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The Hague wants EU police data deals to end after ‘regime change’

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Europe

Greece: Police bust gang using AI to clone relatives' voices for cash

According to the police, the organisation’s illegal proceeds from its activities are estimated to exceed 1 million euros.

Europe in Motion

Burglary and break-ins: Here's where homes are most at risk in Europe

Burglary rates vary widely across the EU as Europe's security alarm market flourishes.

Russia

Amnesty: Russia's foreign recruit drive amounts to human trafficking

In a new report, human rights advocates say that in many cases the recruitment of foreigners into Russia's army amounts to the crime of human trafficking.

Egypt

Popular Egyptian TV presenter to appeal drug-related death sentence

Khalifa and 11 others face death sentences in a major synthetic drug trafficking case, with appeals and further legal challenges expected.

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Europe

Swiss man arrested after one killed in shooting at rave, police say

In a statement earlier on Monday, the cantonal police said that partygoers were preparing to go home when several shots were fired "at a group of people."

Europe

Syrian criminal clans: What challenge does Germany face?

Criminally organised groups pose a consistently high threat, a federal report has found. Some states, including Saxony, have a "Taskforce Clan" as one group there has recently attracted particular attention.

Europe

Three dead, including pregnant woman, in southern Spain shooting

The alleged gunman reached a home in Rocío district by motorbike, shot at several members of the same family and fled. A fourth person is in a critical condition.

Europe

Swedish parliament cuts age of criminal responsibility to 14

The Scandinavian country has been rocked by gang battles for more than a decade, particularly for control of the drug market.

Europe

Suspect accused of killing woman found in suitcase in Greece gives statement

The 26-year-old, identified in media reports as an Afghan national, confessed to putting the woman in a suitcase, but denied having killed her.

Europe

Afghan arrested over murder of Briton found in suitcase in Greece

Greek police have arrested and charged a 26-year-old Afghan national with the murder of a 38-year-old British woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase in Athens in July.

The Ring

Is Belgium a narco-state? Brussels Mayor and N-VA opposition debate

Brussels and Antwerp have seen rising drug-related shootings and turf wars among trafficking networks. Has Belgium lost control of the drug issue? Brussels Mayor Philippe Close and conservative opposition politician Mathias Vanden Borre (N-VA) go head-to-head in this edition.

Business

Spain's BBVA bank and former chairman to stand trial over spying

BBVA was placed under investigation in July 2019 for allegedly hiring a private investigation agency to spy on politicians, journalists and business figures.

Europe

New Europol report delves into EU's most threatening criminal networks

The EU's law enforcement agency stresses criminal networks exploit vunerabilities in financial systems and digital infrastructure, operate across borders and adapt quickly.

European Union

Synthetic opioids: can Europe keep up with a drug created every week?

Fifty new drugs were detected across Europe in 2025 alone, many of them highly potent synthetic opioids. Can the EU’s drugs strategy keep pace with an increasingly dangerous and fast-moving drug landscape?

Culture news

Six Georgians tried in France over theft of rare Russian books

The trial is the latest case aimed at delivering justice after a series of similar thefts in libraries across Europe, allegedly by an organised network.

Europe

"Crime hotspots": Why violence at German stations

Politicians from the SPD and CDU also lament that many people do not feel safe at Germany's railway stations – including staff. A criminologist explains why there is more violence there than elsewhere.