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Europol: 2021 Highlights 
20 January 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of 2021, Europol published a review highlighting its most important operations in 2021. A detailed analysis of the threat of serious and organised crime facing the EU was provided in Europol’s Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment 2021 (→ news of … Read more
EU Europol
Working Arrangement with Republic of Korea Signed 
20 January 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
To strengthen their cooperation against serious crime, Europol and the Republic of Korea signed a Working Arrangement on 22 December 2021. It introduces a secure system for the exchange of information between the parties. Furthermore, the arrangement foresees that the parties can exchange specialist knowledge, … Read more
EU Europol
Operation against Illicit Trade in Refrigerant Gases 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Within the framework of a joint investigation week that took place between 20 and 25 September 2021, law enforcement authorities in 16 countries cracked down on the illegal import of refrigerant gases (HFCs – hydrofluorocarbons). The operations were coordinated by Dutch authorities, OLAF and Europol. … Read more
EU OLAF Europol Environmental Crime
New Edition of Global Operation against Medicine Trafficking 
17 January 2022 (updated 3 years, 8 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. / Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2021
On 14 December 2021, Europol and OLAF informed the public of the second edition of operation “SHIELD” that was carried out between April and mid-October 2021. Operation Shield II resulted, inter alia, in the seizure of 25 million units of medicines and doping substances worth nearly €63 million. Read more
EU OLAF Europol
JHA Agencies Publish Joint Report on THB 
15 January 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 18 October 2021, the nine European Justice and Home Affairs Agencies (CEPOL, EASO, EIGE, EMCDDA, eu-LISA, Europol, FRA, Frontex, and Eurojust) – under the leadership of Eurojust – presented their first joint report on the identification and protection of victims of human trafficking. The … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Frontex Trafficking in Human Beings Victim Protection
Working Arrangement between Europol and EIB 
13 January 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 29 October 2021, Europol and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a Working Arrangement to facilitate the sharing of information and expertise in the fight against fraud and corruption. Under the arrangement, the parties may exchange information and expertise relating to serious crime, including … Read more
EU Europol
Human Rights Organisations Oppose Europol Reform 
13 January 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 21 October 2021, the European Parliament voted in favour of opening negotiations with the Council of the EU on the revision of Europol’s regulation. (→ news dated 10 July 2021). The vote on the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee’s draft report … Read more
EU Europol
Third Edition of Digital Evidence Situation Report 
13 January 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 24 November 2021, Europol, Eurojust, and the European Judicial Network (EJN) published the third annual edition of the SIRIUS European Union Digital Evidence Situation Report. In three chapters, the report provides reflections of the EU’s law enforcement and judicial authorities as well as … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust European Judicial Network (EJN) Law Enforcement Cooperation
7th European Money Mule Action Concluded 
13 January 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 1 December 2021, Europol published its conclusions on the seventh European Money Mule Action, Operation EMMA 7. This international action was coordinated by Europol and involved 27 countries, Eurojust, INTERPOL, the European Banking Federation (EBF), and the FinTech FinCrime Exchange. Around 400 banks … Read more
EU Europol Money Laundering
Annual Report on Online Jihadist Propaganda Published 
12 November 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 13 August 2021, Europol published the third edition of its annual report on Online Jihadist Propaganda. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of major trends and developments in the online propaganda of the most prominent jihadist organisations, namely the Islamic State (IS), al-Qaeda … Read more
Europol Terrorism
Cocaine Insights Report 
12 November 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 7 September 2021, Europol and UNODC introduced their new Cocaine Insights Report. The report reveals a significant increase in cocaine supply to Europe. Cocaine is the second most commonly used drug in Western and Central Europe. Estimates this year suggest some 4.4 million … Read more
Europol Organised Crime
Agreement with Armenia Signed 
12 November 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 16 September 2021, Europol and Armenia signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the aim of enhancing their cooperation in the fight against cross-border crime. Under the agreement, both parties may exchange general strategic intelligence, strategic and technical information, and operational information ‒ with the … Read more
Europol
General Court Rules on Damage Claim against Europol 
12 November 2021 (updated 2 years, 4 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2021
In its judgment of 29 September 2021, the General Court dismissed the action brought by Mr Kočner against Europol. The plaintiff was seeking compensation for damage from data leaks.Following the murder of Slovak journalist J. Kuciak and his fiancée M. Kušnírová in Slovakia on … Read more
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Europol
Takedown of DoubleVPN 
20 September 2021 (updated 3 years, 6 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2021
At the end of June 2021, law enforcement and judicial authorities from Europe, the United States, and Canada, together with Europol and Eurojust, took down the web domains and server infrastructure of DoubleVPN, a virtual private network service used to compromise networks all around … Read more
EU Europol
VAT Fraud with Mobile Phones Dismantled 
20 September 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of July 2021, an operation conducted by the Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration (NTCA) and supported by Europol led to the seizure of assets worth €14.2 million as well as14 arrests. The respective organised crime group had used non-existing traders to … Read more
EU Europol
Five Years of No More Ransom 
20 September 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Since 2016, the descriptors available in the No More Ransom repository (→eucrim news of 10 September 2019) have succeeded in helping more than six million people recover their files for free and prevented criminals from earning almost a billion euros through ransomware attacks. Today, No … Read more
EU Europol