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You want to know more about the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)? There is a new website eppo-lex.eu, which has been set up as a private initiative. It is intended to make available different types of legal documents concerning the EPPO and to help the user find the way through the complex legal framework for the operation of the EPPO.

On 08 June 2022 the European Commission the Guidelines on Extradition to Third States. They can be found in all languages on the following link EUR-Lex - 52022XC0608(01) - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu)

On 2nd and 3rd June 2022 EJN Regional meeting took place, in Riga, Latvia, organised by the Latvian contact points of the EJN. To the meeting participated EJN contact points from Estonia, Finland, Lithuania and Sweden, National contact points from Latvia, more than 10 regional judges, 2 representatives from the General Prosecutor Office and 2 State police.

The CJEU delivered a new EAW judgment, interpreting Article 23 of the EAW Framework Decision and the concept of “force majeure” concerning delayed execution of EAW.

On 31 March 2022, the 21st Tool Correspondents meeting of the European Judicial Network (EJN), under the French Presidency of the EJN, took place in The Hague, preceded by an on-the-spot training for newly appointed Tool Correspondents on 30 March 2022.

The European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) is honoured to invite judges of the European Union to judges@europe, a forum built upon the Council Conclusions “Boosting Training of Justice Professionals” of 8 March 2021 calling the European Commission to support the existing European networks to promote and enhance the dialogue among judges.

On the 24th of February, the EJN met in the context of the 43rd EJN Regular meeting under the French Presidency of the Council of the EU. The meeting was organized in a hybrid format and gathered approximately 50 participants from EU Member States, Candidate Countries and EJN Associate countries.

On 11 February 2022, Mr. Thomas Lamiroy, Federal Magistrate and Mr. Kris Van Opdenbosch of Federal Service Justice, EJN Contact Points for Belgium, held a meeting with Mr. Jumpon Phansumrit, Director General of the International Affairs Department of the Office of the Attorney General of Thailand, EJN Contact Point for Thailand, and his Thai staff.

On 16 December 2021 the CJEU delivered a judgment in the case C-724/19 providing the interpretation of Article 2 (c)(i), Article 6 and Article 9(1) and (3) the EIO Directive.

Focus: Protection of the EU's Financial Interests in the Current Multiannual Financial Framework

EJN is cooperating with Confederation of European Probation with regard to the Framework Decisions on probation measures and alternative sanctions (2008/947/JHA) and on Supervision Order (2009/829/JHA).

Europol, Eurojust and the European Judicial Network publish today the third annual edition of the SIRIUS European Union Digital Evidence Situation Report. This year, the report goes beyond a comprehensive status update by including an assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the access of EU authorities to electronic evidence held by foreign-based online service providers (OSPs) in 2020.

On 11 November 2021 the CJEU rendered a judgment in the case C-852/19 which is the second time the court provides the interpretation of the Directive 2014/41/EU on the European Investigation Order (EIO) in the criminal proceedings against Ivan Gavanozov.

On 16 November 2021, the CJEU, delivered judgment on case C-479/21 Governor of Cloverhill Prison and Others, concluding that the provisions in the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement concerning the European arrest warrant/surrender regime with respect to the UK and the provision in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK concerning the new surrender mechanism are binding on Ireland.