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Practice: Online Marketplace for Counterfeit Goods Taken Down 
20 October 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of May 2018, one of the largest European law enforcement operations ever resulted in the shut-down of an illegal online marketplace selling counterfeit goods and pirated content. Read more
EU Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy
Practice: Major Hit against Darknet NPS Dealers 
20 October 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 28 June 2018, Europol reported that – during a joint operation– the Spanish Guardia Civil and the Austrian Federal Police, supported by Europol, seized 100 different types of new psychoactive substances (NPS) with a market value of €12 million. They confiscated nearly 800,000 … Read more
EU Europol
Norway and Switzerland Join J-CAT 
20 October 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In April 2018, Norway and Switzerland were unanimously accepted as members of the Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT). Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Memorandum of Understanding with the Centre for Climate Crime Analysts 
20 October 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of May 2018, Europol and the Centre for Climate Crime Analysis (CCCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in order to reinforce their efforts to address environmental crime, especially air pollution and deforestation, including all crimes covered by the European Union Timber Regulation. Read more
EU Europol
Memorandum of Understanding with BT Signed 
20 October 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 15 May 2018, Europol and the BT (British Telecommunications) Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding to exchange threat intelligence data and information relating to cyber security trends, technical expertise, and best industry practice. Read more
EU Europol
Memorandum of Understanding with Orange Signed 
20 October 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 9 July 2018, Europol and Orange signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance their collaboration and share information on cyber threats and major attacks. Read more
EU Europol
Working Arrangement with Israel Signed 
20 October 2018 (updated 3 years, 8 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2018
On 17 July 2018, Europol and Israel signed a working arrangement to expand their cooperation in combatting cross-border criminal activities such as fraud, cybercrime, terrorism, and financial crime. Read more
EU Europol
New Executive Director Takes Up Duties 
20 October 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 2 May 2018, Catherine de Bolle took up her duties as Executive Director of Europol. Read more
EU Europol
EDPS Opinion on International Agreements with Eight Third Countries 
22 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 20 December 2017, by means of eight Recommendations, the Commission has sought to obtain authorisation from the Council to start negotiations with Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey in order to conclude international agreements concerning the exchange of personal data between … Read more
EU Europol Data Protection
SIENA Record in 2017 
6 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In 2017, for the first time, more than one million SIENA messages were exchanged among Europol, Member States and third parties.SIENA is the Secure Information Exchange Network Application, managed by Europol which enables a swift and secure communication and exchange of operational and … Read more
EU Europol
Coalition against Financial Crime 
6 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of February, Europol, Thomson Reuters and the World Economic Forum launched a new public/private coalition with the aim to mobilise and influence decisions-makers at the highest levels in the fight against financial crime and modern slavery. In particularly, the coalition wants … Read more
EU Europol
Partnership with FIOD 
6 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 16 February 2018, Europol signed a strategic partnership on financial investigations with the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD).Through the partnership, the level of information exchange between the two agencies will be increased:Cooperation;Mutual assistance;Expertise and knowledge sharing.Furthermore, … Read more
EU Europol
Global Customs-Police Operation Seizes 41,000 Cultural Goods 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
From October to early December 2017, a first-time global customs-police operation, codenamed ATHENA, took place to counter the illicit trafficking of cultural objects, theft, and looting as well as internet sales.The results were as follows:Over 41,000 cultural goods, e.g., coins, paintings, drawings, … Read more
EU Europol Law Enforcement Cooperation
Trace an Object 
6 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of February 2018, Europol uploaded 25 new objects to its Stop Child Abuse – Trace an Object webpage (see eucrim 2/2017, p. 61)Since publication of the website in May 2017, Europol has received more than 18.300 tips from … Read more
EU Europol
Decryption Tool for GrandCrab Available 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Under the supervision of the General Prosecutor’s Office (DIICOT), together with Bitdefender and Europol, the Romanian Police (IGPR) developed a decryption tool for victims of GrandCrab ransomware. The tool is available free of charge from www.nomoreransom.org.GrandCrab encrypts files on a victim’s computer. … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
New Executive Director Appointed 
6 June 2018 (updated 7 years, 10 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 8 March 2017, Catherine de Bolle was appointed new Executive Director of Europol by the European Council.Catherine de Bolle currently holds the position of Commissioner General of the Belgian Federal Police. Her term at Europol will begin on 1 May 2018 when the … Read more
EU Europol