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EU Agencies Against Trafficking in Human Beings
On 13 June 2018, ten EU Agencies signed a Joint Statement committing themselves to working together against trafficking in human beings (THB). Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Police Cooperation
Online Manual on Controlled Deliveries
In June 2018, the Council of Europe’s drug policy network – the Pompidou Group – launched the creation of an online handbook to enhance and improve the international coordination of controlled deliveries of illicit commodities. Read more
Council of Europe
EU
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Police Cooperation
Crime Information Cell Established
On 5 July 2018, the EUNAVFOR Med operation Sophia Task Force was enforced by five specialists from Europol, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and EUNAVFOR Med. Read more
EU
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Police Cooperation
Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2018
In June 2018, Europol published its Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) for 2018, outlining current trends. Read more
EU
Europol
Terrorism
EMSC Report
In April 2018, Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) published its two-year Activity Report covering the period from January 2017 to January 2018. Read more
EU
Europol
Organised Crime
Webcasts on Border Management Launched
In June 2018, Frontex launched a series of webcasts presenting selected research findings of graduates of the European Joint Master’s in Strategic Border Management. The first webcast looked the mental health protection of border guards in stressful situations. Read more
EU
Frontex
Frontex Deploys First Liaison Officer
On 31 August 2018, Frontex deployed its first liaison officer to Bulgaria. She is the first of eleven liaison officers to be deployed to an EU Member State, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the agency and the national authorities responsible for border management, returns, and coast guard functions. Read more
EU
Frontex
Annual 2017 Report of Frontex
On 5 May 2018, the Frontex Consultative Forum published its 5th Annual Report, providing an overview of its main activities in 2017. Read more
EU
Frontex
Strategic Plan 2018-2022
At the end of April 2018, FRA published its five-year Strategic Plan for the period 2018-2022. The plan identifies five priority areas that will guide the Agency’s work each year during this period. Read more
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
New Scientific Committee Appointed
At the end of May 2018, FRA’s Management Board appointed 11 persons to its new Scientific Committee. The Scientific Committee is tasked with guaranteeing the scientific quality of FRA’s work and should therefore be involved in the early preparation stages of the majority of FRA’s documents. Read more
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
FRA Annual Activity Report Published
In June 2018, FRA published its Consolidated Annual Activity Report for 2017. The report outlines the agency’s achievements regarding strategic priorities and objectives, thematic areas, and its economy and efficiency in spending and non-spending activities. Read more
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Hate Crime Report Published
In June 2018, FRA published a report on hate crime recording and data collection practice across the EU. The report aims to assist police investigators, managers, hate crime officers, and policymakers as well as EU and intergovernmental organisations in their policymaking. Read more
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
20th Anniversary of EJN Foundation
During its 50th Plenary on 27-29 June 2018, the EJN celebrated its 20th anniversary. Read more
EU
European Judicial Network (EJN)
Cooperation in Psychoactive Substance and Precursor Cases: Report Published
In April 2018, Eurojust published a report analysing the current situation in judicial cooperation in new psychoactive substance (NPS) and precursor cases. Read more
EU
Eurojust
Practice: Global Airport Action Days
This year’s 11th Global Airport Action Days (GAAD) took place from 18 to 22 June 2018, resulting in arrests of more than 140 people in 61 countries. Read more
EU
Eurojust
Judicial Cooperation
First French-Greek JIT Successful
At the end of April 2018, the first Joint Investigation Team (JIT) ever established between France and Greece resulted in the arrest of four leaders of the Georgian mafia organisation “Vory V zakone.” Read more
EU
Eurojust