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From 8-14 April 2019, Europol ˗ together with 23 EU Member States, Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland ˗ conducted an action week against trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation. The action resulted in 46 arrests and the identification of 323 potential …

On 1 May 2019, Ms Dagmāra Skudratook up her position as National Member for Latvia at Eurojust. She previously held the position of Deputy to the National Member of Latvia at Eurojust from 2004-2013.Before joining Eurojust, Ms Skudra was Deputy Prosecutor General …

With effect from 1 May 2019, the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice have created new rules for appeals brought in cases that have already been considered twice …

At the beginning of May 2019, both Frontex and Europol submitted progress reports to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the preparatory status of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). For the legal framework of ETIAS, see 2/2018, 82, …

On 17 April 2019, Frontex published a call for proposals for “Development and delivery of training activities for border and coast guards.” The call for proposals offers financial support to develop, review, and/or deliver training courses for border and/or coast guards. In line with …

In April 2019, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and Trend Micro Research published a joint Cyber-Telecom Crime Report 2019. Trend Microis a global provider of enterprise data security and cybersecurity solutions. The report intends to help stakeholders in the industry navigate the telecom threat landscape. …

On 25 March 2019, Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) published its activity report for the year 2018.The EMSC was set up in February 2016 to support Member States’ investigations and to increase cooperation and coordination among law enforcement agencies.According to the report, …

On 5 April 2019, Europol’s EC3 and the European Merchant Risk Council (MRC Europe) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to combat serious organised crime, especially in the area of e-commerce fraud. MRC is an independent, non-profit business association that promotes collaboration between eCommerce payment …

Sweden and Poland have joined Europol’s Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT). J-CAT operates within Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and aims to enhance collaboration between law enforcement authorities in tackling major cybercrime threats and facilitating cross-border investigations. The 24/7 taskforce primarily deals with cyber-dependent …

This March, a new National Member for Estonia, Laura Vaik, took office at Eurojust. Prior to her position as Estonian National Member, Ms Vaik served as State Prosecutor in the Prosecution Department and in the Internal Control Department of the Prosecutor’s General Office …