Trial Rights
The right to legal aid in criminal proceedings This recommendation seeks to improve the accessibility, quality and effectiveness of legal aid for suspects or accused persons in criminal and requested persons in ...
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Victims’ Rights
Strengthening victims’ rights in the EU The aim of this EU law is to ensure the mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters in order to strengthen victims’ rights in the EU. Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 ...
Recognition Pre-Trial and Confiscation
Pre-trial supervision – mutual recognition Decision 2009/829/JHA — pre-trial supervision (alternative to detention) It lets EU citizens awaiting trial in another EU country return home until their trial begins. Their ...
Recognition Sanctions
Convictions in other countries count in new criminal proceedings An EU country should attach equivalent weight to convictions handed down in other EU countries as to those handed down by its own courts. Council ...
Police Cooperation
Mutual assistance in criminal matters between EU countries Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the EU countries Council Act establishing the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters ...
Investigations Cooperation
Joint investigation teams Council Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA on joint investigation teams It sets out the rules for the setting up and functioning of joint investigation teams (JITs). The rationale is that ...
Exchange Information
A safer EU: police cooperation, and crisis management Regulation (EU) No 513/2014 sets out the rules for a European Union financing instrument which, as part of the Internal Security Fund (ISF), concerns police ...
Protecting Children
Fighting child sexual abuse Directive 2011/93/EU — combating sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography It aims at improving the protection of children from sexual abuse and exploitation. ...
Anti-Organised Crime
Fight against organised crime: offences linked to participation in a criminal organisation Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on the fight against organised crime It criminalises offences linked to participation ...
Criminal Co-op Institutions
European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) Regulation (EU) 2016/794 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) It sets up the rules for Europol, including a system by ...
Anti-Money Laundering
Combating money laundering by criminal law SUMMARY OF: Directive (EU) 2018/1673 on combating money laundering by criminal law It defines criminal offences and sanctions in the area of money laundering with a view to: ...
Anti-Terrorism
Fight against terrorism – definitions of terrorist crimes and support to victims Directive (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism.It aims to adapt EU law to fight terrorism in light of evolving terrorist threats and ...
Anti-Weapon
Controls on firearms purchases and possession Directive 91/477/EEC — the control of the acquisition and possession of weapons The ‘Firearms Directive’ sets out certain minimum conditions for the circulation of civil ...
Anti-Drugs
EU drugs strategy EU drugs strategy (2013–2020) It provides the political framework and priorities for EU action in the field of drug policies for the period 2013–2020. By means of an integrated, balanced and ...
Illegal Immigration Sanctions
Financial penalties on passenger carriers Directive 2001/51/EC supplementing Article 26 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement This directive aims to combat illegal immigration by harmonising the ...
Migration Systems
Immigration liaison officers’ network Regulation (EU) 2019/1240 — creation of a European network of immigration liaison officers EU migration policy aims to replace irregular and uncontrolled migration with migration ...
Returning Illegal Immigrants
Returning illegal immigrants — common standards and procedures Directive 2008/115/EC – common standards and procedures for returning illegally staying non-EU nationals It aims to ensure the EU has an effective and ...
Anti-Trafikking
Residence permit for victims of human trafficking Residence permits of temporary duration may be issued to non-EU nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or (optionally) the subject of an illegal ...
Refugee Crisis Aid
External EU action to address the refugee crisis Joint Communication — JOIN(2015) 40 final — Refugee crisis in Europe: the role of EU External Action — It describes the measures the EU is taking beyond its borders to ...
Asylum
Refugees and stateless persons — common standards for qualification Directive 2011/95/EU — common standards for the qualification and international protection of refugees and stateless persons It aims to: lay down ...
Post Trade Fin Services EU Guidance 2021
EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND CAPITAL MARKETS UNION Brussels, 14 July 2020 REV1 – replaces the notice dated 8 February 2018 NOTICE TO STAKEHOLDERS ...
Schengen System
The Schengen area and cooperation The Schengen area and cooperation are founded on the Schengen Agreement of 1985. The Schengen area represents a territory where the free movement of persons is guaranteed. The ...
Borders
European border surveillance system (Eurosur) To improve integrated border management and to prevent cross-border crime and illegal immigration, the European Union (EU) created the European border surveillance system ...
Visas
Visa Code This regulation establishes the procedures and conditions for issuing visas for short stays in and transit through the territories of EU countries. It also lists the non-EU countries whose nationals are ...
Atypical Acts
Unilateral acts Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Article 289 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union They describe the main unilateral acts of the European Union ...
International Agreements
International conventions and agreements of the EU SUMMARY OF: Article 216 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union They are treaties ...
Secondary Legislation
Secondary legislation SUMMARY OF: Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) The Lisbon Treaty revised the classification of EU legal acts. In the interests of simplification, it ...
Non-Written Sources
The non-written sources of European law: supplementary law Article 19 Treaty on European Union Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) describes the role and composition of the Court of Justice of the ...
Flexible Decision Makings
Flexibility in EU decision-making: passerelle clauses, brake clauses and accelerator clauses Article 48 of the Treaty on European Union INTRODUCTION The Treaty of Lisbon extends the ordinary legislative procedure and ...
EU Opinions
European Union opinions Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) Article 288 of the TFEU lists the 5 different types of legal acts EU institutions can adopt. These are: regulations, ...