Europol and Eurojust support disruption of multi-million euro voice-phishing gang
Czech and Ukrainian police have disrupted, with the support of Europol and Eurojust, a prolific phishing gang believed to have…
Sweden: Inquiry proposes new act on anonymous witness testimony
The Inquiry on anonymous witness testimony has presented its interim report to Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer. In its report,…
Fighting organised crime and drug-trafficking: EU Commission sets out new priorities
The European Commission has adopted an EU Roadmap to step up the fight against drug trafficking and criminal networks, building on the…
Another European blow against the ‘Ndrangheta criminal organisation: 34 arrests
Eurojust and Europol have supported the competent authorities in Italy, Germany and Austria in a new operation against the ‘Ndrangheta…
Europol: 43 members of Italian organised crime arrested
43 members of the criminal network ‘Ndrangheta were arrested in the early hours of 27 June in a joint operation…
France/Netherlands: Criminal EncroChat communication dismantled, over 6500 arrests and close to €900m seized
The dismantling of the encrypted communications tool EncroChat, widely used by organised crime groups (OCGs), has so far led to 6…
Eurojust helps dismantle network that smuggled hundreds of migrants to Germany
7 June 2023|PRESS RELEASE Eurojust and Europol have assisted judicial and law enforcement authorities in...
33 arrests in action against globally active money laundering network
31 May 2023 Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy and Spain have carried out...
Large-scale food fraud and tax evasion: Crackdown on a Lithuanian criminal network
Supported by Eurojust and Europol, judicial and law enforcement authorities in Lithuania, Estonia, France and Germany have dismantled a Lithuanian…
Europol: 132 ‘Ndrangheta mafia members arrested during an action day executed by 10 countries
The Hague, 3 May 2023 European police and judicial authorities execute largest-ever coordinated hit against...
Online press conferences on major action against organised crime
The Hague, 3 May 2023 Dear media representatives, A major joint action against organised crime...
Dismantling human trafficking network: Eurojust assists Czechia and Finland
25 April 2023 Supported by Eurojust and Europol, judicial and law enforcement authorities in the...
Trafficking of doping substances: Europol action in Romania and Moldova
30 March 2023 With the support of Eurojust and Europol, the Romanian and Moldovan authorities...
EU Commissioner Johansson in Stockholm to attend the meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol
Brussels, 24 March 2023 On Monday 27 March, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, will attend...
Eurojust supports operation against cryptocurrency fraud in Romania and Moldova
The Hague, 2 March 2023 Eurojust has assisted the Romanian and Moldovan authorities with dismantling...
New strike against encrypted criminal communications: Exclu dismantled
6 February 2023 Judicial and law enforcement authorities in the Netherlands and Germany have dealt...
EU Commissioner Johansson visits the port of Antwerp to discuss the fight against drug trafficking
Brussels, 6 February 2023 Tomorrow, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, will travel to Antwerp for an...
EU Presidency: First informal ministerial meeting in Sweden
Stockholm, 25 January 2023 On 26–27 January, Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer and Minister for...
Europol: Authorities take substances worth over €40m off the market
The Hague, 19 December 2022 Over 10.5 million medicinal products seized, 349 suspects arrested or...
Europol-coordinated operation shuts down websites offering counterfeit goods and pirated content
The Hague, 28 November 2022 12 526 websites taken down and 127 365 counterfeit products...
Fraudulent software: Action against car thief group in France – Eurojust
14 October 2022 Supported by Eurojust and Europol, French authorities, in collaboration with Latvia and...
Europol supports Spanish authorities in taking down Europe’s biggest narco bank
The Hague, 14 October 2022 The criminals are believed to have laundered over EUR 300...
Europol: Spanish authorities break into narco bank
The Hague, 12 September 2022 Over EUR 4 million in cash seized from criminal network...
EU Commission reinforces fight against corruption inside and outside the EU
Brussels, 9 December 2021 On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, the Commission recalls the...
