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In November 2022, a coordinated action between judicial and law enforcement authorities from ten countries (including several EU Member States and third countries, such as Australia, Canada, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States), supported by Eurojust and Europol, led to the takedown of …

An action day on 22 November 2022 resulted in the arrest of 44 individuals suspected of belonging to a high-risk criminal network. Criminal organisations had been working together to carry out large-scale poly-criminal activities in and outside the EU, including drug trafficking, money laundering, …

Between 8-19 November 2022, an operation conducted by law enforcement authorities from Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Spain, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates led to the take-down of a "super-cartel" controlling one third of cocaine trade in Europe. With the support of Europol's …

A Europol-coordinated operation to take down websites offering counterfeit goods or involved in online piracy resulted in the takedown of 2526 websites, the disconnection of 32 servers used to distribute and host illegal content for 2294 television channels, and the shutdown of 15 online shops …

At the beginning of December 2022, a Joint Investigation Team made up of authorities from Romania, Italy, and the Ukraine - with the support of Eurojust and Europol - dismantled an organised crime group (OCG) suspected of money laundering and CEO and BEC (Business E-Mail …

A working arrangement between OLAF and the Viet Nam Ministry of Finance, signed on 14 December 2022, will facilitate cooperation in illicit trade, customs fraud, etc.

On 2 December 2022, OLAF signed an administrative cooperation working arrangement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It deals with the exchange of information between the two bodies, cooperation in investigative activities, risk analysis and training.

In a context of strong globalization and the emergence of new technologies, crime has evolved adopting new forms of delinquency, taking place in different contexts, and involving the activity of criminals technically more gifted, up-to-date, and increasingly organized in a reticulated structure. In response to this trend, criminal investigation as well as academic research on criminal phenomena call for new methods and techniques.

At this conference, legal practitioners will exchange on current developments and future initiatives in the field of EU criminal justice. This year’s event will discuss the impact of artificial intelligence and the Metaverse on the criminal justice system.