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European Judicial Network Anniversary Plenary Meeting in Stockholm Highlights Cross-Border Cooperation Milestones

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, June 2023

(IN BRIEF) The European Judicial Network (EJN) is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The EJN assists judges and prosecutors worldwide with day-to-day cooperation on criminal justice matters through a network of National Contact Points. The network has experienced a rise in … Read the full press release

Migrant Smuggling Ring Brought Down in Multi-Country Operation Coordinated by Eurojust and Europol

PRESS RELEASE -- 7, June 2023

(IN BRIEF) A collaborative effort between Eurojust and Europol has led to the successful dismantling of an organized crime group involved in smuggling migrants into Germany. The operation involved authorities from Germany, Romania, Serbia, and Austria. During a joint action … Read the full press release

Gruppierungen der organisierten Kriminalität nach gemeinsamen Ermittlungen der Tschechischen Republik und Finnlands zerschlagen

PRESS RELEASE -- 25, April 2023

(IN KÜRZE) Ein kriminelles Netzwerk, das am Menschenhandel zum Zweck der sexuellen Ausbeutung beteiligt ist, wurde durch gemeinsame Bemühungen der Tschechischen Republik und Finnlands mit Unterstützung von Eurojust und Europol zerschlagen. Die organisierte Kriminalität rekrutierte Frauen in der Tschechischen Republik … Read the full press release

Organized Crime Groups Dismantled Following Joint Investigations by Czech Republic and Finland

PRESS RELEASE -- 25, April 2023

(IN BRIEF) A criminal network involved in human trafficking for sexual exploitation has been dismantled by the joint efforts of the Czech Republic and Finland, with the support of Eurojust and Europol. The organized crime groups recruited women in the … Read the full press release

Lobbying by University of Liverpool’s European Children’s Rights Unit (ECRU) leads to amendments seeking to protect children post Brexit

PRESS RELEASE -- 27, September 2017

LIVERPOOL, 27-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Amendments to the Government’s EU Withdrawal Bill that aim to protect children post Brexit have been tabled by a Labour MP, following lobbying by the University’s European Children’s Rights Unit (ECRU) in collaboration with leading children’s charities, The Children’s … Read the full press release

Viviane Reding met with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder

PRESS RELEASE -- 4, April 2013

Brussels, 4-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Meeting between European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding and United States Attorney General Eric Holder met today in Washington. They had cordial discussions on a wide range … Read the full press release

The European Commission is determined to do “all it can” to help tackle match-fixing and corruption in sport

PRESS RELEASE -- 19, March 2013

Commission will do all it can to help tackle match-fixing and corruption in sport, says Vassiliou Brussels, 19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission is determined to do “all it can” to help sports bodies and law enforcement agencies to tackle the … Read the full press release

Proposal to protect the euro and other currencies against counterfeiting

PRESS RELEASE -- 6, February 2013

Strasbourg, 6-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Questions and Answers: Why do we need to protect the euro and other currencies? Counterfeiting of the euro and other currencies remains a concern throughout the European Union. The euro is particularly susceptible to counterfeiting on a transnational scale. … Read the full press release

Terrorist finance tracking: citizen’s safeguards are in place

PRESS RELEASE -- 14, December 2012

Brussels, 14-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — More than two years after its entry into force, the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (TFTP) and its safeguards have been properly put in place. This is the outcome of the second EU-US review of the implementation of the TFTP, carried out … Read the full press release

Council approves reform of the European Anti-Fraud Office

PRESS RELEASE -- 5, December 2012

Brussels, 5-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Today the Council approved¹ a political agreement reached with the European Parliament on a reform of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) aimed at strengthening OLAF’s capacity to tackle fraud (12735/12 ADD 1). OLAF was created in 1999 … Read the full press release