European Union’s new Cybersecurity Strategy

1. Background Cybersecurity is at the forefront of the European Union (“EU”)’s efforts to build a resilient, green and digital Europe. In this respect, on December 16, 2020, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign… Read moreEuropean Union’s new Cybersecurity Strategy

RLWeek February 1-7, 2021: Recognition guide of situations of high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing. Amendments to the Administrative Code. Methodological norms regarding the secondment of employees within the provision of transnational services on the Romanian territory.

Recognition guide of situations of high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing. Draft. On Friday, February 5, 2021, the National Office for the Prevention and Combating of Money Laundering has launched for public debate the draft Guide on the… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> February 1-7, 2021: Recognition guide of situations of high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing. Amendments to the Administrative Code. Methodological norms regarding the secondment of employees within the provision of transnational services on the Romanian territory.

Updates of The Romanian Criminal Procedure Law – The procedural safeguard of children

1. Background Given the importance of human rights in general and children rights in particular, the European Union (the “EU”) has considered that the international treaties do not offer an adequate level of protection of minors during criminal trials, and… Read moreUpdates of The Romanian Criminal Procedure Law – The procedural safeguard of children

New EU rules speed up confiscation and freezing of criminal assets

On the 19 December 2020 EU Regulation 2018/1805 on the mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders went into force, applying to all freezing and confiscation certificates and representing the first mutually recognised regulation for criminal matters in the EU…. Read moreNew EU rules speed up confiscation and freezing of criminal assets

RLWeek January 24 – 31, 2021: EU recommendation on removing the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU. Code of conduct applicable to members of the European Court of Auditors. Project to change the electronic monitoring via reporting. Amendment to the Framework Loan Agreement between Romania and the Council of Europe Development Bank

EU recommendation on removing the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU Recommendation no. 89/2021 amending Recommendation (EU) 2020/912 on the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU and the possible removal of this restriction is published in… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> January 24 – 31, 2021: EU recommendation on removing the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU. Code of conduct applicable to members of the European Court of Auditors. Project to change the electronic monitoring via reporting. Amendment to the Framework Loan Agreement between Romania and the Council of Europe Development Bank

Loading NIS Directive 2.0 for higher cybersecurity protection

1. Introduction In the last years, cybersecurity has become one of the European Commission’s critical priorities. Given that the landscape of threats has significantly expanded, it comes as no surprise that the Commission has proposed a revised version (the “Proposal”)… Read moreLoading NIS Directive 2.0 for higher cybersecurity protection

RLWeek January 4-10, 2021: Entry into force of the Agreement on Civil Aviation Security between the EU and China. The implementation of the intelligent transport systems. Establishing the institutional framework and the necessary measures to set up the national access point. Law no. 2/2021 on some measures to prevent and combat anti-Gypsyism

Entry into force of the Agreement on Civil Aviation Security between the EU and China The Official Journal of the European Union no. 3 of 7 January 2021 published the Report on the entry into force of the Agreement on… Read more<strong>RLWeek</strong> January 4-10, 2021: Entry into force of the Agreement on Civil Aviation Security between the EU and China. The implementation of the intelligent transport systems. Establishing the institutional framework and the necessary measures to set up the national access point. Law no. 2/2021 on some measures to prevent and combat anti-Gypsyism