https://www.cepol.europa.eu/taxonomy-migrant-smuggling en Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:00:01 GMT https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/e004-2025-exb-trafficking-human-beings-migrant-smuggling Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:00:01 GMT The aim of this training is to inform law enforcement officials about how the CEPOL Exchange Programme 2025 helped exchangees to gain new knowledge regarding police/border guard work  in the hosting countries (Poland, Cyprus, Spain, and Romania) in the area of organised and serious crime, ... 9057 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/building-lasting-impact-through-train-trainers-model-topcop Sun, 23 Nov 2025 23:00:01 GMT Creating sustainable law enforcement capacity requires more than one-off courses. It demands knowledge that multiplies long after CEPOL activities take place. Within the Training and Operational Partnership against Organised Crime (TOPCOP) project, CEPOL’s Train-the-Trainers (TtT) model stands ... 9071 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/empact-support-network-fosters-cooperation-against-migrant-smuggling-and-document Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:00:01 GMT Law enforcement and judicial officials from across the Western Balkans came together in The Hague, the Netherlands, on 22 and 23 October 2025, to discuss the interlinked threats of document fraud and digitally enabled migrant smuggling during the fourth EMPACT Support Network (ESN) workshop.The... 9035 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/5-2025-ons-interviewing-techniques-migrant-smuggling-cases Thu, 25 Sep 2025 22:00:01 GMT The aim of this onsite activity is to improve the fight against migrant smuggling by enhancing the capacity of investigators from police forces, including second line border guards and immigration officials, to conduct efficient and fundamental rights complying interviews.EMPACT training activity ... 8891 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/partners-news/cepol-course-migrant-smuggling-and-digital-investigations-held-ioannina Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:00:01 GMT The Center for Security Studies (KEMEA) successfully organised the CEPOL onsite training activity titled “Migrant Smuggling – Digital Investigations” from 2-6 June, 2025, in Ioannina, Greece.The course aimed to enhance participants’ skills in addressing migrant smuggling through the effect... 8959 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/partners-news/combatting-migrant-smuggling-25-law-enforcement-officials-enhanced-their Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:00:01 GMT Law enforcement training at EU level provides a unique forum to exchange information, experiences and develop good practices. This is particularly important for law enforcement officials operating in crime areas such as migrant smuggling, where cross-border cooperation, specialised knowledge and exp... 8941 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/04-2025-ons-migrant-smuggling-digital-investigations Thu, 05 Jun 2025 22:00:01 GMT The aim of this onsite activity is to strengthen the fight against migrant smuggling by improving the capability of law enforcement authorities on the use of OSINT and digital tools and platforms in digital investigations of migrant smuggling.EMPACT training activity Com... 8834 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/06-2025-ons-behaviour-analysis-context-migrant-smuggling Thu, 22 May 2025 22:00:01 GMT The aim of this onsite activity is to:enhance law enforcement competencies in relation to behaviour analysis in migrant smuggling investigations and other checks inside the territory of EU/Schengen countries. correlate evidence to make fair, non-discriminatory decisions in relation to migrant smuggl... 8807 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/3024-2025-web-driving-license-and-car-registration-checks-part-ii Sun, 06 Apr 2025 22:00:01 GMT The aim of this webinar is to equip EU law enforcement officials who check driving licenses and car certificates with the necessary basic knowledge, checking tools and cooperation methods in order to perform efficiently, with the overarching goal to counter migrant smuggling and fraudsters.By the en... 8791 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/3007-2025-web-tackling-threats-addressing-challenges-europols-response-migrant Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:00:01 GMT The aim of this webinar is to offer EU law enforcement officials a clear view of the latest migrant smuggling threats and developments, as well as the challenges law enforcement faces and the responses of EUROPOL – The European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) in countering this form of serious and o... 8788 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/3023-2025-web-driving-license-and-car-registration-checks-part-i Tue, 01 Apr 2025 22:00:01 GMT The aim of this webinar is to equip EU law enforcement officials who check driving licenses and car certificates with the necessary basic knowledge, checking tools and cooperation methods in order to perform efficiently, with the overarching goal to counter migrant smuggling and fraudsters.By the en... 8790 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/publications/cepol-otna-migrant-smuggling Thu, 06 Feb 2025 23:00:01 GMT Migrant smuggling remains a pressing concern for the European Union, posing significant challenges to law enforcement professionals. To address these challenges, the New Pact on Migration and Asylum  introduced common European solutions for managing migration, asylum, and border security, ... 8703 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-report-migrant-smuggling-outlines-training-needs-eu-law-enforcement-officials Thu, 06 Feb 2025 23:00:01 GMT Migrant smuggling remains a pressing concern for the European Union, posing significant challenges to law enforcement professionals. To address these challenges, the New Pact on Migration and Asylum  introduced common European solutions for managing migration, asylum, and border security, ... 8702 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/5-2024-ons-interviewing-techniques-migrant-smuggling-cases Sun, 09 Jun 2024 22:00:00 GMT The aim of this onsite activity is to improve the fight against migrant smuggling by enhancing the capacity of investigators from police forces, including second line border guards and immigration officials, to conduct efficient and fundamental rights complying interviews.EMPACT training activity ... 8375 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/06-2024-ons-behaviour-analysis-context-migrant-smuggling Sun, 12 May 2024 22:00:00 GMT The aim of this onsite activity is to:to enhance law enforcement competencies in relation to behaviour analysis in migrant smuggling investigations and other checks inside the territory of EU/Schengen states;to correlate evidence to make fair, non-discriminatory decisions in relation to migrant smug... 8360 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/exchange-bite-e013-2023-exb-migrant-smuggling Thu, 14 Dec 2023 23:00:00 GMT The aim of this training is to inform the audience about the experiences and knowledge gained by participants of the CEPOL Exchange Programme 2023.The aim of this session is to inform European law enforcement officials about the current situation of migration flows to the EU via Bulgaria and Cyprus.... 8157 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/3036-2023-web-empact-joint-action-days-fighting-migrant-smuggling Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:00:00 GMT The aim of this webinar is to encourage and improve the development and implementation of EMPACT Join Action Days by relevant national and European organisations.By the end of this webinar, the audience will be able to:Recall good practices in the development and implementation of EMPACT Joint Actio... 8267 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/3035-2023-web-fighting-migrant-smuggling-means-financial-investigation Sun, 10 Dec 2023 23:00:00 GMT The aim of this webinar is to encourage law enforcement investigators to initiate a financial investigation in parallel to the migrant smuggling investigation with the aim to increase the asset recovery and disrupt the organised crime groups.By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:R... 8268 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/e034-2023-exb-cepol-exchange-bite-migrant-smuggling Sun, 12 Nov 2023 23:00:00 GMT The aim of this training is to present and define the methods that Border Police Department units and sections are using in order to prevent and stop illegal attempts to cross the state border, specifically in Greece and Serbia. The presentation of the Financial Police Division will focus on the con... 8202 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/03-2023-ons-migrant-smuggling-digital-investigations Sun, 21 May 2023 22:00:00 GMT The aim of this onsite activity is to strengthen the fight against migrant smuggling by improving the capability of law enforcement authorities on the use of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in digital investigations of migrant smuggling. 7945 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu