On 2 March, the Commission proposed a pilot project to strengthen the exchange of information between Europol and Colombia to investigate and bring criminals to justice and to dismantle organised criminal structures that are behind the production and trafficking of drugs. The pilot project, which will be defined by a group of Member States, will […]
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European Parliament Fisheries Committee will evaluate how Ecuador fights against illegal fishing
A delegation from the EP Fisheries Committee will visit ports and factories in Ecuador and meet with industry representatives and national authorities from February 22-24. Seven MEPs led by committee chair Pierre Karleskind (Renew, France) will travel to Ecuador to examine its fisheries sector and international commitments to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, which […]
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Commission takes action to protect people from the risk of online radicalisation
The Commission has decided to send letters of formal notice to 22 Member States – Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Finland and Sweden for failing to comply with certain obligations from the Regulation on the dissemination of terrorist content online, such as: the […]
Read MoreCommission takes action to protect people from the risk of online radicalisation
The Commission has decided today to send letters of formal notice to 22 Member States – Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Finland and Sweden for failing to comply with certain obligations from the Regulation on the dissemination of terrorist content online, such as: the […]
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Europol 2022: Another year Making Europe Safer
2022 was a year marked by sudden, unexpected events, from continuing to deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic to geopolitical and economic turmoil. As the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, Europol supports EU Member States in preventing and combating all forms of serious international and organised crime, cybercrime and terrorism. Of the […]
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Eurojust enables hearing in judicial investigation of Qatar-based owner of Málaga football club
Eurojust has enabled the formal hearing of the Qatar-based owner of the professional football club Málaga CF and three of his sons, as part of a Spanish judicial investigation. The Agency proved to be the essential link to set up contacts between the authorities in Spain and Qatar, exchange rogatory letters and organise a video […]
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32 arrests in series of actions against the Italian mafia in Spain
Last week, 32 suspects tied to the Italian ‘Ndrangheta were arrested in Spain for their involvement in large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering. This operation was enabled by the deployment of some 500 law enforcement officers on the ground, including special intervention teams, canine units, helicopters and drones. This sting follows a complex investigation initiated […]
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One of Europe’s biggest money launderers arrested in Spain
Linked to the Kinahan clan, the suspect is believed to have laundered EUR 200 million in just over one year One of Europe’s biggest money launderers was arrested on 12 September in Malaga, Spain, as a result of an international law enforcement operation led by the Spanish Guardia Civil. Two of his associates were also […]
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Spanish authorities break into narco bank
A massive international organised crime ring has been broken up in a joint operation between the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) and the German Criminal Bureau (Landeskriminalamt) of Hamburg. The disrupted criminal network provided financial services to various criminal organisations mainly linked to drug trafficking. During an action day in May 2022, law enforcement conducted […]
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