[EN] Focus: The European Public Prosecutor‘s Office – Potentials and Challenges; [FR] Dossier particulier: Le Parquet européen – Potentiels et défis; [DE] Schwerpunktthema:
Die Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft – Potenziale und Herausforderungen [...]
[EN] Focus: The European Public Prosecutor‘s Office – Potentials and Challenges; [FR] Dossier particulier: Le Parquet européen – Potentiels et défis; [DE] Schwerpunktthema:
Die Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft – Potenziale und Herausforderungen [...]
On 29 July 2024, the ECJ delivered an important judgment on the conditions under which surrender of a person can be granted by a EU Member State to the United Kingdom (UK).
The Court interpreted the fundamental rights clause enshrined in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) between the European Union and the United Kingdom and held [...]
In a judgment of 11 September 2024, the General Court (GC) strengthened the rights of whistleblowers who brought to light incidents within European institutions. The GC clarified
the scope of protective measures to be provided by the institution. [...]
In its landmark judgment of 30 April 2024, the ECJ specified the requirements for the access to retained identification data on the basis of IP addresses. With this judgment,
the ECJ partly deviates from its strict approach on data retention and admits law enforcement access to identity data in order to combat criminal offences of piracy [...]
In its judgment of 30 April 2024, the ECJ clarified under which conditions law enforcement authorities can have access to a set of traffic and location data in the context
of criminal investigations. [...]
In its judgment of 5 September 2024, the ECJ ruled that several provisions of the Polish Code of Criminal Procedure and legal practices are incompatible with the rights of
minors charged with a criminal offence. The Court particularly blamed the Polish police for not having guaranteed the assistance by a lawyer during the first questioning [...]
On 24 July 2024, in parallel to its 2024 Rule of Law Report (→ related link), the Commission released the results of two Eurobarometer surveys on the perception of corruption
in the EU: [...]
On 24 July 2024, the Commission published its 5th Rule of Law Report. The Rule of Law Report includes 27 country chapters and examines developments – both positive and negative
– across all EU Member States in four key areas for the rule of law: [...]
In its judgment of 29 July 2024, the ECJ upheld the EU’s system on reporting obligations for intermediaries to inform tax authorities of certain cross-border arrangements
that could potentially be used for aggressive tax planning. The ECJ particularly did not consider that the underlying EU legislation is invalid. [...]
On 15 May 2024, eight EU institutions signed an agreement that sets up an EU ethics body. The agreement is designed to foster cooperation on ethical standards for the members
of the parties to the agreement and to develop a common culture of integrity and ethics for the European Union’s institutions. [...]