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At the beginning of October 2025, Frontex published its Annual Activity Report for 2024, outlining how the Agency worked with EU Member States, Schengen Associated Countries, and international partners to strengthen border management across land, sea, and air throughout the year. The report details …

At the end of September 2025, Frontex released an update of its Handbook on Contingency Planning for Border Management and Return. The handbook offers practical guidance to EU Member States and Schengen-associated countries on how to prepare for and respond to crises at their …

On 17 September 2025, the European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) submitted comments to the European Commission ahead of the 2026 evaluation of the Whistleblower Protection Directive, calling for clearer terminology and reduced administrative burdens.The Directive establishes minimum EU-wide protections for individuals reporting breaches of …

On 2 October 2025, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) published a Guide on the Use of Generative AI by Lawyers. It aims to raise awareness regarding the use of generative AI (GenAI) in legal practice and to highlight the …

On occasion of the presentation of the 2025 Rule of Law Report (→ eucrim 2/2025, 107-108) on 23 September 2025, MEPs from the LIBE Committee and the EU Commissioner for Justice Michael McGrath discussed ways to strengthen the conditionality in the next multiannual financial …

On 5 December 2025, the European Commission imposed a €120 million fine on X after concluding that the platform had breached several transparency duties under the Digital Services Act (DSA). This is the first non-compliance decision adopted since the DSA entered into force. The Commission determined that X had violated three core obligations.

On 19 November 2025, the General Court (GC) delivered its judgment in Amazon EU Sàrl v Commission (T-367/23), dismissing Amazon’s challenge to its designation as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

The biennial EJN activity and management report, released in November 2025, provides a comprehensive overview of the support delivered by EJN Contact Points to national judicial authorities in cross-border judicial cooperation in 2023 and 2024.

In mid-October 2025, Frontex released a comprehensive blueprint report designed to improve the connectivity, interoperability, and future readiness of Europe’s border security systems. The new European Border Surveillance Reference Architecture (EBS-RA) aims to help EU Member States share information more effectively, modernise outdated systems, and derive greater value from surveillance capabilities.

On 25 September 2025, the Danish Council Presidency and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on legislation to strengthen Europol’s mandate with regard to preventing, detecting, and investigating migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings (THB).