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EU Member States Froze Closer Ties between Europol and Israel 
1 December 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
According to media reports, representatives of EU Member States in the Council JHA working party blocked the approval of an agreement between Europol and Israel, which would allow the exchange of personal data for the purpose of combating serious crime and terrorism. Read more
EU Europol
Statewatch Report on New Europol Mandate 
30 November 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Under the title "Empowering the police, removing protection", the NGO Statewatch published a report which scrutinizes Europol's new role under the amended Europol Regulation which entered into force end of June 2022. The authors underline their concerns over their finding that the agency has garnered greater power while being subject to less independent supervision and scrutiny. Read more
EU Europol Data Protection
Policing in the Metaverse 
30 November 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
A Europol report entitled "Policing in the metaverse: what law enforcement needs to know" explains the potential of criminal activities within the metaverse and the potential for law enforcement to make use of the metaverse and its related technology. Read more
EU Europol
Europol Signs Working Arrangement with Qatar 
23 November 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 5 October 2022, Europol and the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar signed a Working Arrangement to prevent and combat serious crime and terrorism. Under the arrangement, parties can exchange information under a secure system as well as specialist knowledge, general situation … Read more
EU Europol
Hit Against Investment Fraud 
23 November 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
A coordinated action undertaken in November 2022 revealed a case of large-scale investment fraud using cryptocurrencies, with the estimated number of victims in the hundreds of thousands. Using dozens of call centres in numerous countries and hundreds of online platforms, members of the organised crime … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Cybercrime
Europe’s Biggest ‘Narco-Bank’ Taken Down 
17 October 2022 (updated 3 years, 6 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2022
In a joint investigation between Spanish authorities, Europol, and Eurojust, Europe’s allegedly biggest "narco-bank" was taken down at the end of September 2022. The "bank", which had been active since 2020, provided financial services to criminal organisations linked to drug trafficking in over twenty countries. Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Organised Crime
Liaison Bureau from United Arab Emirates at Europol 
14 October 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 22 September 2022, Europol and the Ministry of Interior of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a Liaison Officer Agreement allowing UAE law enforcement liaison officers to be deployed to Europol’s headquarters in The Hague. The presence of a UAE liaison officer at Europol … Read more
EU Europol
Takedown of Online Investment Fraud with Help by Eurojust and Europol 
6 October 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
An Action Day, carried out on 6 September 2022, resulted in the arrests of two authorised disposers of a network operating various fraudulent online investment platforms. Over 100 victims from 11 different countries lost several million euros through these platforms, which promised profits for … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Cybercrime
Hackathon Against Human Traffickers 
30 September 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Social media, dating platforms, advertising and aid platforms, forums and messaging applications, and other online platforms are often "hijacked" by criminals involved in human trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation. On 6 September 2022, a joint action day involving more than 20 countries, and supported … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Trafficking in Human Beings
Spotlight EDPS Action for Annulment against Parts of New Europol Regulation 
30 September 2022 (updated 3 years, 5 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2022
On 16 September 2022, the EDPS requested the CJEU to annul two provisions of the newly amended Europol Regulation, which retroactively legalised Europol’s practice of processing large volumes of individuals’ personal data with no established link to criminal activity. This runs counter to the EDPS' order of January 2022. Read more
EU Europol Data Protection
136 Tools against Ransomware 
2 September 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Celebrating six years of the launch of the portal No More Ransom (→ eucrim 3/2016, p. 128), Europol took stock of the successful public-private partnership. Today, the portal offers 136 free tools for 165 ransomware variants in order to assist victims of ransomware . Together … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Crack-Down of Invoice Fraud 
2 September 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of July 2022, Europol and Hungarian authorities released the results of two action days that had been carried out in November 2021. As a result, Hungarian authorities were able to arrest nearly 100 individuals suspected of defrauding public sector companies. The syndicate … Read more
EU Europol Money Laundering Organised Crime
Europol Podcasts Launched 
2 September 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 1 August 2022, Europol launched the first episode of a new series called The Europol Podcast. In this podcast series, contributors from Europol and law enforcement around the world talk about some of the most high-profile operations that Europol has been involved in. … Read more
EU Europol
Hit against VAT Fraud 
2 September 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Months of investigation into a criminal network involved in large-scale VAT fraud concerning tobacco smuggling culminated in a joint action day on 16 August 2022. The network had regularly and illegally delivered large quantities of cigarettes produced in the United Arab Emirates to Hungary, causing … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Tax Evasion
Europol Improves Data Exchange with New Zealand 
8 August 2022 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2022
On 30 June 2022, the EU and New Zealand signed an agreement on the exchange of personal data between Europol and New Zealand to better fight crime and terrorism. The agreement aims to promote law enforcement cooperation while ensuring strong protection of fundamental rights, such … Read more
EU Europol
Europol TE-SAT 2022 
8 August 2022 (updated 1 year, 7 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2022
On 13 July 2022, Europol published its EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) 2022. The report gives an overview of terrorism in Europe in 2021, analyses the situation regarding Jihadist, right-wing/left-wing and anarchist terrorism as well as ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorism, and provides for an outlook on potential developments. Read more
EU Europol Terrorism