EU Legislation
Communication of the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council on the role of Eurojust and the European Judicial Network in the fight against organised crime and terrorism in the European Union
The Commission takes stock of the transposition of the Decision setting up Eurojust. Following its examination, it proposes granting wider powers to the national members and the College. It also wishes to clarify and simplify the relations between this law enforcement cooperation unit and its partners (European Judicial Network, Europol, OLAF, Frontex and non-EU countries).
Eurojust has...
Council Decision 2007/533/JHA of 12 June 2007 on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)
In 2013, the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) replaced SIS 1+. SIS II is a large-scale information system in the area of freedom, security and justice. It contains alerts on...
Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 on simplifying the exchange of information and intelligence between law enforcement authorities of the Member States of the European Union
This framework decision is designed to simplify the exchange of information between law enforcement authorities in the Member States. Adopted in the wake of the Madrid attacks, it institutes a new...
Council Framework Decision 2006/783/JHA of 6 October 2006 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to confiscation orders
This framework decision is intended to strengthen cooperation between European Union countries by enabling confiscation orders to be recognised and executed within strict deadlines.
The...
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on judicial training in the European Union
Judicial training is a vital issue for the establishment of the European judicial area. Included in the Hague programme, common judicial training has to focus on knowledge of the legal instruments...
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the surrender procedure between the Member States of the European Union and Iceland and Norway
The intention behind this Agreement between the Member States, Iceland and Norway is to speed up the transfer of suspects and persons in custody, via a surrender system, and to ensure sufficient...
Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications netw
Directive 2006/24/EC (the Data Retention Directive) required the providers of publicly available electronic communications services or public communications networks to retain traffic and location...