Environmental crime

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16 February 2023|PRESS RELEASE
Supported by Eurojust and Europol, judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy and Germany have dismantled an organised crime group (OCG) suspected of illicit waste trafficking, false invoicing and money laundering in several European countries. Eurojust coordinated the joint action that led...
03 October 2022|NEWS
Specialised public prosecutors from the United States and EU Member States will step up their cooperation to tackle major cross-border and intercontinental environmental crime. During a dedicated liaison meeting, hosted by Eurojust, officials devised a process to set environmental crime priorities...
08 September 2022|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
Environmental crime is expanding rapidly, and is one of the most profitable forms of illegal activity in the world. It is a crime type with a specific set of challenges. Cases are complex, international, and often linked with other crimes, while also requiring highly specialised expertise and...
08 September 2022|NEWS
A delegation of 12 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) visited Eurojust today to learn about the Agency’s role in tackling environmental crime, and to discuss what the European Commission’s proposal for a new Environmental Crime Directive means for the Agency.
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Economic crimes cover a wide range of offences, including swindling and fraud, money laundering, corruption, intellectual property crime and environmental crime. Criminal investigations primarily tackling some other form of crime, such as drug trafficking, terrorist activities or trafficking in...
29 June 2022|PRESS RELEASE
Supported by Eurojust, authorities in Germany and Luxembourg have carried out a coordinated action against the use of illegal emission devices in cars produced by two South Korean companies. During an action day, eight searches were carried out and communication data, software and planning documents...
24 June 2022|NEWS
In a dedicated conference, judicial practitioners from EU Member States and the South Partner Countries (SPCs) shared good practices for the more effective application of environmental law. The main aim of the event was to explore the development of a network of magistrates specialised in...
27 April 2022|PRESS RELEASE
Eurojust is assisting authorities in Germany, Italy and Hungary with a series of searches to counter the use of faulty emission devices in engines, used in cars of a Japanese producer. The devices were allegedly fitted in the Italian-built diesel engines of large numbers of cars, giving the...
30 March 2022|PRESS RELEASE
Co-hosted by Eurojust and the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the event brought together high-level experts in environmental law. The objective was to trace the evolution of the fight against environmental crime within the EU, as well as to consider future prospects in this...
23 November 2021|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies’ Network connects the EU Agencies that contribute to the area of freedom, security and justice. Together the JHA Agencies support the EU and its Member States in the implementation of the EU’s objectives in the fields of migration, asylum and external...