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…
Surrogacy, forced marriage, illegal adoption: EU Council steps up fight against human trafficking
Using illegal trafficking services will become a criminal offence that is punishable by effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties. The new…
Europol: 13 victims of human trafficking safeguarded in Spain
Europol has supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and the Polish Border Guard (Straż Graniczna) in an operation targeting…
FinCEN on use of virtual currencies for online child sex exploitation and human trafficking
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis (FTA) today reflecting an increase in…
EU Commission welcomes breakthrough political agreement on stronger rules to fight trafficking in human beings
Every year over 7000 people become victims of human trafficking in the EU. The actual number is likely to be…
EU lawmakers strike deal to strengthen fight against human trafficking
Today the Belgian presidency of the Council and representatives of the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement to add forced…
Trafficking in human beings: MEPs ready to negotiate new EU rules
The European Parliament wants to include new crimes like forced marriage, illegal adoption and surrogacy for reproductive exploitation. The MEPs…
EU Parliament: Surrogacy only criminalised in the context of trafficking under new proposals
The proposal is very clear and legally sound - this is not about criminalising surrogacy but about including surrogacy in…
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ECR Group Co-Chairman Procaccini: “The EU must put nation states back at the centre.”
On Wednesday, Commission President von der Leyen will give her final State of the Union address in the European Parliament…
Malawi: Truck drivers learn about risks of human trafficking
Malawi is located at the crossroads of several significant flows of people fleeing conflict, instability, and poverty in Central Africa…
UN: Victims Voices’ silencing terrorism
What we witnessed, particularly the girls among us, was truly horrific,” says Iman Abdullah, 22, from Sinjar, Iraq, a Yazidi…
Eurojust supports Romania and UK in action against human traffickers
Eurojust and Europol have supported authorities in Romania and the United Kingdom (UK) in an operation against the trafficking of…
UN calls for urgent action against human trafficking
Global crises, conflicts, and the climate emergency are escalating trafficking risks, the UN warned on Sunday, the World Day against…
Europol: Syrian gang leader arrested with 14 other suspects in Spain
The criminal network, led by a Syrian suspect, benefited from a widespread infrastructure in the countries along the route, mainly…
Human trafficking prosecutors aim at increasing judicial cooperation – Eurojust
It is recognised that the numbers of prosecutions and convictions are still low due to different challenges discussed among the…
Fighting human trafficking: EU Council agrees position for stronger rules
The Council agreed that member states must make it a criminal offence if a person intentionally uses the service provided…
Agenda highlights: Justice and Home Affairs Council, 8-9 June 2023
When it comes to Schengen, the European free travel area, the Schengen Council will discuss the overall state of the Schengen…
Europol: 1 426 potential victims identified in global operation against human trafficking
The joint actions involved a wide range of law enforcement authorities including police, immigration and border control agencies, transport police,…
UK and Romania sign joint action plan to fight human trafficking
London, 18 May 2023 Potential victims of exploitation will be better protected under a new...
Eurojust: Crackdown on human trafficking OCG in Romania and Ireland
The Hague, 26 April 2023 Supported by Eurojust, judicial and law enforcement authorities in Romania...
EU Council: Swedish Presidency held conference on human trafficking
Brussels, 4 April 2023 Human trafficking for sexual purposes has increased in Europe in the...
First forensic sprint at Europol to speed up human trafficking investigations
The Hague, 30 March 2023 Set up in the framework of Operational Taskforce Lotus, the...
910 potential victims of human trafficking identified across Europe
The Hague, 6 December 2022 A total of 636 suspects were arrested in October during...
Dismantling human trafficking: Eurojust assists Hungary and Switzerland
The Hague, 28 November 2022 Supported by Eurojust and Europol, judicial and law enforcement authorities...
Balkan route trafficking: 382 arrests during joint actions
Brussels, 4 November 2022 28 European countries join forces to target drug and firearms trafficking,...
EU policies to combat human trafficking
Brussels, 18 October 2022 Trafficking in human beings is a serious and evolving crime, which brings...
EU authorities target labour exploitation in the fields
The Hague, 14 October 2022 874 workers affected by labour violation or exploitation were identified...
You could bring them down: Europol supports the 2022 EU Most Wanted campaign
The Hague, 28 September 2022 Europol and ENFAST launch the 2022 EU Most Wanted campaign....
Europol: Kingpins of sexual exploitation gang arrested in Berlin
The Hague, 27 September 2022 Tricked into a fake business deal, the victims found themselves...
Fighting organised crime: EMPACT reports on 31,000 arrests between 2018 and 2021
Brussels, 15 July 2022 The European multi-disciplinary platform against criminal threats (EMPACT) closed its 2018-2021...
Labour infringement: 514 employers identified in EU-wide action – Europol
The Hague, 14 July 2022 An EU-wide coordinated action week targeting human trafficking for labour...
Europol: EU-wide hackathon to prevent exploitation of Ukrainian refugees
The Hague, 23 June 2022 14 EU Member States joined forces during a joint action...
Eurojust assists in dismantling human trafficking OCG
The Hague, 14 June 2022 With support from Eurojust, authorities in Romania and the United...
Human trafficking, pimping, and blackmail: Crackdown on a criminal network – Eurojust
The Hague, 10 March 2022 With the active support of Eurojust, a simultaneous operation led...
Europol: Human traffickers grounded in 29-country sweep of airports and roads
26 November 2021 Action days yield further arrests for money laundering, modern slavery, and other...
Fight against human trafficking: High-level meeting of the UN General Assembly
Yesterday evening, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, spoke on behalf of the EU and Member...
Sweden to intervene in case before ECHR on French law banning sexual purchases
There are currently several cases before the European Court of Human Rights against the French...
How the EU Commission wants to combat human trafficking, break criminal businesses and protect victims
The Commission is presenting today a new Strategy on Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings (2021-2025), focusing on...