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The European Commission proposed a revision of Directive 2008/99/EC on the protection of the environment through criminal law in December 2021. The proposal intends to clarify some of the terms contained in the directive and includes an updated list of environmental crime offences, harmonised sanction types and levels, measures to strengthen international investigation and prosecution, improvements to the collection of statistical data and measures to improve national enforcement chains. Ultimately ...

Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims is the benchmark legislation on the fight against trafficking in human beings (human trafficking) at EU level. It is part of a broader policy framework that entails a range of measures aimed at the prevention and prosecution of trafficking in human beings, as well as protection from and establishment of partnerships against this practice. Despite progress in implementing those measures, trafficking ...

This briefing follows up the commitments made by the commissioner in 2019.

The EU has made substantial progress in terms of protecting its citizens since the early 1990s. This has often been in response to dramatic incidents, such as murders committed by the mafia or other organised crime groups or big money-laundering scandals, or to negative trends, such as the steep increase in migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings following the 2015 migration crisis. More recently, it was necessary to respond to the sharp rise in cybercrime, fraud and counterfeiting during ...

Confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime is a key tool for depriving criminals of ill-gotten gains that could be reinvested in further criminal activities. Directive 2014/42/EU on the freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime was adopted in 2014 to harmonise the rules by introducing minimum standards. In 2019, following a joint statement by the Parliament and Council, a dedicated staff working document on non-conviction based confiscation measures in the ...

Serious and organised crime inflict huge costs on both the EU economy and society. Organised crime is an increasingly dynamic and complex phenomenon, as it has become more interconnected, transnational and digital. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an increase in cybercrime, fraud and counterfeiting. Police and judicial actions and the effective implementation of existing EU instruments are critical in tackling this challenge. New strategies to disrupt the business models and structures of criminal ...

Due to the deteriorating Covid 19 situation, Members were again able to choose to vote remotely during the December plenary session in Strasbourg. Parliament nevertheless held a joint debate on the preparation of the European Council meeting of 16 17 December 2021 and the EU's response to the global resurgence of Covid 19 and new emerging variants. Members debated statements by High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission, Josep Borrell ...

Lors du sommet UE-Balkans occidentaux qui s’est tenu à Brdo le 6 octobre 2021, les participants ont réaffirmé leur soutien sans équivoque à la perspective européenne des pays des Balkans occidentaux; les rapports de la Commission européenne sur le paquet «Élargissement» d’octobre 2021 vont dans le même sens. Toutefois, la Commission insiste sur le fait que tous les pays de la région doivent continuer à accélérer et à approfondir leurs réformes en matière d’indépendance du pouvoir judiciaire et de ...

La recherche, qui s’est concentrée sur un échantillon de 14 États membres de l’UE (BG, CZ, ES, FR, FI, DE, GR, HU, IT, LU, LV, MT, SE et SK), a comporté une combinaison de recherches documentaires, d’entretiens et de modélisation quantitative. L’étude a examiné l’incidence de la criminalité organisée sur les dépenses de l’UE (par exemple, les fonds de cohésion) ainsi que sur les recettes de l’UE (par exemple, les ressources propres TVA).

La Commission européenne a proposé d’adopter, au titre du cadre financier pluriannuel (CFP) 2021-2027, un règlement établissant le Fonds pour la sécurité intérieure, doté d’une enveloppe révisée à la hausse pour ainsi garantir un niveau élevé de sécurité au sein de l’Union. Lors de la période de session de juillet, le Parlement européen est appelé à se prononcer en deuxième lecture sur le texte issu des négociations interinstitutionnelles.