Fighting organised crime and terrorism: EU and Brazil sign agreement (updated)
The agreement will guarantee a high level of protection of fundamental rights, including through strong data protection safeguards. Brazil is…
Europol: Financial institutions and law enforcement enhance their cooperation
Europol and its private partners in the financial sector have issued the EFIPPP Practical Guide for Operational Cooperation between Investigative…
EU Council renews the EU Terrorist List and related humanitarian exceptions
There are currently 14 persons and 22 groups and entities subject to the restrictive measures in force, which consist of…
Europol: Violent human traffickers halted in Germany and Hungary
A German Criminal Inspectorate and the Hungarian National Bureau of Investigation, supported by Europol, have dismantled a criminal network involved…
Europe’s Most Wanted website hint: Polish fugitive arrested in the Netherlands
One of Europe’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in the Netherlands following a direct tip submitted via the EU Most…
Europol: 7.2 tonnes of cocaine and €6 million seized in large drug sting
The Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil), supported by Europol, has dismantled a large-scale drug trafficking network in an investigation involving…
Eurojust supports German and Dutch police to stop violent gang war: 23 arrested
Eurojust has supported the German and Dutch authorities in stopping a series of severe retaliatory attacks between criminals using explosives…
Fighting terrorism and extremism: EU Council reinforces external-internal links
Today, the EU Council approved conclusions aimed at enhancing efforts to address terrorism and violent extremism. Together with the Council…
Trade and transit of firearms: EU Council enhances traceability
The revised regulation will enhance the traceability of firearms for civilian use, by harmonising procedures across the EU and improving…
EP Think Tank: The new EU law on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing
A proposal on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist…
Bridging the gap: Supporting cross-border access to electronic evidence
In a rapidly changing online environment, law enforcement and judicial authorities need support to cope with the complexity and volume…
The Niinistö report on strengthening Europe’s civil and military preparedness
Sauli Niinistö, former President of Finland and Special Adviser to EU Commission President von der Leyen, and EU High Representative…
EU Integrated Resolve 2024: EU concludes wide crisis response exercise
Over the past 6 months, the EU has planned and tested its overall preparedness and capacity to manage complex crises.…
First EU progress report on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life
Today, the EU Commission has published its first progress report on the 2021-2030 EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life. The…
Main results of the EU Home Affairs Council on 10 October 2024
EU Ministers of home affairs met in Luxembourg to discuss how to improve the EU's return system. Also on the…
OECD survey calls for stronger consumer protection online
Nine out of ten consumers have been affected by “dark commercial patterns” - manipulative online design tactics such as countdown…
Floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina: EU sends search and rescue teams
Following a request for assistance from Bosnia and Herzegovina on 5 October, the EU has deployed search and rescue teams…
Internal EU border controls and their impact on Schengen: EU Commissioner Johansson
"Internal border controls must remain temporary, proportionate, and used as a measure of last resort—only in the face of a…
Background on the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg
Home affairs ministers attempt to reach agreement on a draft regulation to protect children from sexual abuse online. They will…
Measures to eliminate international terrorism – EU statement at the 6th UNGA Committee
New York City, 2 October 2024 Statement on behalf of the European Union and its...
