Trafficking in human beings

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06 November 2024|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
This report summarizes the discussions of the Focus Group of Specialised Prosecutors against Trafficking in Human Beings ("THB Focus Group") during its third meeting held at the premises of Eurojust on 26 and 27 June 2024. The establishment of the THB Focus Group is a key action of the EU strategy...
18 October 2024|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
Cross-border surrogacy arrangements, where a woman agrees to bear a child and to hand it over, on birth, to another party, can lead to human trafficking and the sale of children. Organised crime groups take advantage of the unharmonised national legislation on surrogacy in the EU Member States...
13 September 2024|NEWS
From 9-13 September, the EuroMed Justice Project, in co-operation with INTERPOL Momentum MENA project and the Malta General Police organised an in-person capacity building training on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Investigations, in Valletta, Malta.
05 July 2024|PRESS RELEASE
Coordinated efforts from Romanian and French authorities, with support from Eurojust and Europol, have led to the dismantling of a human trafficking network. The organised crime group (OCG) trafficked Romanian women into France for sexual exploitation. During a recent action day, eight suspects were...
01 July 2024|PRESS RELEASE
An online platform known for facilitating various crimes was taken down by the French authorities, in cooperation with Bulgaria, Germany Lithuania, the Netherlands and Hungary. The authorities had been investigating the digital platform since December 2023. During an action day on 24 June the...
28 June 2024|NEWS
During their annual meeting of the Focus group, specialised prosecutors came together to strengthen cooperation on combatting trafficking in human beings.
27 May 2024|PRESS RELEASE
An organised crime group (OCG) active in human trafficking and sexual exploitation has been exposed, and suspected members were arrested with the support of Eurojust and Europol. The arrest of nine suspects in France and Spain has stopped the structured human trafficking network in its tracks. Six...
12 April 2024|PRESS RELEASE
Supported by Eurojust and Europol, judicial and law enforcement authorities in Portugal and Romania have dismantled an organised crime group involved in human trafficking, qualified fraud and money laundering. The suspects allegedly transported Romanian citizens, mostly minors and women, to Portugal...
26 March 2024|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
On 8 and 9 November 2023, Eurojust hosted its seventh Annual Meeting on Migrant Smuggling, also a meeting of the Focus Group of prosecutors and investigative judges on migrant smuggling. In 2023, the participants discussed legislative initiatives combatting migrant smuggling by the European...
15 March 2024|PRESS RELEASE
With Eurojust support, authorities in Italy and Bulgaria have arrested 22 alleged members of an organised crime group (OCG), which forced tens of female victims into prostitution. During a coordinated action day earlier this week, most of the often relatively young victims were brought to safety...