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PRESS RELEASE
… Financial impact of EUR 2 billion and more than 1 700 arrests 29 November 2019 The one hundred joint action days coordinated at Eurojust since … impact figure also includes the estimated street value of seized illicit drugs. Coordination centres provide one of the ways that Eurojust can support Member States. In 2018 alone, Eurojust handled more than 6 500 cases. Coordination centres in practice : Operation Webmaster Eurojust's … read more
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… The suspects allegedly bought and sold waste metal since 2015, which is illegal according to EU legislation. They produced false certificates and invoices, pretending the waste was scrap metal, which is allowed for trade if declarations of conformity are provided. These declarations are necessary to trace the scrap metal to its origins. The fraud led to estimated illegal profits … involved abnormal amounts of money. The anti-mafia district directorate of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) of Turin and Economic and Financial Police Unit subsequently unravelled the large-scale fraud with documents and invoices. Eurojust coordinated the organisation of the … read more
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… The Hague, 15 May 2019 In a major operation, coordinated by Eurojust, authorities from Romania, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary and Portugal took action against an organised crime group involved in illegal fishing in contaminated waters, tax evasion and money laundering. The contaminated fish was stored in, and transported to, several EU countries in improper and unsanitary conditions, and then sold to Romanian companies. As a result of the joint action day, enabled through a coordination centre set up at Eurojust, the EU's Judicial Cooperation Unit, almost 250 searches were … read more
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NEWS
… According to an Interpol and United Nations Environment Programme , environmental crime is the fourth-largest criminal activity in the world, growing at a rate of between 5 % and 7 % per year. It endangers not only habitats and populations of wildlife but also entire ecosystems and living environments. … of the experiences gained, the report lists recommendations to tackle the rise of environmental crime, such as increasing the focus on conducting financial investigations and the profits of criminal networks. Also, more generally large-scale environmental offences should be recognised as … read more
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… 6 2. Project objectives, methodology and activities................................................................................ 7 3. Trafficking in endangered species … Most Member States who replied to the Questionnaire launched by Eurojust began by recognising the low number of cases they are dealing with in terms of trafficking in endangered species. They also generally recognised that the reason behind this situation is not that this type of crime … customs could bring a specialised knowledge in identifying the species at stake when health authorities might also be involved to determine the conditions in which seized animals should be kept or assess the risk to public health. Efficient and smooth cooperation amongst all competent … read more
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… EUROJUST News Issue No. 10 - December 2013 Dear reader, I am pleased to present the tenth issue of Eurojust News. This issue focuses on environmental crime. We begin by introducing the difficulties encountered in defining environmental crime. This definition is not as straight- forward as it may seem, and different agencies have different views of what the definition of environmental crime should include; these divergent views lie at the heart … al and urban waste water treatment, they are often expen- sive to deal with and slow to be resolved. However, progress can be demonstrated in terms of new investments. If you look at the recent report on urban waste-water treatment, for example, the improving trends are clear. In many … read more
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PRESS RELEASE
… The Hague, 29 October 2019 International criminal networks are rapidly expanding their activities into the realm of environmental crime. With a threefold rise in … read more
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PUBLICATION
… Environmental crime is the fourth-largest criminal activity in the world, growing at a rate of between 5 % and 7 % per year, according to an Interpol and UN Environment Programme estimate. This increase, combined with the organised, … in EU Member States who are dealing with investigations and prosecutions of environmental crime with a cross-border dimension. It may also support the work of policymakers and criminal-law practitioners from other national and EU authorities and bodies involved in combating … read more
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… COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Brussels, 24 March 2014 (OR. en) 8101/14 EUROJUST 64 ENV 315 NOTE From: Eurojust To: Delegations Subject : Report of the … 2 ANNEX DG D 2B EN 1. Introduction This strategic meeting was organised jointly by the European Network of Prosecutors for the Environment (ENPE) and Eurojust in The Hague on 27 and 28 November 2013. Around 100 participants from the national prosecution services as well as from European … in this – often technical – area. 8101/14 HGN/mvk 6 ANNEX DG D 2B EN • establishing the material damage in such cases can be challenging, also in terms of gathering of evidence. Then, specific issues linked to illicit trafficking in waste and trafficking in endangered species as well as … read more
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PUBLICATION
… Report of the Strategic Meeting towards an enhanced coordination of environmental crime prosecutions across the EU: The role of Eurojust … read more
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