7th Cybersecurity Forum: EU agencies focus on power grids cybersecurity
The conference was held in Brussels and brought together nearly 200 participants, featuring senior experts from the European Commission, the…
Global Counterterrorism Forum: Speech by EU HR Josep Borrell at Ministerial Meeting
"This meeting is particularly important because the threat of terrorism is increasing nowhere as rapidly as it is doing on the African continent. One thing…
Venezuela: EU Parliament recognises Edmundo González as President
In their resolution, the MEPs recognise Edmundo González Urrutia as the country’s legitimate and democratically elected president, and María Corina…
EuroMed Justice Project to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling
A 5-day course enhanced law enforcement’s and judicial authorities technical capacities in addressing transnational organized human trafficking and migrant smuggling…
How do economic recessions influence illicit drug use? – EU Drugs Agency
In its latest report, the EU Drugs Agency (EUDA) sheds light on how economic downturns can impact the use of…
Foreign and security policy: EU Commissioner Várhelyi on EU candidate countries
"Today, peace, prosperity, and stability, which the EU represents, are not granted. We all need to work for it. The…
Exchange of prisoners: Statements by Türkiye, USA, Germany, EU, and Russia (updated)
The most extensive prisoner exchange operation of recent times took place in Ankara today (1 August), involving a total of…
FinCEN proposes rule to modernize financial institutions’ AML/CFT programs
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a proposed rule to strengthen and modernize financial institutions’ anti-money…
Protecting the critical infrastructure: EU Council recommends blueprint
The EU Critical Infrastructure Blueprint shall promote shared situational awareness of the origin and consequences of an incident, to reinforce…
U.S. State Department designates “Nordic Resistance Movement” als global terrorists
The United States remains deeply concerned about the racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist (REMVE) threat worldwide and is committed…
Terrorist communications and propaganda: Major takedown of critical online infrastructure
Judicial and law enforcement authorities across Europe and in the United States have dismantled critical online infrastructure in a large-scale…
EVP Jourová, EU Commissioners Johansson and Lenarčič attend EU Justice and Home Affairs Council
On Thursday and Friday, Vice-President Věra Jourová and Commissioners Ylva Johansson and Janez Lenarčič will attend the Justice and Home Affairs Council, in Luxembourg.
EU Conference explores measures strengthening EU resilience against crises
The need for improved crisis management has arisen due to major, complex cross-border threats in the past years. These include…
Fighting foreign interference to protect our democracy
“We need to protect this election process and the European public debate from malign foreign actors, who want Europe to…
Eurojust continues to champion the EU’s judicial response to the war in Ukraine
Spearheading the European Union’s judicial response to the war in Ukraine, and digitalising criminal justice, were at the heart of…
Fight against corruption: EU Commission to fund projects in Europe and abroad
The European Commission made €3 million available under the Internal Security Fund (ISF) for projects strengthening the prevention of and…
Security Union: EU Commission reports on overall progress
The EU Commission report takes stock of progress and achievements in five key areas: protecting the EU's physical and digital…
EU Commission background on new anti-money laundering framework
New European anti-money-laundering rules will change the EU’s financial crime prevention landscape for good. But what will change in practice?
Festnahmen: Agententätigkeit und Mitgliedschaft in Terror-Vereinigung „Volksrepublik Donezk“
Die Bundesanwaltschaft hat am 17. April 2024 aufgrund von Haftbefehlen des Ermittlungsrichters des Bundesgerichtshofs vom 9. und 11. April 2024…
Eurojust assists with taking down of drug trafficking ring in Greece
Ten suspects were arrested in Serbia, Greece and Spain for the murders, which took place in 2020. Eurojust also supported…
New political advertising rules come into effect in the EU
New EU rules establishing common standards for transparency and targeting of political advertising come into effect today, allowing citizens to…
Sweden: National strategy against violent extremism and terrorism
The strategy is divided into four areas: Prevent, Avert, Protect and Manage. These areas encompass the actors in society that…
UK: New sanctions on persons linked to Hamas-supporting media network
The UK Government has announced a full asset freeze against two individuals suspected of providing financial support for Gaza Now…
Switzerland stands firm on nuclear weapons treaty direction
On the basis of a new comprehensive reassessment, the Federal Council decided at its meeting on 27 March 2024, that…
DSA: EU Commission issues guidelines for election security
Today, the Commission has published guidelines on recommended measures to Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines to mitigate systemic…
ISIL(Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda: EU Council adds a person and an entity to its autonomous list of sanctions
The Council decided today to add Mohamed Ibrahim al-Shafi’i Al-Salem, also known as Aba Al-Sahraoui, and Katiba Macina to the EU autonomous list…
EU provides €600m to strengthen rescEU firefighting fleet
The announcement comes as Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, participated in Zagreb today in the signature ceremony of the agreement between…
Finland: Residence permit processing time reduced by half
The development measures of the employment and economic development services (TE services), the Finnish Immigration Service and the Ministry of…
77,755 asylum applications in December 2023
In December 2023, 77 755 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, a 3% decrease compared…
Speech by EU Commission President von der Leyen at the Nuclear Energy Summit
Innovation in nuclear technologies is a very dynamic space, particularly for nuclear power technologies such as Small Modular Reactors, or…