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FRA Signs Agreements with Frontex and eu-Lisa
On 12 March 2024, FRA signed two new agreements to strengthen its partnership and cooperation with Frontex and eu-Lisa.The cooperation plan established between FRA and eu-Lisa (the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale lT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Frontex
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
EPPO’s Operational Activities: January – March 2024
This news item provides an overview of the EPPO's main operational activities from 1 January to 31 March 2024. It continues the periodic analyses of recent issues (last: → eucrim 4/2023, 322-324) and reports in reverse chronological order. Read more
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO Signs Working Arrangement with Czechia’s Supreme Audit Office
On 28 February 2024, the EPPO and the Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic (SAO) signed a Working Arrangement to facilitate and foster the exchange of information on suspicious financial transactions relating to facts and offences falling within the remit of the EPPO.The … Read more
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Overview of Convictions in EPPO Cases: January – March 2024
The following is an overview of court verdicts and alternative resolutions in EPPO cases, which continues the overviews given in previous eucrim issues (last →eucrim 4/2023). A brief analysis of EPPO's news reports from January to March 2024 is presented in reverse chronological … Read more
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
GRECO: The Link between Environmental Crimes and Corruption
On 8 December 2023, in the run-up to the annual International Anti-Corruption Day, GRECO President Marin Mrčela issued a statement in which he highlighted the links between environmental crimes (e.g., illegal forestry, illegal fishery, illegal wildlife trade, illegal mining, illegal dumping, and illegal transport of … Read more
Dr. András Csúri
Council of Europe
Corruption
Environmental Crime
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Portugal
On 10 January 2024, GRECO presented its 5th round evaluation report on Portugal. GRECO acknowledges the extensive anti-corruption legal and institutional framework developed by Portugal, made possible by transparency and anti-corruption legislative packages introduced in 2019 and 2021. These include the following:A national … Read more
Council of Europe
Corruption
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on USA
On 12 December 2023, GRECO published its 5th Round Evaluation Report on the United States. The country joined GRECO in 2000 and has already been assessed in four evaluation rounds. According to GRECO, the USA implemented 100% of recommendations in the First Evaluation Round (June … Read more
Council of Europe
Corruption
2024 Update on Ne Bis In Idem Case Law
In February 2024, Eurojust published an updated edition of its overview of the CJEU case law on the ne bis in idem principle in criminal matters under Art. 50 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Arts. 54 to 58 of … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Ne bis in idem
JIT in Ukraine Prolonged
At the end of February 2024, the seven national authorities (Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, Romania, and Ukraine) participating in the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on alleged core international crimes in Ukraine decided to prolong the JIT for two more years - until 25 March … Read more
Ukraine conflict
Eurojust
Spotlight New Legal Framework on Digitalisation of Judicial Cooperation
A new regulation on the digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation and access to justice and of an accompanying directive will facilitate electronic communication in the context of cross-border judicial cooperation procedures in civil, commercial and criminal matters. It comes in the context of the e-Justice Strategy for the years 2024 to 2028 that aims at speeding up the digitalisation process and the use of digital services in the justice area. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
Thomas Wahl
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Legislation
Judicial Cooperation
Commission Reviewed Adequacy Decisions under Data Protection Directive
On 15 January 2024, the Commission published its review of 11 existing adequacy decisions. The Commission's report marks the first assessment of the functioning of adequacy decisions for eleven countries and territories (Andorra, Argentina, Canada for commercial operators, Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Israel, … Read more
EU
Data Protection
How to Involve the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC in a JIT
On 13 February 2024, Eurojust published a factsheet explaining the ways in which the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC-OTP) may be involved in Joint Investigation Teams (JITs). The flyer explains the steps to be taken to formally include the Office … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Judicial Cooperation
LockBit Ransomware Disrupted
After a month-long operation, law enforcement officers from 10 countries, together with agents from Europol and Eurojust, compromised and took control of LockBit's primary platform and other crucial infrastructure belonging to the cybercriminal group's ransomware operation. The work of the international taskforce "Operation Cronos … Read more
EU
Europol
Eurojust
Cybercrime
First Liaison Officer for Iceland
On 12 March 2024, Ms Kolbrún Benediktsdóttir took up her duties as Iceland's first Liaison Prosecutor for Eurojust. Prior to accepting this position, Ms Benediktsdóttir worked as Deputy District Prosecutor in Iceland and taught at the Faculty of Law of the University of Iceland. … Read more
EU
Eurojust
EPPO Requests Budget Increase
In mid-February 2024, the College of the EPPO sent an urgent request to the European Parliament, the Council of the EU, and the European Commission to increase the 2024 budget of the Office from €7.8 million to €79.7 million. The request was motivated by the … Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Heroin and other Opioids Flood EU Drug Market
The threat posed by heroin and other opioids to the EU are analysed in a report published by Europol and the EMCDDA on 24 January 2024. According to the report, opioid use remains a major part of the drug problem in Europe. While heroin is … Read more
EU
Europol
Organised Crime