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Europol can exchange information except personal data with any country, international organisation and the private sector

FIGHTING CRIME ACROSS BORDERS

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Poland

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Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain Sweden United Kingdom Albania

AustraliaBosnia and Herzegovina

Canada Colombia Georgia Iceland LiechtensteinMoldovaMonacoMontenegro

Norway

SerbiaSwitzerland

The former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia

Ukraine

United States

Eurojust

Frontex

INTERPOL

All EU bodies

28 EU

Member

States

Europol can presently exchange personal data with

Europol can exchange information except personal data with any country, international organisation and the private sector

EUROPOL: THE EU’S RESPONSE TO SERIOUS, ORGANISED CRIME AND TERRORISM

The new Europol regulation, in force since 1 May 2017, established Europol as the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation. Europol supports cross-border investigations involving at least two Member States and targeting serious and organised crime, terrorism and crime affecting a common interest of the European Union. Crime prevention is part of Europol’s activities as a way to combat organised crime and mitigate the threats, particularly those originating online, to the EU and its citizens and businesses.

overall

staff

1 203

overall

budget(in million Euros)

Analysts Specialists OthersLiaison Officers

32%

2017 114.6 M

122.2 M*2018

12.3% 18.3% 26.3% 43.1%

68%Women Men

*without ammendments

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SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE FIELD

Europol deploys staff in the field to support ongoing investigations and operations. This enables access to Europol’s secure network from the spot.

In the context of investigations in support of EU Member States, mobile offices were used by Europol officials deployed in he following countries:

AustriaBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaColombiaCyprusCzech Republic

DenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIceland

IrelandItalyJordanKosovo*LatviaLibyaLithuaniaMalta

MoldovaNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSerbiaSlovenia

SpainSwedenSwitzerlandTunisiaUkraineUnited KingdomUnited States of America

38 countries

* UN Council resolution 124454

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

339

20172010

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Mobile office deployment

2 149** days on-the-spot support deployed to fight migrant smuggling (3 217 in 2016)

** all data excluding Guest Officers deployed to hotspots in 2017

~15 days of deployment of the drug lab to assist the dismantling of illicit production sites and conduct technical investigations on drug production equipment

965 forensic examinations of forged documents and counterfeit currencies (217 currencies, EUR 85, 663 documents, such as ID/driving licences/passports)

1 664 forensic jobs performed related to cybercrime investigations

80 times the mobile device extraction kit was used

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2017 OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

113

82 56SOC

33EC3

16ECTC

8HOS-financial intelligence

2016 2017

1 324

5 330

2 141 2 250

4 085 4 046

1 075

2011 20162012 2013 2014 20152010 2017

8 280

Action days

Operational reports

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Excludes the 11 197 intelligence packages produced by FP Cyborg in the context of Operation Neuland targeting a Counter Anti-Virus service.

8 280

332operational analysis reports

7 372Cross Match Reports/ Hit Notifications

158financial intelligence reports

418intelligence packages

operational reports produced

176EC3

45ECTC

5HOS

106ESOCC(54 EMSC)

hits on every 100 data checks requested

2013

4.5

10.2

5.9 6.1 6.7

2014 2015 2016 2017

cybercrime

2 2201 056

2016

2017

counter terrorism

268917

2016

2017

serious and organised crime

1 320 produced by EMSC

1 3883 730

2016

2017

financial intelligence

164484

2016

2017

O P E R A T I O N A L H I G H L I G H T S

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Operations

2011

695

2012

629

2013

684

2014

632

2015

812

2016

1 056

2010

416

2017

1 496

1 496 operations supported

Terrorism Property crime

Cybercrime Drug trafficking

Migrant smuggling

193 180 173 96439

Top 5 crime areas

98

Operational meetings funded by Europol

4033082016

2017

Joint Investigation Teams supported by Europol

64462016

2017

Prevention and Awareness pan-European campaigns launched targeting online criminal activities

1462016

2017

6-10

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11-20

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countries involved

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O P E R A T I O N A L H I G H L I G H T S

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EUROPOL’S KEY ANALYTICAL CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT INVESTIGATIONS

SIENAEuropol’s Secure Information Exchange Network Application is used to quickly exchange of operational and strategic crime related data.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

