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EDPS Gives Opinion on Europol Reform 
20 May 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 8 March 2021, the EDPS published its Opinion 4/2021 on the Commission’s Proposal of 9 December 2020 for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794 (→ eucrim 4/2020, 279). The revision of the current Europol Regulation will mainly include amendments as regards Europol’s cooperation … Read more
EU Europol
Millions of Counterfeit Toys Confiscated 
1 April 2021 (updated 7 months, 3 weeks ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2021
On 8 March 2021, OLAF and Europol reported on an operation that resulted in the seizure of close to five million toys with a total value exceeding €16 million.Between October 2020 and January 2021, Operation LUDUS ran across 24 countries (20 EU Member States … Read more
EU OLAF Europol
Working Arrangement Europol - EPPO 
1 April 2021 (updated 5 years, 5 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 19 January 2021, a Working Arrangement between Europol and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) entered into force. The Working Arrangement lays down detailed practical modalities concerning cooperative efforts to fight crimes affecting the EU’s financial interests.The agreement sets out a number … Read more
EU Europol European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
EMOTET Disrupted 
1 April 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of January, under the coordination of Eurojust and Europol, law enforcement and judicial authorities worldwide disrupted EMOTET, a malware programme that acts as an unauthorised door opener for computer systems on a global scale. A “unique feature” of EMOTET is that … Read more
EU Europol
The Use of Violence by Organised Crime Groups 
1 April 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 28 January 2021, Europol published a spotlight report on the use of violence by organised crime groups. Violence by organised crime groups (OCGs) is of growing concern in the EU with an increasing number of cases submitted to Europol.OCG-related violence appears … Read more
EU Europol
JPSG: Discussion on Europol Reform 
1 April 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 1-2 February 2021, the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol (JPSG) held its biannual meeting to discuss the revision and strengthening of Europol’s mandate. The discussion focused on Europol’s handling of large data sets (big data) and included a presentation by the European Data … Read more
EU Corona Europol
MTIC Scheme Dismantled 
1 April 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 10 February 2021, Dutch tax authorities, in cooperation with law enforcement and judicial authorities from four EU Member States and supported by Eurojust and Europol, smashed an illegal VAT scheme that involved the purchase and sale of Secure Digital (SD) memory cards. By using … Read more
EU Europol
Memorandum of Understanding with the World Anti-Doping Agency 
1 April 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 18 February 2021, Europol signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Under the MoU, both agencies will exchange knowledge and expertise to enhance their cooperation in the fight against the illegal production and distribution of doping substances and their … Read more
EU Europol
Fraudulent VAT Scheme Involving Vegetable Oil Dismantled 
1 April 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 18 February 2021, Polish and German authorities dismantled an international VAT fraud scheme with the support of Europol. The scheme, which concerned the vegetable oil trade, caused the Polish treasury to lose an estimated €17.8 million in tax. Twelve suspects were arrested; it is … Read more
EU Europol
Report on Malicious Uses and Abuses of Artificial Intelligence 
12 February 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 19 November 2020, Europol, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), and Trend Micro (an IT company providing cybersecurity solutions) published a joint report on “Malicious Uses and Abuses of Artificial Intelligence (AI)”. Looking at the present state and possible … Read more
EU Europol
Spotlight Commission Proposes Europol Reform 
12 February 2021 (updated 4 years, 5 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 4/2021
On 9 December 2020, the European Commission published a proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794 as regards Europol’s cooperation with private parties, the processing of personal data by Europol in support of criminal investigations, and Europol’s role on research and innovation. Against the … Read more
Europol
New Decryption Platform Launched 
12 February 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of December 2020, Europol launched a new decryption platform. The initiative is available to the national law enforcement authorities of all EU Member States to send lawfully obtained evidence to Europol for decryption. The platform, which was developed in cooperation with … Read more
EU Europol
Joint Action Day “Arktos 2” 
20 January 2021 (updated 5 years, 2 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. / Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2020
Between 16 and 25 November 2020, law enforcement authorities in the EU were able to seize, among others, 37 million illegal cigarettes, over 1.8 tons of tobacco and more than 3.5 thousand litres of illegal fuel. The seizures were carried out in the framework of … Read more
EU OLAF Europol Eurojust Frontex Protection of Financial Interests
Awareness Campaign on Save E-Commerce 
19 January 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of November 2020, Europol published a new awareness campaign to support e-merchants on protecting their e-businesses from fraud occurring on their platforms. The campaign aims to empower them to take steps to protect their business and customers against threats, such as fraud, … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Spotlight OLAF and Europol Cooperation on New Footing 
8 December 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
OLAF and Europol agreed on a new working arrangement. The arrangement entered into force on 9 October 2020 and replaces the administrative agreement between the two bodies of 2004. The working arrangement lays the basis for the exchange of operational, tactical, strategic, and technical information, … Read more
EU OLAF Europol
Training on Requesting E-Evidence 
29 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Europol’s training game SIRIUS, which has been offering law enforcement training in the field of online investigations since 2017 ( àeucrim news dated 17 February 2020), now also takes the user through an immersive scenario to learn how to request data from online … Read more
EU Europol Law Enforcement Cooperation