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Während der April-II-Plenartagung soll das Parlament über vorläufige Einigungen abstimmen, die im Rahmen der interinstitutionellen Verhandlungen über drei zusammenhängende EU-Rechtsakte über Geldwäsche und Terrorismusfinanzierung erzielt wurden.

Zur Modernisierung des Prüm-Rahmens legte die Kommission im Jahr 2021 einen Vorschlag für eine Verordnung über den automatisierten Datenaustausch für die polizeiliche Zusammenarbeit vor, der Teil des Pakets zum „EU-Kodex für die polizeiliche Zusammenarbeit“ ist. Auf der Februar-I-Plenartagung soll das Europäische Parlament über den endgültigen Text dieser Verordnung abstimmen.

Corruption is a major challenge for the European Union (EU), with all its Member States affected by the problem to some extent. Its scale, however, is difficult to measure both in Europe and elsewhere. Surveys on the perception of corruption among citizens and experts – such as the Global Corruption Barometer and Eurobarometer surveys – are the principal measurement tool. Since the 1990s, countries around the world have joined efforts to address corruption collectively. This has led to the emergence ...

It took over 20 years of discussion in various forums for the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) to come to fruition. Established in 2017 through a regulation adopted via enhanced cooperation, it followed an unsuccessful attempt to reach unanimity in the Council on a 2013 Commission proposal. The outcome of the protracted negotiations is a complex body with strong collegial elements. The EPPO is composed of two levels: the central level and the decentralised one. The Central Office, located ...

International Anti-Corruption Day is marked every year on 9 December to raise awareness of the negative effects of corruption on all areas of life. While difficult to measure, corruption entails not only economic but also social and political costs. International and EU anti-corruption efforts have translated into a multi-layered policy and legal framework. The European Parliament has called repeatedly for strengthened EU anti-corruption rules.

In recent years, the United States (US) has witnessed a growing number of terrorist attacks by domestic violent extremists. Many incidents at large-scale demonstrations across the country have increased the visibility of the problem and provoked strong reactions among civilians, law enforcement and policy-makers alike. When on 6 January 2021 a crowd of supporters of the then US President, Donald Trump, broke into the US Capitol while Congress was certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election ...

Amid troubling reports of organised crime incidents across the European Union (EU), Members of the European Parliament (EP) will have the opportunity to question the European Commission regarding the measures and tools in place and planned to address this issue at 'question time' during the October II plenary session.

In June 2023, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU adopted two legal acts – a regulation and a directive – on electronic evidence in criminal matters. In the course of the legislative procedure, the two acts drew broad, often critical comments from data protection bodies, civil society and industry stakeholders. The new rules will allow law enforcement and judicial authorities to directly request (or temporarily secure) electronic data needed for investigating and prosecuting crime from ...

Cannabis is by far the most commonly used illicit drug (referred to as drug in this briefing) in the European Union (EU), where its distribution, cultivation, possession and use (consumption) are largely prohibited. The prohibition of drug-related activities other than those performed for medical or scientific purposes is the defining feature of the international drug control system. Set up by the United Nations (UN), this system is composed of three complementary conventions, to which all EU Member ...

Auf der Plenartagung im Juni wird das Parlament voraussichtlich über die im Trilog mit dem Rat erzielte Einigung über zwei Kommissionsvorschläge zur Überarbeitung des grenzüberschreitenden Zugangs zu elektronischen Beweismitteln in der EU abstimmen.