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On 5 September 2025, the Council of Europe celebrated the first anniversary of the opening for signature of its Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence at a conference in Madrid, Spain. The Council of Europe’s Committee on artificial intelligence (CAI) and the Complutense University of Madrid jointly organised the conference. Academic experts and members of the CAI Bureau shared theoretical and methodological insights on the convention’s key themes.

On 27 May 2025, GRECO published its 5th Round Evaluation Report on Liechtenstein. The report evaluates the effectiveness of the measures adopted by the authorities of Liechtenstein to prevent corruption and promote integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies.

In April 2025, Statewatch published a report entitled "Automating Authority - Artificial Intelligence in European Police and Border Regimes". The report explores the scene how police, border and criminal justice agencies take advantage of AI tools for their daily work and how the EU creates …

At the end of June 2025, civil liberties organisation Statewatch published a report that aggregates in-depth research conducted in Belgium, France, Germany, and Spain on the use and operation of automated decision-making systems and databases for "prediction", profiling and risk assessments in policing.In each …

Internal investigations by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) into the right-wing French party Front National/Rassemblement National and its party leaders have led to court rulings. On 31 March 2025, a criminal court in Paris found Marine Le Pen (daughter of former party leader Jean-Marie Le …

On 24 June 2025, the European Commission presented a Communication that sets out the "Roadmap for lawful and effective access to data for law enforcement". It provides for key actions in six key areas, including data retention, lawful interception and AI solutions for law enforcement.

In its judgment in BAJI Trans of 1 August 2025, the ECJ provided important clarifications on the scope and application of the principle that the more lenient law should apply in criminal cases. This so-called principle lex posterior mitius is enshrined in the last sentence of Art. 49(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.

In May 2025, the first verdict by a Dutch court was handed down in a case that was investigated and prosecuted by the EPPO in Rotterdam. The case concerned cross-border VAT carousel fraud related to trade with consumer electronics, causing an estimated damage of over …

On 9 July 2025, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution to address the sharp rise in substandard and potentially dangerous goods entering the EU from non-EU webshops. The resolution underlined the need for stronger customs controls, improved risk analysis, and greater digitalisation of import procedures.

At the end of August 2025, Dr. Anikó Orosz started her term at Eurojust as the new National Member for Hungary. In her longstandig career as public prosecutor, Ms Orosz served at a Budapest District Prosecution Office, at the Chief Prosecution Office of the …