Upon request by the LIBE Committee, this study aims at analysing the current relationship and foreseeable cooperation between several EU agencies and bodies: Europol, Eurojust, the European Anti-Fraud Office, the European Judicial Network and the future European Public Prosecutor's Office. The...

Upon request by the LIBE Committee, this study aims at analysing the current relationship and foreseeable cooperation between several EU agencies and bodies: Europol, Eurojust, the European Anti-Fraud Office, the European Judicial Network and the future European Public Prosecutor's Office. The...

Terrorism, organised crime and cybercrime increasingly threaten societies across the European Union. Europe faces the spill over effects of political instability in its immediate neighbourhood. As new threats emerge, our societies are further challenged by social turmoil caused by a volatile...

The annual publication of the result of customs actions at the EU external borders provides an opportunity to measure the scale of customs actions to enforce IPR. The enforcement of IPR by customs is a priority for the Commission and the Member States. Innovation and creativity are the engines...

With a population of over 500 million the European Union is one of the largest markets worldwide. Particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), there are many opportunities to offer their goods and services not only in their own countries but also in the other 27 EU Member States....

Drug law enforcement is likely to be the intervention that contributes the most to reducing the supply of drugs in Europe. Important statistical datasets on drug seizures and drug law offences are the result of drug law enforcement activity, yet little is known about how drug law enforcement is...

The annual publication of the result of customs actions at the EU external borders provides an opportunity to measure the scale of customs actions to enforce IPR. The enforcement of IPR by customs is a priority for the Commission and the Member States. Innovation and creativity are the engines...