EU Legislation
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 providers who offer their services within the Union, regardless of their place of establishment or their size. The definition of illegal terrorist content is based on the definition of terrorist offences,...
Proposals to align EU instruments in the field of criminal law with EU rules on the protection of personal data
On 20 January 2021, the European Commission adopted two proposals for Directives amending two European Union instruments in the field of criminal law – Council Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA,...
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...
Proposal for a regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794, as regards Europol's cooperation with private parties, the processing of personal data by Europol in support of criminal investigations, and Europol's role on research and innovation
On January 2020, the European Commission Published the new work programme for 2020. Under the section ‘Promoting our European way of Life’ the European Commission stated its intention to...
Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 on the establishment, operation and use of the SIS in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters as regards the entry of alerts by Europol
On 9 December 2020, the European Commission presented a proposal for a regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System...
Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a computerised system for communication in cross-border civil and criminal proceedings (e-CODEX system), and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1726
On 2 December 2020, the Commission presented its proposal for a regulation on the e-CODEX system (e-Justice Communication via On-line Data Exchange). The main purpose of the e-CODEX system is to...
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...