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On 29 January 2026, the ECJ delivered its judgment in Case C-291/24, Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen and Others. It clarified the conditions under which legal persons may be held liable for breaches of the anti-money laundering obligations laid down in Directive (EU) 2015/849 (the 4th Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Directive).

This news item provides an update on relevant rule-of-law developments in Hungary that have implications for Union law, particularly with regard to the protection of the EU's financial interests. The reporting period is from 1 January to mid-August 2026. The period is characterised by the landslide victory of Péter Magyar's Tisza party in the 12 April 2026 parliamentary elections.

GINGER – Governance and INnovation for Generating Education and Regularity in EU agricultural funds – is a 24-month project co-funded by the European Union under the Union Anti-Fraud Programme (EUAF-2025-TRAI-02) and coordinated by UnitelmaSapienza University of Rome. The project …

This news item summarises by Q&A the main features of the new EU Directive on combatting corruption. The Directive was published in the Official Journal of 11 May 2026. Member States have 24 months to comply with the obligations from the Directive.

The function of the Controller of procedural guarantees was established in 2020 to ensure that the effectiveness in investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) does not come at the expense of fundamental rights and procedural guarantees. The Controller examines in an independent manner …

On 10 June 2026, the General Court of the EU delivered its judgment in Case T-99/25, European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) v European Court of Auditors. The case concerned the question whether EU institutions may rely on unresolved immunity issues and confidentiality rules to prevent the EPPO from gathering evidence in the context of a criminal investigation and clarified the limits of institutional objections to EPPO investigative measures.

On 4 June 2026, the ECJ ruled in Case C-326/25 (CY v 03 Rayonno upravlenie na SDVR) on the scope of Regulation 2018/1862 concerning alerts in the Schengen Information System (SIS) for objects sought for seizure or use as evidence in criminal proceedings. For …

On 30 April 2026, the ECJ delivered its judgment in Case C-748/24 (Kotaňák) concerning the presumption of innocence under Directive 2016/343. The case raised the question of how far an appellate criminal court may go, at a preliminary stage of proceedings, when assessing incriminating evidence, …