Trafficking in human beings
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03 June 2025|PRESS RELEASE
Authorities have tracked down and dismantled a human trafficking network operating in Switzerland. The criminal group recruited young vulnerable women in Romania for sexual exploitation. The close cooperation between investigators from both countries, supported by Eurojust and Europol, culminated in...
23 May 2025|NEWS
Under the framework of the 6th phase of the EuroMed Justice (EMJ) Project, the 21st CrimEx was held on 21 and 22 May in Lisbon, Portugal. Criminal justice representatives from 6 South Partner Countries (SPCs) and 9 European Union Member States gathered to discuss technical and strategic aspects of...
31 March 2025|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
On 20-21 November 2024, Eurojust hosted its eighth annual meeting on migrant smuggling. The event brought together practitioners from a number of Member States, non-EU countries, Western Balkan countries and EU southern partner countries. It provided a platform for identifying operational challenges...
20 March 2025|NEWS
On 18-19 March, the 5th EuroMed Justice Network (EMJNet) meeting was held at Eurojust, in The Hague.
13 January 2025|NEWS
In the field of justice and security, the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union will focus on combatting major cross-border criminal networks, hybrid threats, and terrorism and radicalisation. Particular attention will be paid to combat the trafficking of illicit drugs, human...
15 November 2024|PRESS RELEASE
Eight suspects have been arrested during a Eurojust supported operation against a human trafficking ring in Hungary and Romania. The criminals recruited people from Romania and forced them to work in poor conditions and without freedom of movement in a paper factory in Hungary.
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...