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Coordinated action cuts off access to VPN service used by ransomware groups

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This coordinated takedown, led by the Dutch National Police (Politie), under jurisdiction of the National Public Prosecutor’s Office (Landelijk Parket), with international activity coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, has now ended the availability of this service. Servers were seized across the world where DoubleVPN had... read more

Support to action against forced prostitution of female victims in Romania and UK

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A total of 15 places were searched in Romania and Northern Ireland, and ten luxury cars along with other assets such as jewelry and amounts of cash were seized. The seizures are deemed to be part of the profits of the organised crime group (OCG)... read more

Convictions in UK for Slovak gang behind modern slavery case

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The OCG members recruited more than 60 underprivileged fellow countrymen for work in the UK, promising weekly salaries of over EUR 400. In reality, the victims were forced to work up to 14 hours a day, six days per week, and receiving very little payment... read more

Updated Questionnaire and Compilation on the Requirements for Issuing and Executing Judicial Authorities in EAW Proceedings pursuant to the CJEU’s Case-Law

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Practical guidance for judicial practitioners on cooperation with the United Kingdom

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The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) brings in, among other things, new provisions concerning judicial cooperation in criminal matters. With the transition from the ‘old’ regime to the ‘new’ regime likely to raise questions among practitioners, the Agency has prepared the note, which was approved... read more

World’s most dangerous malware EMOTET disrupted through global action

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This operation is the result of a collaborative effort between authorities in the Netherlands, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Lithuania, Canada and Ukraine, with international activity coordinated by Europol and Eurojust. This operation was carried out in the framework of the European... read more

Updated Questionnaire and Compilation on the Requirements for Issuing and Executing Judicial Authorities in EAW Proceedings pursuant to the CJEU’s Case-Law

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) interpreted in its case-law the notion of ‘issuing judicial authority’ under Article 6(1) of the Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedures between the Member States (EAW FD). In 2019, the CJEU... read more

Eurojust supports action against fuel tax fraud in Germany and 10 other countries

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Operating from Hamburg, between 2018 and last year the suspects of German, Russian and Polish origin ran a company that, on the surface, sold solvents and anti-corrosion agents or liquids. These products are exempt from energy taxation under German law. In reality, the products contained... read more

#JusticeDone: Eight men guilty in Essex lorry case which led to the deaths of 39 migrants

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According to the judgment, two men, one of whom drove the lorry from northern Europe to the Belgian port of Zeebrugge, were found guilty today of 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration. Two other men had already admitted the same offences... read more

Twelve arrested for smuggling migrants in small boats across the English channel

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Spanning several days starting from 28 September, the action involved law enforcement officers from the Belgian Federal Police, the British Home Office Immigration Enforcement, the Dutch Royal Marechaussée and, in France, the BMR (Brigade Mobile de Recherche) of Coquelle and OCRIEST (Office central de répression... read more