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On 28 January 2021, Europol published a spotlight report on the use of violence by organised crime groups. Violence by organised crime groups (OCGs) is of growing concern in the EU with an increasing number of cases submitted to Europol.OCG-related violence appears …

On 1-2 February 2021, the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol (JPSG) held its biannual meeting to discuss the revision and strengthening of Europol’s mandate. The discussion focused on Europol’s handling of large data sets (big data) and included a presentation by the European Data …

On 10 February 2021, Dutch tax authorities, in cooperation with law enforcement and judicial authorities from four EU Member States and supported by Eurojust and Europol, smashed an illegal VAT scheme that involved the purchase and sale of Secure Digital (SD) memory cards. By using …

On 18 February 2021, Europol signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Under the MoU, both agencies will exchange knowledge and expertise to enhance their cooperation in the fight against the illegal production and distribution of doping substances and their …

On 18 February 2021, Polish and German authorities dismantled an international VAT fraud scheme with the support of Europol. The scheme, which concerned the vegetable oil trade, caused the Polish treasury to lose an estimated €17.8 million in tax. Twelve suspects were arrested; it is …

After the adoption of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime – also dubbed the “European Magnitsky Act” – in December 2020, the EU started to impose the first restrictive measures to individuals in March 2021.

The Executive Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe started the implementation of the European citizens' participation in the discussions on the future shape and orientation of the EU.

The New Journal of European Criminal Law (NJECL) in cooperation with the Bremen Ministry of Justice invites to an open event in which legal experts will present the implications of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on criminal justice. All interested persons can register in advance for this meeting via an online registration

After the European Parliament adopted its position on the e-evidence package in December 2020 (→ eucrim 4/2020, 295-296), trilogue negotiations between the EP, the Council, and the Commission started on 10 February 2021. The Council had already presented its general approach in 2018 (→ …

On 21 December 2020, the Commission presented its second statistical report on the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS). This system has allowed judicial authorities to easily exchange information on previous criminal convictions since 2012. The purpose of the report is to present the compliance …