European arrest warrant. European implementation assessment

On 6 November 2019, the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) requested authorisation to draw up an own initiative implementation report on the Council Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (FD EAW, 2002/584/JHA). The Conference of Committee Chairs gave its authorisation on 26 November. This triggered the automatic production of a European implementation assessment by the Ex-Post Evaluation Unit of the Directorate for Impact Assessment and European Added Value, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services (EPRS).This study is the second of two publications produced in this context. It presents conclusions on the implementation of the FD EAW and recommendations as to how to address the shortcomings identified, as per the request of the rapporteur. Both publications are intended to contribute to the Parliament's discussions on this topic, improving understanding of the subject, and ultimately feeding into the implementation report.