https://www.cepol.europa.eu/taxonomy-serious-and-organised-crime en Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:01 GMT https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/3078-2026-web-call-grants-2027 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:01 GMT CEPOL organises an informative webinar on the Call for Proposals for Grant Agreements for the Implementation of CEPOL Onsite Training Activities 2027. During this webinar the main aspects of a good grant application will be described in detail along with the features and the rules of the Call. The w... 9304 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/3006-2026-web-multi-modal-large-language-models-llms-and-ai-pipelines Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:01 GMT Following the introduction of large language models (LLMs) and the engineering of prompts via this webinar, CEPOL, together with the Europol Innovation Lab, continues to professionalise analysts and investigators in becoming more efficient and effective in using LLMs. In this webinar we take an... 9299 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/3005-2026-web-large-language-models-llms-and-prompt-engineering Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:00:01 GMT The public revelation of ChatGPT in November 2022 and the rapid advancement of large language models (LLMs) have highlighted the potential of this technology to revolutionise investigations and assist law enforcement agencies in addressing the big data challenge.  However, the complexity of this tec... 9298 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/turning-empact-2026-2029-priorities-action Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:00:01 GMT With the EMPACT 2026–2029 cycle now underway, CEPOL has recently brought together Drivers and Common Horizontal Strategic Goal (CHSG) Coordinators to help set the course for the years ahead. During this activity, organised from 16 to 18 June 2026 at the Agency’s headquarters, participants ... 9306 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/21-2026-ons-international-asset-recovery-regional-south Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:00:01 GMT The aim of this onsite activity is to:improve knowledge and skills on changes of the legal framework and the most updated investigative techniques, with a focus on challenges of non-conviction-based confiscation.intensify contact with European counterparts (financial investigators and asset recovery... 9196 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/04-2026-ons-organised-crime-combatting-evolving-organised-crime-regional-north Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:00:01 GMT The aim of this onsite activity is to enhance the investigation and strategic capabilities of experienced law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and law enforcement educators in the Nordic and Baltic regions, by deepening their understanding of how organised crime groups use crime-as-a-service... 9193 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-and-europol-strengthen-strategic-crime-analysis-capacities-western-balkans Sun, 31 May 2026 22:00:01 GMT Law enforcement officials from the Western Balkans gathered in The Hague from 18 to 22 May 2026 for a specialised training activity on the EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) methodology, organised by CEPOL and Europol under the WB PaCT project. The activity aimed t... 9288 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/3015-2026-web-fighting-illegal-tobacco-production-insights-greeces-recent Tue, 19 May 2026 22:00:01 GMT The aim of this webinar is to strengthen EU law enforcement awareness of large-scale illicit tobacco production and trafficking, focusing on how the most threatening criminal networks and individuals engage in and profit from this activity, illustrated through insights from recent Hellenic Police op... 9199 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/exploring-use-encrypted-evidence-serious-and-organised-crime-cases Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:00:01 GMT Prosecutors and law enforcement representatives from the Western Balkan and the Eastern Partnership countries met this week in The Hague for a workshop focused on the use of encrypted communication evidence in organised crime cases. The activity was organised by Eurojust’s Western Balkans Criminal J... 9204 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/empact-training-enhances-capabilities-crypto-asset-investigations Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:00:01 GMT As the criminal use of crypto-assets continues to expand, organised crime groups increasingly rely on specialised intermediaries and facilitators. These actors combine conventional money-laundering methods with sophisticated activity in crypto-asset markets, creating growing challenges for law enfor... 9161 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/3001-2026-web-detection-and-investigation-western-african-organised-crime-groups Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:00:01 GMT The aim of this webinar is to raise awareness of the Western African organised crime groups' (OCGs) involvement in car trafficking and on the identification of stolen vehicles in overseas containers.By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:Describe the involvement of Western Afr... 9141 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/e029-2025-exb-judicial-cooperation-cross-border-money-laundering-investigations Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:00:01 GMT The aim of this training is to present the outcomes of the exchange focused on identifying the most effective forms of cooperation in economic crime investigations between Germany and Italy—two countries closely connected through significant on‑site criminal presence and deep economic infiltration b... 9137 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/e003-2025-exb-arms-trafficking-european-union Mon, 09 Feb 2026 23:00:01 GMT This Exchange‑bite aims to share the knowledge and experience gained during the CEPOL Exchange Programme, with a focus on strengthening cooperation between police forces of the participating countries through the exchange of relevant information to combat arms trafficking. It also provides an overvi... 9135 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/e005-2025-exb-combatting-organised-crime-financial-crime-and-corruption Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:00:01 GMT The aim of this training is to offer a cross‑country overview of key law‑enforcement institutions, covering the mandate and functions of Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (SANS/DANS), the structure of Montenegro’s police and their strategies against organised crime, and the historical an... 9126 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/e010-2025-exb-interagency-cooperation-and-importance-police-laboratories Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:00:01 GMT The aim of this Exchange‑bite is to inform law enforcement officials about key investigative practices, inter‑agency cooperation models, and laboratory techniques used across participating countries, with a focus on crime‑scene forensics, firearms management, and digital tools for weapons tracking.&... 9120 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/e009-2025-exb-strengthening-law-enforcement-cooperation-against-serious-and Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:00:01 GMT The aim of this training is to inform law enforcement officials about effective investigative practices, legal frameworks, and international cooperation mechanisms used to combat organised crime and human trafficking in Montenegro, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal and Turkey. It also highlights the... 9122 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/e007-2025-exb-drug-trafficking-investigative-procedures-and-serious-and Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:00:01 GMT The aim of this training is to inform European law enforcement officials about the investigative procedures and operational practices used across different law enforcement agencies, highlighting the diverse approaches applied to achieve the common goal of interdictions and prosecutions in dismantlin... 9121 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/e008-2025-exb-cepol-organised-crime-operational-approaches-combatting-organised Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:00:01 GMT The aim of this exchange-bite is to inform law enforcement officials about how the CEPOL Exchange Programme 2025 helped participants to collect new knowledge about the police force structures and best practices in the hosting countries in the area of organised and serious crime.By the end of this Ex... 9086 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/3093-2025-web-vulnerability-and-psychological-control-child-victim-trafficking Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:00:01 GMT This webinar aims to raise awareness of the recruitment and psychological control of child victims of trafficking exploited by criminal networks.By the end of this webinar, the audience will be able to:Identify the risks of trafficking faced by vulnerable and displaced children;Recognise grooming as... 9076 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu