EU Legislation
Directive (EU) 2022/211 and Directive (EU) 2022/228
On 20 January 2021, the European Commission adopted two proposals for Directives amending two European Union (EU) instruments in the field of criminal law – Council Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA, on Joint Investigations Teams and Directive 2014/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014, regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters. The aim of these...
Proposals to enhance the digital information exchange in terrorism cases
On 1st December 2021, the European Commission adopted two proposals to effectively fight terrorism and other forms of serious cross-border crime: a proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation...
Regulation (EU) 2021/784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online
On 12 September 2018, the Commission tabled a proposal for a Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. The proposed Regulation will apply to online service...
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2223 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 concerning investigations conducted by OLAF
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) was entrusted with the task to carry out administrative investigations against fraud and any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the...
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union Law
Whistleblowers are individuals who, after coming across information that presents a threat or harm to the public interest in the course of their work environment, report it either within the...
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 laying down rules facilitating the use of financial and other information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of certain criminal offences
On the 17th of April 2018, the Commission tabled a Proposal for a Directive laying down measures to facilitate access by competent authorities to financial information and bank account information...
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA
In September 2017, the Commission tabled a Proposal for a Directive on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment. Once adopted, the Directive shall replace the Framework...