Western Balkans: EP Report on cooperation on the fight against organised crime
REPORT on cooperation on the fight against organised crime in the Western Balkans EP Committee...
7 arrested in Malta on suspicion of illegal money transfers – Europol
Europol has supported the Maltese Authorities in investigating an organised crime group suspected of having...
Over 150 arrests in 3-day operation against organised property crime – Europol
VISIT WEBSITE Criminals left empty-handed after thousands of vehicles checked and premises searched across 17...
MEPs on Western Balkans: Organised crime a major obstacle to region’s development
Need to eradicate political and administrative links to organised crime Responsible authorities should open the...
Armenia and Europol sign agreement to combat cross-border serious organised crime
On 16 September, Europol and Armenia signed a strategic cooperation agreement to expand cooperation to...
Over 100 arrests in crackdown against Albanian clan running industrial cannabis operation in Spain
An organised criminal network composed mainly of Albanian-speaking criminals, suspected of illegally trafficking drugs, has...
EP DRAFT REPORT on the impact of organised crime on own resources of the EU and on the misuse of EU funds
DRAFT REPORT on the impact of organised crime on own resources of the EU and...
The EU’s fight against organised crime – updated EU Council background
Overview Timeline – EU’s fight against organised crime Organised crime is a major threat to...
EP Study – The Impact of Organised Crime on the EU’s Financial Interests
This analytical study, requested by the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control, examines the impact...
Europol support: Polish Border Guard arrest 16 after discovery of illegal cigarette factory
Europol has assisted the Polish authorities in dismantling an organised crime group involved in the...
EP DRAFT REPORT on the impact of organised crime on own resources of the EU and on the misuse of EU funds with a particular focus on shared management from an auditing and control perspective
DRAFT REPORT on the impact of organised crime on own resources of the EU and...
EP DRAFT OPINION on the impact of organised crime on own resources of the EU and on the misuse of EU funds with a particular focus on shared management from an auditing and control perspective
DRAFT OPINION on the impact of organised crime on own resources of the EU and...
Europol: Fake perfumes assembly site dismantled in Italy
Criminal network was importing counterfeit goods from EU-neighbouring countries for distribution on the Italian and...
Have your say: Crime must not pay – Blog post by EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson
21 June 2021 Imagine you just took out cash from a bank machine – 100...
Organised Crime: Six arrested for armed robberies of jewellery shops across Europe – Europol
An organised crime group behind a sting of violent armed robberies committed across Europe has...
Eurojust: Convictions in UK for Slovak gang behind modern slavery case
Five members of a Slovak organised crime group (OCG) have been sentenced in the United...
Fake saffron: Europol uncovers a multi-million euros trafficking scheme with spice worth its weight in gold
A Spanish company was using a complex scheme to launder the criminal profits by simulating...
From close cooperation to permanent police partnerships: have your say! Blog post by Ylva Johansson
Law enforcement in Europe joins forces across borders to fight crime. To keep one step...
Lena Düpont (EVP/CDU) zum Vorschlag der EU-Kommission im Kampf gegen organisierte Kriminalität und Menschenhandel
Die EU-Kommission hat heute Strategien zur Bekämpfung der organisierten Kriminalität und des Menschenschmuggel vorgestellt. Dazu erklärt Lena Düpont...
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...
Organised crime: EU Commission presents strategy for modern response to hi-tech criminal networks
The EU Commission has started a new debate: How to tackle Organised Crime, focusing on...
Europol finds “corrupting influence” in newest EU Serious and Organised Crime Report
Today, Europol publishes the European Union (EU) Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment, the EU SOCTA...
EU Commissioner Johansson discusses Europol Organised Crime Threat Assessment Report in Lisbon
Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson will be in Lisbon on Monday 12 April for a series...
Europol: Hungarian authorities break up €8 million VAT fraud scheme
The Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration (NTCA) has dismantled an organised criminal group (OCG)...