Environmental crime, and waste trafficking in particular, is a serious threat to our environment, health and economies. The criminal trafficking of hazardous waste is intensifying in many Member States, growing in scale and sophistication.
This exchange of views started off with a discussion with representatives of the judicial and police cooperation EU agencies, Europol and Eurojust. In the following panel, MEPs and representatives of the Polish government and of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), an NGO, assessed the current situation of this criminal phenomenon, including the need for a reinforced coordinated approach at EU level.