EU Legislation
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 executing country recognises and executes the order forthwith and without requiring the completion of any further formalities. The order is executed in accordance with the law of the executing country and in...
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...
The European Union Counter-Terrorism Strategy
To combat terrorism effectively, the EU proposes to organise its actions around four objectives: prevention, protection, pursuit and response.
Prevention
The "Prevention" pillar aims to...
Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing
This directive aims to prevent the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing and overrides Directive 91/308/EEC. It applies to financial and credit...
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council entitled "Fighting trafficking in human beings: an integrated approach and proposals for an action plan"
The present Communication contributes to the establishment of an action plan to combat trafficking of human beings and illegal immigration, decided by the Hague Programme and adopted by the...