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Legal Specialist, European Medicines Agency
The General Legal Affairs and Anti-Fraud Office within the Legal Department of the European Medicines Agency is looking for a passionate Legal Specialist to join its dynamic team of lawyers enabling the Agency to implement its mission of public health consistently with the applicable legislation.
Policy Analyst, Due Diligence Design
Due Diligence Design is recruiting a Policy Analyst to join our growing team.
Green light for EU law to boost judicial cooperation on terrorism cases
The EU Council gave its final green light Monday to a law to boost information sharing between states and Eurojust, allowing significant progress in the prosecution of terrorism offences.
EU ends transitional measures for Bulgaria, Romania
The EU Commission formally recognised 'important reforms' made by Bulgaria and Romania Friday, as it put an end to transitional measures introduced as part of their accession to the EU in 2007.
EU Commission closes Cooperation & Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Bulgaria and Romania - guide
The European Commission on 15 September formally closed the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Bulgaria and Romania.
Policy Advisor - criminology and criminal justice-migration-employment, Milieu
Milieu, an independent private sector consultancy, are looking to recruit a Policy Advisor - criminology and criminal justice / migration / employment.
Legal Officer, European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites is looking to recruit a Legal Officer.
July Infringements package: key decisions
In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against EU Member States for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. These decisions, covering various sectors and EU policy areas, aim to ensure the proper application of EU law for the benefit of citizens and businesses.
Amending the Victims' Rights Directive - guide
All the victims of crime across the European Union deserve support, says the European Commission, whose initiative aims to strengthen their rights across the European Union so that they receive support, access information, seek justice and obtain compensation.
EU rule of law report focus on judicial independence
Russia's war against Ukraine underlines the importance of European values, and the EU's 2023 Rule of Law Report published Thursday points to a number of challenges in some member states.
GDPR Procedural Regulation: stronger enforcement of the GDPR in cross-border cases - guide
The European Commission proposed on 4 July new rules to support the effectiveness and efficiency of enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in cross-border cases. The GDPR Procedural Regulation aims to streamline cooperation between data protection authorities (DPAs), by harmonising some aspects of their administrative procedures in cross-border cases.
Institutions reach deal on digitalising EU judicial systems
The EU Parliament and Council reached provisional agreement Wednesday on two EU laws that will digitalise the EU justice systems and make them more accessible and effective.
MEPs vote to protect journalists against intimidatory lawsuits
The EU Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee adopted its position Tuesday on long-awaited rules to address the growing number of lawsuits against journalists and media outlets.
Boost for cybersecurity in the EU institutions
The EU Parliament and Council reached political agreement Monday on a regulation aimed at ensuring a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.
EU rules on protection of consumers' collective interests enter into force
The EU's Representative Actions Directive, which enters into force Sunday, allows consumers from across the EU to claim their rights not only individually, but also through collective actions.
MEPs seek to curb use of spyware
Following a year-long investigation into the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware, the European Parliament outlined Thursday reforms deems necessary to curb spyware abuse.
EU cross-border crime investigations to speed up
New rules on the exchange of electronic evidence by law enforcement authorities, adopted Tuesday by the European Parliament, will make cross-border investigations more effective.
EU Justice Scoreboard highlights challenges to judicial independence
The Commission published its annual EU Justice Scoreboard Thursday, providing comparative data on the efficiency, quality, and independence of justice systems among the EU Member States.
2023 EU Justice Scoreboard - guide
The European Commission published on 8 June the 2023 EU Justice Scoreboard, which gives a comparative overview of the efficiency, quality and independence of justice systems in EU Member States. This is the eleventh edition, providing a long-term overview of how the situation in Member States has evolved in all three areas of effective justice.
New Unitary Patent system launches in EU
The Unitary Patent system launched in the EU on 1 June, with the aim of making it simpler and easier for companies to protect their innovations in Europe and capitalise on their intellectual property.