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On 3 April 2014, Directive 2014/41/EU regarding the European investigation order in criminal matters was finally approved. This instrument seeks to overcome the present fragmentary regulation on the gathering and transfer of cross-border evidence and improve the efficiency of the international judicial cooperation among the …

The European Forum of the Legal Professions fosters dialogue among legal professions. Its annual conference focuses on defending rule of law, judicial independence, and public trust in polarised societies.

Following a complaint by civil society organisations, European Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho opened an inquiry into the Commission's decision not to carry out an impact assessment on two legislative proposals to combat migrant smuggling.

At the JHA Council meeting of 13 June 2025, home affairs ministers of the EU Member States exchanged views on the Commission's new internal security strategy "ProtectEU" that was presented on 1 April 2025. A key issue remains the topic of law enforcement access to data.

At the first summit after Brexit, the political leaders from the UK and EU agreed to reinforce their cooperation for peace and security in Europe and to establish a new strategic partnership. Several commitments were taken also in the area of justice and home affairs.

Cross-border, asset-related crime exploits a persistent enforcement gap in Germany’s confiscation regime. Existing tools — conviction-based forfeiture under §§ 73 ff. German Criminal Code (StGB) and the narrowly framed conviction-independent procedure of § 76a StGB — fail whenever offenders abscond, die, or hide behind complex …

This news item summarises rulings by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), i.e. General Court (GC) and Court of Justice (ECJ), taken in the period between January 2025 and April 2025 in relation to EU sanctions against Russia in response to its war in Ukraine.