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On 21 December 2020, OLAF and Europol reported on a successful European-wide joint operation against fraudulent trade in cigarettes. The operation took place in November 2020 and involved 15 EU Member States and the UK. Europol and OLAF facilitated the operation by intelligence analyses, …

OLAF received a new legal framework. New Regulation 2020/2223 amends the current Regulation 883/2013 and adapts OLAF's operational work to the establishment of the EPPO, enhances the effectiveness of OLAF's investigations and simplifies/clarifies certain current provisions.

At the videoconference of the Ministers of Justice of the EU Member States on 2 December 2020 – the last Justice Council meeting that was chaired by the German Presidency – participants above all discussed justice-related aspects in the fight against terrorism and the development …

On 15 December 2020, the Commission tabled two important proposals that will establish horizontal, harmonised rules on governing digital services in the EU. They are part of the European Digital Strategy, Shaping Europe’s Digital Future; the package will complement the European Democracy Action Plan …

35 years ago, on 14 June 1985, France, Germany and the three Benelux States signed the Schengen Agreement that removed internal border controls between those Member States. Today, the Schengen area encompasses 26 European states with over 400 million citizens. Since several years, the area …

Ahead of the newly created Schengen Forum (--> separate news item), the Commission published a report on 25.11.2020 on the implementation of the Schengen acquis rules and the functioning of the Schengen Evaluation and Monitoring Mechanism between 2015 and 2019. The current Schengen Evaluation and …

In December 2020, the EP adopted its position on the contentious Commission proposals on gathering electronic evidence at IT companies. Now, trilogue negotiations can start between the EP, the Council and the Commission.

On 14 December 2020, the Council adopted conclusions on internal security and European Police Partnership. They are designed to give further political guidance on improvements in the field of law enforcement cooperation, future reactions to security challenges, and use of the potential of evolving …

In a non-legislative resolution of 17 December 2020 the EP has givem an important political statement on the EU’s future security policy. The EP reacts to the Commission's new EU Security Union Strategy presented in July 2020. MEPs stress that any new legislative proposal must be accompanied by a thorough and comprehensive impact assessment, especially on fundamental rights and risks of discrimination.

In the European Court of Auditors’ journal no 3/2020, various authors provide contributions on how European added value can be realised and which challenges are faced in this regard. The journal unites contributions ranging from institutional leaders, e.g. EU Commissioner Elisa Ferreira, ECA President …