Europe News Europe at 'breaking point' over organised crime, says Europol The EU's law enforcement agency released a report on organised crime Monday highlighting the extent of the problem on the continent. 12/04/2021
Spain Police seize drug 'submarine' designed to smuggle narcotics into Spain Similar drug-smuggling vessels have in the past been discovered at sea, especially near Central and South America. 12/03/2021
Bulgaria Rocky road for gang who used Sylvester Stallone in fake passports scam The Bulgarian crime group had used the Rocky actor's name and picture to advertise their fake passports. 01/02/2021
world news World's 'most dangerous' hacking network Emotet uncovered Police in six European countries were involved in a joint operation to take control of Internet servers used by a malware network known as Emotet. 28/01/2021
Europe News Brussels wants to give Europol more powers in bid to tackle terrorism A spate of recent terrorist attacks prompted the European Commission (EC) to publish the measures earlier than initially planned. 09/12/2020
world news EU authorities penetrate phone network in huge organised crime sting Authorities across Europe and the UK have arrested hundreds of people from some of the continent's biggest crime groups after infiltrating phone network EncroChat. 02/07/2020
world news EU countries lose €15bn in tax revenues to counterfeiting: report Although the economic losses to counterfeiting are huge, the bloc's intellectual property office also flagged that the consequences on public health, consumer safety and the environment are "even more serious". 10/06/2020
Germany European police arrest 11 in counterfeit euro banknotes investigation The criminal group had sold more than 26,000 counterfeit banknotes worth €1.3 million 16/12/2019
Europe News Europol: Terror threat in the EU is rising According to the European Police Agency, Europol, the terror threat in the EU is rising. Last year there was a 45% increase in terrorist incidents. But the EU hopes to combat the threat through reforms to Europol, Eurojust and a future European public prosecutor. 21/06/2018
Europe News New EU anti-terrorism measures unveiled European Commission package aims to boost protection in wake of attacks 18/10/2017
Europe News Brexit would make fight against terror harder, says Europol chief Police in Britain would struggle to prevent terror attacks and fight organised crime if the country votes to leave the EU. That’s according to the 22/02/2016
My Europe Series Have you been 'skimmed'? - credit card fraud explained Albina, from Geneva, asks what ‘skimming’ is and how she can protect herself from it. Laurence Binther, of Europol’s European Cybercrime centre 05/06/2015
state of the union Europe Weekly: Europol swoop to arrest 1,000 suspected criminals In this edition of Europe Weekly, police across Europe swoop to arrest 1,000 suspected criminals; the European Commission boosts security after a 26/09/2014
