Hundreds of victims of a €15 million Ponzi scheme may soon recover up to 40% of their losses as a result of an international law enforcement effort to recover the ill-gotten funds. The cooperation between the Spanish regional Catalan Police (Mossos d’E… read more
On 15 April 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/613[1]. The Council Decision decided to add one person to the list of persons, groups, undertakings and entities set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693. The Candidate Countries the R… read more
The investigation was finalised in the framework of the Europol-coordinated operation Shield II Europol supported the Italian Carabinieri (NAS Carabinieri) and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in dismantling an organised crime group invol… read more
The Council agreed on the application of the revised enlargement methodology to the accession negotiations with Montenegro and Serbia, after both candidate countries expressed their acceptance of the new methodology. The changes will be accommodated wi… read more
Despite constraints imposed by the COVID-19, the 2020 edition of the Pandora operation targeting the illicit trafficking of cultural goods has been the most successful to date with over 56 400 cultural goods seized. These objects include archaeologica… read more