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On 29 June 2022, the Russian Elites, Proxies and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force took stock of its successes during the first 100 days in operation. Accordingly, it managed to block or freeze more than $30 billion worth of sanctioned Russians' assets, and immobilised around $300 billion worth of Russian Central Bank assets.

On 16 June 2022 a strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation was published with 34 signatories, such as platforms, tech companies and civil society who followed the 2021 Commission Guidance. The strengthened Code took into account the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 crisis and Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.

A new Council recommendation sets out a series of standards for operational cooperation between police officers operating in another Member State or participating in joint operations, e.g., cross-border hot pursuits and surveillance, and patrols.

In a resolution of 19 May 2022, the EP welcomed the Commission’s second annual Rule of Law Report but also pointed out that the Commission still did not fully address its critique of the first report published in 2020. MEPs proposed setting up a “rule of law index”, based on a quantitative assessment of each country’s performance by independent experts.

On 9 June 2022, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution calling on the European Council to set up a Convention to revise the EU Treaties as foreseen in Art. 48 TEU as part of the ordinary revision procedure. The reactions by the Heads of State or Government and the European Commission remain more reticent.

On 29/30 April 2022, the Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe adopted 49 proposals on a wide range of EU topics and more than 300 measures on how to achieve them. The Conference on the Future of Europe is a bottom-up exercise …

Die Tagung erörtert Probleme im Zusammenhang mit der Sanktionierung von Unternehmen. Sie ist interdisziplinär ausgerichtet und bezieht Vertreter der Rechtswissenschaft, der Richterschaft, der Verwaltung und der Anwaltschaft aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz ein.

Dear Readers, The EU’s restrictive measures (commonly referred to as “sanctions”) are neither new nor is Russia the only country subject to them, but the current regime against Russia is certainly unprecedented in its breadth. The EU is also in unchartered waters concerning the seriousness of the context. This also applies to our determination to coordinate and enforce these sanctions, and in turn requires us to address questions pertaining to their objectives and ambition. In the EU, sanctions are implemented by Member States. However, the European Commission is ideally placed to coordinate their actions, connect the dots, and bridge any…

Since 2014 persons allegedly involved in or supporting the undermining or threatening of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine are subject to freezing measures against their property and other financial resources within the European Union. As part of several comprehensive political and economic …