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On 11 February 2025, the European Commission adopted its work programme for the year 2025. It builds on the commitments in the Political Guidelines and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's mission letters. Under the theme “Moving forward together: A Bolder, Simpler, Faster Union”, …

On 31 January 2025, Europol and Eurojust published a new edition of their joint report on the common challenges that law enforcement and the judiciary face in the fight against cybercrime.

At the end of February 2025, a global operation against the sexual exploitation of children led to 25 arrests. "Operation Cumberland”, conducted by 19 countries and supported by Europol, is one of the first cases involving artificially generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). …

By Decision 2025/369, the European Commission expanded the role of the independent Chief Risk Officer, with an oversight over all of the Union's financial operations, including borrowing, debt and liquidity management, lending operations and budgetary guarantees, as well as assets under management.

With the objective of enhancing cooperation between the Gulf Cooperation Council Police (GCCPOL) and Europol in the fight against organised crime and terrorism, the first meeting of senior law enforcement officials took place in Abu Dhabi on 5 and 6 February 2025. GCCPOL is a …

On 3 February 2025, Europol informed the public that it has expanded its Secure Information Exchange Network Application (SIENA) from 3000 to 3500 connections. SIENA enables the secure, efficient, and timely exchange of information between Europol and its partners, including national, regional, and local law …

On 6 March 2025, the EU and Brazil signed an international agreement to strengthen the partnership between Europol and Brazilian law enforcement authorities in the fight against serious and organised crime. Under the agreement, the parties will be able to exchange operational information.Brazil is …

In a joint operation, bringing together many experts from the public and private sector, Europol succeeded in identifying persons and new modi operandi of money laundering, thus increasing seizures of criminal assets worldwide.

The world’s two largest cybercrime forums, “Cracked.io” and “Nulled.io”, were taken down at the end of January 2025. The law enforcement operation that was led by German authorities and supported by Europol involved eight countries from Europe, the United States, and Australia.The …

On 25 February 2025, Frontex and the European Commission signed a working arrangement to enhance their cooperation in the field of migration management. Under the arrangement, the parties agree to strengthen situational awareness, early warning, and forecasting.