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As announced in President von der Leyen Political Guidelines for 2024-2029, the Commission plans to revise the current rules on organised crime aiming to contribute to dismantling high-risk criminal networks and their ringleaders.

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German Bar Association warns against vague EU crime definitions

Deutscher Anwaltverein (German Bar Association), 3 Jul 2025

The association demands a precise definition of criminal organizations to prevent political abuse. They insist on transparent cross-border investigations and the protection of attorney-client privilege. They also reject discriminatory terms like clan crime in official policy.
Clearer standards would protect defense lawyers from intrusive and unregulated state surveillance.
Law enforcement agencies would face stricter limits on using intrusive digital surveillance.

Born Free urges EU to tackle organized wildlife crime

The Born Free Foundation, 15 Jul 2025

Born Free requests the full implementation of the Environmental Crime Directive and a new EU-wide list of permitted exotic pets. They also advocate for criminalizing the trade of species illegally exported from their home countries and expanding the EPPO's mandate.
These measures would protect threatened species by making illegal wildlife trafficking significantly more difficult and risky.
Organized criminal networks would lose the low-risk opportunities currently provided by legal loopholes in the wildlife trade.

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Gewerkschaft der Polizei, 14 Jul 2025

Die GdP, Europas größte Polizeigewerkschaft mit über 209.000 Mitgliedern und Teil des Dachverbands EU.Pol, begrüßt die geplante Überarbeitung des Rahmenbeschlusses 2008/841/JI als wichtigen Schritt zur Bekämpfung organisierter Kriminalität in Europa. Die Erfahrungen in unserem Dachverband zeigen:…

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European Confederation of Police, 24 Jun 2025

European Confederation of Police contribution to the consultation on Fighting organised crime New EU rules The European Confederation of Police (EuroCOP), representing the voice of police officers across 25 European countries, welcomes the European Commissions intention to revise and strengthen the…

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Smart Container Alliance, 16 Jul 2025

Contribution to the Commissions Call for Evidence: Advancing the Fight Against Drugs and Illicit Trafficking through Proven Technological Solutions Organised crimefuelled heavily by drug traffickingremains one of the most urgent cross-border threats facing the European Union. The increased use of…

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European Federation of Police Unions, 26 Jun 2025

EU.Pol is the biggest European Federation of Police Unions. We represent 310.000 police officers. And even we welcome all these actions we feel that the police officers as a person are often forgotten in these thematics. Making sure that police officers feel well and protected while executing there…