Editor's Choice Public Safety Europol Warns of Violent Museum Heists August 24, 2026 News Team Europol has warned that museum thefts across Europe are becoming more violent and increasingly focused on high-value cultural property. In a report published Aug. 24, 2026, the agency said criminals…
Featured Public Safety 78 Arrested in Mediterranean Smuggling Bust August 7, 2026 News Team Spanish and Algerian authorities have arrested 78 suspected members of a major Western Mediterranean smuggling network, Europol said. The operation targeted a criminal organisation accused of moving drugs, weapons, migrants…
Editor's Choice Public Safety Europol Strike Hits Smuggling Networks August 6, 2026 News Team Authorities in Germany and Serbia have arrested three suspected senior members of two Syrian migrant-smuggling networks accused of moving more than 900 people into the European Union. The coordinated operation…
Editor's Choice Public Safety Europol Targets Violent Online Network July 24, 2026 News Team Europol said a joint operation involving nine countries led to the referral of 4,340 URLs linked to nihilistic violent extremist content associated with the online network known as “The Com.”…
Featured Public Safety Balkan Smuggling Network Dismantled July 21, 2026 News Team Authorities in Bulgaria, Greece, the Netherlands and Romania have arrested seven people suspected of belonging to an organised migrant-smuggling network operating across the Balkans, Europol said. The group allegedly transported…
Featured Public Safety Europol, Frontex Update Security Pact July 16, 2026 News Team Europol and Frontex have signed a new Working Arrangement aimed at strengthening cooperation against cross-border threats affecting the European Union. The agreement was signed on the margins of the Justice…
Editor's Choice Public Safety Crackdown on Balkan Migrant Smugglers July 16, 2026 News Team In a significant blow to migrant smuggling operations across the Balkan route, Serbian and Bulgarian law enforcement agencies, under the coordination of Europol, have dismantled an extensive criminal network involved…
Featured Public Safety Crackdown on Drug-Facilitated Assaults July 2, 2026 News Team In a landmark international effort, law enforcement agencies from seven countries have identified 156 individuals linked to drug-facilitated sexual assaults (DFSA). This operation, spearheaded by German and UK authorities with…
Editor's Choice Public Safety EU Criminal Networks Unveiled June 26, 2026 News Team Europol has released a comprehensive report detailing the current landscape of criminal networks within the European Union. This report, titled ‘Decoding the EU’s most threatening criminal networks: Issue 2 –…
Featured Public Safety New Insights on EU Crime Networks June 23, 2026 News Team Europol, in collaboration with the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Commission, is set to host a press conference on June 26, 2026, at 10:00…