EU and CELAC leaders adopt declaration to deepen values-based partnership
At Santa Marta, EU and CELAC leaders adopted a joint declaration to deepen a values-based partnership, including a bi-regional Roadmap,…
Drug trafficking gang tackled in Germany and Serbia: ten arrests
With support from Eurojust, German and Serbian authorities have taken down a drug trafficking network operating from the Rhine-Main area…
Fighting organised crime: Eurojust signs cooperation with Latin American countries
Fighting the increasing threat of criminal activities globally, Eurojust has signed Working Arrangements with the Prosecution Services of Bolivia, Chile,…
EU Commissioner Johansson participates in the European conference on crime prevention
The European conference on crime prevention is a biennial event organized by the European Crime Prevention Network and funded by…
EU HRVP: Deepening EU-Latin America cooperation against organised crime and violence
On the other hand, as highlighted by the latest UN Global Study on Homicide, eight of the ten countries with the…
Europol warning on the criminal use of Bluetooth trackers
Based on the technological capabilities of Bluetooth trackers, and the information shared with Europol, it is confirmed that drug traffickers…
EMCDDA and Europol publish 2023 EU Drug Markets Analysis
Cannabis products are becoming increasingly potent and diverse, while collaboration between criminal groups is creating new security risks in Europe.…
Eurojust and Nigerian authorities unite against organized crime
Eurojust and the Attorney General of Nigeria, Mr Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, signed on 9 November a Working Arrangement to enable…
Norwegian satellites to detect illegal fishing
The Norwegian Government is launching a global ocean surveillance programme against fisheries crime. More than a third of the world’s…
Europol: Operations co-funded by the EU lead to 197 arrests in Spain
Europol has supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in 29 investigations, co-funded by EU financial mechanism. The operations, in…
EU HRVP Borrell: Why the events in Ecuador matter for the EU
Last week, Ecuador has been plunged into disarray with the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio one of the leading presidential candidates…
Netherlands: Senate approves UAE treaties against organised crime
Dutch Senate approved two bilateral treaties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today to address cross-border organised crime. The agreements…
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Ecuador: Signature of MoU for stronger bilateral relations with the EU
Today, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Foreign Minister of Ecuador Gustavo Manrique, signed in Brussels, in the presence of the…
Europol: Law enforcement casts net over 256 eel smugglers
A joint operation coordinated by Europol, involving law enforcement authorities across the globe, has dealt yet another major blow to…
Fighting crime: EU Commission welcomes agreement on better law enforcement access to financial data
The Commission welcomes today's political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council to provide law enforcement better and faster…
Antwerp: EU Commissioner Johansson to attend a ministerial meeting on the fight against organised crime
Commissioner Johansson will present the policy and the legislative achievements to strengthen a comprehensive response to organised crime in line with the EU…
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 justice ministers discuss cooperation regarding organized crime and international crimes in Ukraine
Brussels, 27 January 2023 On Friday 27 January, EU justice ministers met in Stockholm as...
EUCAP Sahel Mali: mandate extended until 31 January 2025
Brussels, 10 January 2023 The Council today adopted a decision extending the mandate of the...
Firearms: Updated rules to increase security and facilitate legal trade
Brussels, 27 October 2022 Today, the Commission is proposing to update EU rules on the...
Europol: Italian operation takes down criminal group linked to ‘Ndrangheta
The Hague, 6 October 2022 Today, some three hundred police officers carried out coordinated raids...
Qatar and Europol sign arrangement to combat cross-border organised crime
The Hague, 5 October 2022 On 5 October 2022, the Ministry of Interior of the...
Environment MEPs: All illegal trade in wildlife should be eliminated by 2025
Brussels, 8 September 2022 To better protect endangered species, MEPs call for increased efforts ahead...
Europol: Travelling gang dismantled after robberies in France and Spain
The Hague, 5 August 2022 Law enforcement authorities in Spain, France and Chile, supported by...
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...
Cashpoint explosions: 13 members of Dutch gang arrested for €1.3m damage
The Hague, 29 June 2022 The German authorities, together with their Dutch and Belgian counterparts,...
Europol: EU Commission welcomes reinforced mandate
Brussels, 28 June 2022 Today, the EU agency for law enforcement cooperation (Europol) marks the...
Eurojust: Over €4m seized from Italian organised crime
The Hague, 28 June 2022 Supported by Eurojust, authorities in Italy, Romania, Bulgaria and Switzerland...
Eurojust: Rapid assistance provided for arrest of Swedish murder suspect in Spain
The Hague, 12 July 2021 Eurojust has ensured rapid judicial cooperation between the Swedish and...
EU Council sets out 10 priorities in fight against organised crime
The Council today adopted conclusions setting the 2022-2025 EU priorities for the fight against serious...
Firearms: EU Commission requires more thorough checks for licences to stop attempts to circumvent refusals
The Commission adopted today new rules on the systematic exchange of information between Member States on refusals...