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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European Conference in Málaga: Dual Use Technologies 2022 – Cyber Security and Digital Applications in Defence
The European Commission and IDEA (the Agency of Innovation and Development of Andalusia) bring together, in a joint ENDR event, a wide range of participants from defence/security-related businesses, national and European authorities, knowledge institutions and cluster organisations. This fully on-site international event is focused on cybersecurity and cyber defence as well as other digital technologies […]
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Key Narratives in Pro-Kremlin Disinformation: ‘The Hahaganda’
A defining feature of pro-Kremlin disinformation is its repetitiveness. For all the outrageous claims they make, pro-Kremlin outlets often sound like a broken record sticking to just a handful of basic messages for domestic and international audiences. This is not by accident or oversight, it is by design: repetition makes lies sound more believable. Pro-Kremlin […]
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Europol: Cryptocurrencies key to tackling organised crime
The 6th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies – a two-day gathering of thousands of crypto specialists and financial investigators from law enforcement, regulators and the private sector – came to an end at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands. As cryptocurrency use expands into practically every country and sector, so does its […]
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European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative
European Union Partner-to-Partner Programme on export control of dual-use goods in Southeast Asia – EU CBRN CoE Project 90 From August 30 to September 2, 2022, the EU P2P Export Control Partnership Programme for Dual-use Goods in the Southeast Asia (SEA) region (EU P2P Project 90) in partnership with the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear […]
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EU opens new Office in San Francisco to reinforce its Digital Diplomacy
The European Union opens its new office in San Francisco, California, a global centre for digital technology and innovation. The office will reinforce the EU’s cooperation with the United States on digital diplomacy and strengthen the EU’s capacity to reach out to key public and private stakeholders, including policy makers, the business community, and civil […]
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EU foreign ministers agree to suspend visa facilitation agreement
On 30 and 31 August 2022, Prague hosted an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers known as a Gymnich. The ministers primarily discussed two topics, namely the EU’s relations with Africa and the Russian aggression against Ukraine. The main outcome of the meeting was agreement among the Member States to suspend the visa facilitation agreement. […]
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