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On 4 September 2019, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Denmark. The country traditionally achieves high scores in corruption perception indices, and the risk of actual bribery taking place is considered to be very low. Trust is a central feature of the integrity …

The fifth round evaluation report on Spain was published together with a compliance report on the fourth evaluation round, acknowledging Spain’s progress in the implementation of GRECO’s recommendations on corruption prevention in respect of parliamentarians, judges, and prosecutors, at the same time also calling for …

On 13 November 2019, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Spain. The focus of this evaluation round is on preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies. The evaluation focuses particularly on such issues as conflicts …

The annual conference will analyse the current European policy and legal framework for countering white-collar crime, as well as changes being proposed and implemented in the coming years. It will discuss recent insights, case studies and best practices at both EU and national levels.

On 9 October 2019, Europol published its 2019 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). The 2019 IOCTA provides key findings and recommendations regarding the cybercrime threat landscape, focusing on six crime priorities:Cyber-dependent crime;Online child sexual exploitation;Payment fraud;Criminal abuse through the …

FRA recently published a handbook offering guidance on use of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (the Charter) at the national level. The handbook aims to provide practical orientation on the scope of the Charter based on the case law of the CJEU. It is …

From July to September, Frontex supported Operation Neptune 2 with two experts to assist in sea border control. The operation was targeted at suspected foreign terrorist fighters potentially using maritime routes between North Africa and Southern Europe. It was coordinated by Interpol and supported by …

On 29 September 2019, Lieutenant General Ilkka Laitinen passed away at the age of 57. Laitinen was first Executive Director of Frontex upon its establishment, serving from 2005 to 2014. Since 2018, he served as Head of the Finnish Border Guard.

In October 2019, Frontex ‒ together with the Border Service of Portugal (SEF) and the Lisbon Airport Authority (ANA) ‒ tested new technologies for border control at Lisbon airport to see whether biometric solutions can decrease the waiting time at borders. The technology uses face …