https://www.cepol.europa.eu/taxonomy-cepol-topcop en Thu, 01 May 2025 22:00:01 GMT https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/strengthening-empact-participation-western-balkans-and-eastern-partners-build Thu, 01 May 2025 22:00:01 GMT As Europe continues to face threats like drug trafficking, cyber-attacks, or migrant smuggling, strengthening cross-border cooperation is important. Against these threats, partners from the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership regions gathered for a workshop designed to boost their operational ro... 8837 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/regional-osint-training-boosts-digital-investigation-skills-eastern-partnership Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:00:01 GMT From social media intelligence and dark web investigations to blockchain tracing and AI-powered tools, the ability to gather, analyse, and apply Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques is critical for law enforcement in combating cybercrime, terrorism, and organised crime. As technology advances... 8820 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-and-republic-moldova-reinforce-their-partnership Tue, 01 Apr 2025 22:00:01 GMT A new Working Arrangement between the Republic of Moldova and CEPOL was signed on 1 April in Budapest. The document, reflecting recent developments, was signed by the Moldovan Minister of Internal Affairs, Daniella Misail-Nichitin, and CEPOL Executive Director, Montserrat Marín López.The ceremony to... 8803 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/did-you-buy-fake Sun, 01 Dec 2024 23:00:01 GMT The illicit trade of medicine doesn’t stop at EU borders. To combat organised crime groups contributing to this public health threat, pharmaceutical crime investigators from the Eastern Partnership (EaP) and Western Balkans (WB) participated in a workshop on the illicit trade of medicines. The two-d... 8527 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/strategic-cooperation-forum-unites-stakeholders-eastern-partnership-western-balkans Tue, 06 Feb 2024 23:00:00 GMT The EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) held on 30-31 January a Joint Strategic Cooperation Forum within the framework of the TOPCOP and WB PaCT projects. This high-level meeting repre... 8314 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/eu-neighbours-take-first-step-towards-creation-behaviour-analysis-handbook Thu, 28 Sep 2023 22:00:00 GMT Non-biased and science-based behaviour analysis contributes to efficient and fair surveillance, checks and investigations conducted by law enforcement officials. This technique is a crucial tool to support the EU's neighbours in the fight against serious and organised crime.With an eye set on this o... 8147 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/first-review-meeting-cepols-international-cooperation-mentoring-programme-kicks-eye Thu, 07 Sep 2023 22:00:00 GMT This week, 32 law enforcement officers from 19 countries participating in the CEPOL International Cooperation Mentoring Programme gathered in Budapest for the first general review meeting. With the Mentoring Programme reaching the end of the first year of its implementation, the aim of the even... 8131 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/ukrainian-investigators-and-prosecutors-strengthen-their-skills-open-source Thu, 24 Aug 2023 22:00:00 GMT Investigating crimes in a modern information era requires application of a wide range of tools including open-source intelligence (OSINT). A use of data from open sources as evidence in criminal proceedings is one of the skills on top demand for Ukrainian prosecutors and investigators dealing with w... 8117 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/eastern-partnership-countries-define-way-forward-law-enforcement-cooperation-eu Thu, 04 May 2023 22:00:00 GMT CEPOL, other Justice and Home Affairs agencies, EU Member States, Eastern Partnership countries and the EMPACT community are all working together to improve their cooperation to fight more effectively against serious and organised crime, which respects no borders.To facilitate this process, CEPOL’s ... 8000 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/topcop-prepares-law-enforcement-combatting-drug-trafficking Wed, 19 Apr 2023 22:00:00 GMT Drug trafficking is a very profitable business for criminals. According to Europol, it accounts for a fifth of all profits from organised crime. In order to keep the business running, organised crime groups are always on the move and constantly change modus operandi to avoid detection. To address th... 7980 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/topcop-delivers-regional-training-counterfeiting-and-illicit-trade-medicines-eastern Tue, 21 Mar 2023 23:00:00 GMT Counterfeiting and illicit trade of medicines is a significant and growing problem, putting at risk the health of individuals and posing a threat to the health system of the EU as a whole. Counterfeit drugs are dangerous by their very nature, since they are not properly produced, not inspected by re... 7931 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-delivers-training-war-crime-investigations-ukrainian-and-moldovan-officials Mon, 20 Feb 2023 23:00:00 GMT In response to the atrocities occurring in Ukraine, and engaging within the scope of its mandate, the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) delivered this month a training course in Chișinău to Ukrainian and Moldovan officials on war crime investigations. Law enforcement officials involved ... 7903 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu