take stock of the main achievements in 2022, especially with regard to the ongoing efforts to support EU Member States and institutions in responding to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine.

On 17 November 2022, the CJEU published its Annual Review for the year 2021. The Annual Review presents summaries of the most important judgments of 2021 and provides an overview of the most important developments of the year, including statistics.

On 22 November 2022, the CJEU, sitting in for the Grand Chamber, declared the current provision of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive invalid by which the general public had nearly unrestricted access to data of beneficial owners.

On 17 November 2022, the CJEU delivered a judgment that interprets several provisions of the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive. The case concerned questions as to when enhanced due diligence measures must be taken, how information on the customer’s activities is to be obtained, and how information on the sanctions applied to obliged entities is to be published.

On 30 November 2022, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further enhance their strategic cooperation. Under the MoU, both organisations will join efforts in capacity building and awareness-raising activities and …