13 k 15 k 18 k

34 k39 k

46 k

66 k

11 k

1 100secure lines provided

SIENA cases initiated

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2010

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2011

330 k

2012

414 k

2013

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2014

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2015

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PCCC

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SIENA new cases per crime area

SIENA messages exchanged

A N A LY T I C A L C A P A B I L I T I E S

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SIENA messages exchanged related to migrant smuggling

18 71119 290

2016

2017

SIENA messages exchanged by counter terrorism units

12 20844 467

2016

2017

Drugs14%

Terrorism12%

Immigration12%

Fraud12%

Robbery16%

Top 5 crime areas

EISThe Europol Information System is used to store and query information about offences, offenders, suspects and other key crime-related data.

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

EIS objects

EIS person objects

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

35 k

162 k

41 k48 k

70 k61 k

86 k

103 k

A N A LY T I C A L C A P A B I L I T I E S

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EIS persons linked to terrorism

EIS objects related to counter-terrorism

8.4k

46k

2016

2017

Data contributorsMember States and non-EU countries

EIS objects (per crime area)

237

2014

2017

EPEThe Europol Platform for Experts is used by a variety of law enforcements to share non-personal data on crime.

50platforms

EPE active users

9k13.3k

2016

2017

Operational information related to personal data can be exchanged only with EU Member States and Europol operational partners and via the established secure line.

15k564k

2016

2017

53% Counter-terrorism10.6% Drug trafficking8.1% Robbery4% Fraud and swindling2.6% Money laundering8.2% Others

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>180 nationalities involved

24%up to five members

7 out of 10 OCGs are typically active in more than three countries

76%six or more

members

60% of the suspects involved in serious and organised crime in the EU are EU

Most OCGs are organisedHIERARCHICALLY

international groups currently under investigation

FROM THREAT ASSESSMENT TO ACTION

Organised criminal groups

SOCTA 2017

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Priority areas for the new policy cycle 2018–2021

FRAUDULENT T

RANSPORT

ORDERS, CUSTO

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STOLEN BLANK DOCUMENTS

SALE AND RENTAL OF GENUINE DOCUMENTS

BREEDER DOCUMENTS (BIRTH CERTIFICATES,

MARRIAGE RECORDS, WORK CONTRACTS OR

INVITATIONS TO STAY IN THE EU)

FRAUDULENT TRAVEL AND IDENTITY

DOCUMENTS (PASSPORTS, ID CARDS, DRIVING

LICENSES, VISAS, ETC.)

ILLICIT DRUGS

COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY

COUNTERFEIT GOODSFRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS

FIREARMS

MONEY LAUNDERING SYNDICATES

NEW PAYMENT METHODS SUCH AS

CRYPTOCURRENCIES, ONLINE PAYMENTS AND

INTERNET VOUCHERS

TRADE-BASED MONEY LAUNDERING

CASH SMUGGLING

SERIOUS AND

ORGANISEDCRIME

DOCUMENT FRAUD

MONEY LAUNDERING

ONLINE TRADE IN ILLICIT

GOODS AND SERVICES

Engines of organised crime

Cybercrime

Firearms

Drugs Facilitating Illegal Immigration Trafficking in Human Beings

Organised Property Crime

Environmental Crime Criminal Finances and Money Laundering

Excise and MTIC Fraud Document Fraud

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Cyber dependent crime

ȣ Ransomware is the greatest malware threat ȣ Botnets comprised of IoT devices ȣ DDoS attacks ȣ Vulnerable critical infrastructures

Cyber enabled crime

ȣ Darknet facilitated trade in illicit goods and online child sex offender communities

ȣ Social engineering ȣ Payment process compromise ȣ Card Not Present fraud facilitating other crimes

IOCTA 2017

Key threats

Key trends

ȣ Ransomware ȣ Legislative and technical challenges ȣ Card Not Present fraud and its facilitating role ȣ Abuse of Dark Web ȣ Self-generated explicit material fuelling child sexual exploitation ȣ Child sexual exploitation and coercion ȣ IoT powered DDoS attacks

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Do you recognise these objects? 1 214 000 page visitors on Europol’s website (46% of the total visits of the website)

18 076 contributions (tips) from the general public

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