The Commission is adopting a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by Member States of measures taken to transpose EU directives into national law. The Commission is sending a letter of formal notice to those Member States who have failed to notify national measures transposing directives, whose transposition deadline expired recently. […]
Joint EU-US statement following the justice and home affairs ministerial meeting
Joint EU-US statement following the justice and home affairs ministerial meeting On 15 December 2022, the United States hosted the EU-U.S. Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs at Department of Homeland Security Headquarters in Washington D.C. The United States was represented by Secretary for Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and U.S. Attorney General Merrick […]
Google forced to delete data if proven inaccurate – Right to be forgotten
Context Two managers of a group of investment companies requested Google to de-reference results of a search made on the basis of their names, which provided links to certain articles criticising that group’s investment model. They assert that those articles contain inaccurate claims. They also requested Google to remove photos of them, displayed in the […]
EU–Honduras agreement to reduce illegal timber logging and associated trade enters into force
Honduras is the first Latin American country to sign a VPA-FLEGT agreement with the European Union. September 1st marked the entry into force of the EU–Honduras voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) on forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT). This trade agreement aims to provide a legally binding framework that ensures that all timber and relevant […]
Josep Borrell about the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the law on Foreign Affairs
Yesterday marked the tenth anniversary of the signing by President Putin of the law on “foreign agents”, a decade shaped by the Russian authorities’ growing fear of critical voices from within Russian society. This law was the first of several legislative measures, including the law on “undesirable organisations” in 2015 and the 2022 “fake news […]
Specialist – Expertise and Stakeholder Management
The post of Specialist – Expertise & Stakeholder Management is located in Stakeholders Management Team, EFECC Expertise & Stakeholder Management Unit, European Financial and Economic Crime Centre (EFECC) Department, Operations Directorate. The Operations Directorate deals with the core business of Europol, improving the effectiveness and cooperation of the competent authorities in the Member States in […]
Application of EU law: Upholding rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law
the European Commission adopted its Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of EU Law. The report outlines the enforcement actions that the Commission took in 2021 to guarantee the protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens and businesses across the EU. The Commission also published its regular package of decisions on infringements. The infringement […]
Commission refers HUNGARY to the Court of Justice of the EU over violation of LGBTIQ rights
The European Commission decided to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice of the EU over a Hungarian law which discriminates against people on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity. The Commission considers that the law violates the internal market rules, the fundamental rights of individuals (in particular LGBTIQ people) as well as […]
Final vote on the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act
On Tuesday, Parliament held the final vote on the new Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), following a deal reached between Parliament and Council on 23 April and 24 March respectively. The two bills aim to address the societal and economic effects of the tech industry by setting clear standards for how they operate and […]