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25 Years of Europol

24 July 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)

Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2024

2024 marks the year in which Europol celebrates its 25th anniversary. What originally began as the European Drugs Unit in 1994 has, over the last 25 years, grown into Europol: an organisation with more than 1700 staff members and 295 liaison officers working at … Read more

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Actions against Terrorist Communication and Propaganda

15 July 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)

Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2024

In mid-June 2024, a major operation shared between law enforcement and judicial authorities across Europe and in the United States led to the take-down of numerous servers used for terrorist communication and propaganda as well as to the arrests of nine persons. The websites and … Read more

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Operation Endgame Takes Down Droppers

14 June 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)

Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2024

Between 27 and 29 May 2024, with the support of Europol and Eurojust, authorities from France, Germany, the Netherlands, and many more EU and non-EU States as well as private partners conducted the largest ever operation against botnets: Operation Endgame. The action included arrests, … Read more

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Court of Justice Establishes Joint and Several Liability between Europol and the Member State

23 May 2024

Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024

In an appeal judgment in the Kočner case, the Court of Justice overturned a judgement by the General Court and ruled that Europol and a Member State are to be jointly and severally liable for a non-material damage resulting from the unlawful disclosure of personal data to unauthorised persons. Read more

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Spotlight Key Features of Most Threatening Criminal Networks in the EU

15 May 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)

Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024

At the beginning of April 2024, Europol presented its first report on the most threatening criminal networks operating in the EU. With the aim of deepening our understanding of the key characteristics of these networks, the report "Decoding the EU’s most threatening criminal networks … Read more

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LockBit Ransomware Disrupted

4 April 2024

Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024

After a month-long operation, law enforcement officers from 10 countries, together with agents from Europol and Eurojust, compromised and took control of LockBit's primary platform and other crucial infrastructure belonging to the cybercriminal group's ransomware operation. The work of the international taskforce "Operation Cronos … Read more

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Heroin and other Opioids Flood EU Drug Market

27 March 2024

Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024

The threat posed by heroin and other opioids to the EU are analysed in a report published by Europol and the EMCDDA on 24 January 2024. According to the report, opioid use remains a major part of the drug problem in Europe. While heroin is … Read more

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Frontex Signs Joint Statement with Europol

12 March 2024 (updated 3 weeks, 2 days ago)

Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024

On 31 January 2024, Frontex and Europol signed a joint statement to further enhance their cooperation, particularly in the fields of combating migrant smuggling and human trafficking. Read more

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Fifth SIRIUS Report

29 February 2024 (updated 1 year, 9 months ago)

Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024

The 2023 SIRIUS EU Electronic Evidence Situation Report, jointly published by Europol, Eurojust, and the European Judicial Network, shed light on the cross-border investigations involving electronic evidence within the European Union from the perspective of law enforcement, the judiciary and service providers. Read more

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Operation Opson XII: 8000 Tonnes of Illicit Food and Beverages Seized

16 January 2024 (updated 1 year, 8 months ago)

Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023

On 10 October 2023, OLAF and Europol informed of the results from the twelfth consecutive operation OPSON, which was carried out between December 2022 and May 2023. Operation OPSON targets counterfeit and substandard food and beverages. Targeted actions coordinated by OLAF led to the seizure of 6 million litres of counterfeit, substandard or contraband alcoholic beverages. Read more

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Report on Online Fraud Schemes

9 January 2024

Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 4/2023

On 19 December 2023, Europol published a new spotlight report looking into online fraud schemes (OFSs). The report gives examples for online fraud against individuals and for the private and public sectors such as investment fraud, business email compromise (BEC), and phishing campaigns. In the … Read more

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Europol Report "The Second Quantum Revolution"

5 December 2023

Cornelia Riehle LL.M.

A Europol report released on 23 October 2023 provides insights on how quantum computing and quantum technologies can help law enforcement and how malicious actors can use these technical advancements. The report makes five key recommendations to law enforcement authorities. Read more

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Europol Cooperates with APPF

27 November 2023

Cornelia Riehle LL.M.

On 7 November 2023, Europol and the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations (APPF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). With the MoU, Europol and the APPF aim to strengthen their cooperation and reinforce the resilience of EU democracies against criminal threats … Read more

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Europol Joins JIT on International Crimes in Ukraine

27 November 2023

Cornelia Riehle LL.M.

On 5 October 2023, Europol joined the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) agreement on alleged core international crimes committed in Ukraine. Europol will provide analytical and forensic support, offer expertise gathered through its Analytical Project on Core International Crimes (AP CIC), and contribute analysis gathered from … Read more

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Enhanced Security for the Olympics 2024

27 November 2023

Cornelia Riehle LL.M.

In view of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be hosted by France in 2024, Europol and France have signed an agreement to enable Europol to support France in further strengthening security during the games. Issues covered by the agreement include:Increasing operational … Read more

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Europol Successfully Collaborates with TikTok on Referral Action Day

23 November 2023

Cornelia Riehle LL.M.

In the context of the public-private partnership between TikTok, law enforcement agencies, and Europol, the partners conducted a Referral Action Day to target suspected terrorist and violent extremist content online. The public-private partnership aims to address terrorists' abuse of the Internet, prevent online radicalisation, and … Read more

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