This news item provides an update on relevant rule-of-law developments in Hungary that have implications for Union law, particularly with regard to the protection of the EU's
financial interests. The reporting period is from 1 January to mid-August 2026. The period is characterised by the landslide victory of Péter Magyar's Tisza party [...]
GINGER – Governance and INnovation for Generating Education and Regularity in EU agricultural funds – is a 24-month project co-funded by the European Union under the Union
Anti-Fraud Programme (EUAF-2025-TRAI-02) and coordinated by UnitelmaSapienza University of Rome. [...]
This news item summarises by Q&A the main features of the new EU Directive on combatting corruption. The Directive was published in the Official Journal of 11 May 2026. Member
States have 24 months to comply with the obligations from the Directive. [...]
The function of the Controller of procedural guarantees was established in 2020 to ensure that the effectiveness in investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office
(OLAF) does not come at the expense of fundamental rights and procedural guarantees. [...]
On 10 June 2026, the General Court of the EU delivered its judgment in Case T-99/25, European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) v European Court of Auditors. The case concerned
the question whether EU institutions may rely on unresolved immunity issues and confidentiality rules to prevent the EPPO from gathering evidence in the context of [...]
On 4 June 2026, the ECJ ruled in Case C-326/25 (CY v 03 Rayonno upravlenie na SDVR) on the scope of Regulation 2018/1862 concerning alerts in the Schengen Information System
(SIS) for objects sought for seizure or use as evidence in criminal proceedings. For the new legal framwork on the SIS →eucrim 4/2018, 192-193. [...]
On 30 April 2026, the ECJ delivered its judgment in Case C-748/24 (Kotaňák) concerning the presumption of innocence under Directive 2016/343. The case raised the question
of how far an appellate criminal court may go, at a preliminary stage of proceedings, when assessing incriminating evidence, and whether its findings may bind the [...]
At the end of June 2026, the College of Eurojust extended the mandate of its Administrative Director, Vincent Jamin, for a further four-year term. The extension comes at a
crucial time, as the revision of the Eurojust Regulation is underway. [...]
On 29 January 2026, the ECJ delivered its judgment in Case C-562/24 (Munik) concerning the mutual recognition and execution of confiscation orders under Framework Decision
2006/783/JHA. The case clarified when the rights of a mortgage creditor may prevent the execution of a confiscation order issued in another Member State, in particular [...]
Eurojust has been hosted by the Netherlands since the beginning of its operations in 2003, with its seat located in The Hague. Over the years, cooperation with third countries
has become an increasingly important element of Eurojust’s work. Since 2020, approximately 20% of newly registered Eurojust cases each year have involved a third [...]