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Europol Unclassified Europol The Police Intelligence Agency of the European Union EFFACE Workshop The Hague, 09 th September 2015 Werner Gowitzke, MSc Seconded National Expert Environmental Crime Europol/O28 The European Union (EU)


  1. Europol Unclassified Europol – The Police Intelligence Agency of the European Union EFFACE Workshop The Hague, 09 th September 2015 Werner Gowitzke, MSc Seconded National Expert Environmental Crime Europol/O28

  2. The European Union (EU) Political & economic union of European Member States Previously: European • Communities EU created in 1993 • Now over 500 M people • Mostly without border • controls (Schengen area) Many Member States (MS) • share EURO as currency Some overseas territories • some non-EU areas (Greenland) Commission, Council, • Parliament; Court of Justice 2 Europol Unclassified – Basic Protection Level

  3. Europol Europol Council Decision: Intelligence • Agency Serious/organised • crime No investigations! Coordination, Analysis, Operational & Strategic Support – not Interpol! 3 Europol Unclassified – Basic Protection Level

  4. 28 EU Member States (EU) Austria Italy • • Belgium Latvia • • Bulgaria Lithuania • • Croatia Luxembourg • • Cyprus Malta • • Czech Republic Netherlands • • Denmark Poland • • Estonia Portugal • • Finland Romania • • France Slovakia • • Germany Slovenia • • Greece Spain • • Hungary Sweden • • Ireland United Kingdom • • 4 Europol Unclassified – Basic Protection Level

  5. Europol Europol staff (850) • Liaison Bureaux – 28 Member • States plus 3 rd states with agreement Other contacts (Commission, • private sector, networks) Analytical Work Files & Focal • Points Europol Information System • Various other tools such as • Europol Platform for Experts (EPE) 5 Europol Unclassified – Basic Protection Level

  6. International Cooperation Europe: Albania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland; Bosnia-Herzegovina, Moldova, Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine America: Canada, Colombia, US agencies Oceania: Australia Organisations: Eurojust, Interpol; EU agencies, UNODC, WCO Liaison Offices: Lyon & Singapore (IP); Washington, DC (US) 6 Europol Unclassified – Basic Protection Level

  7. Structure 7 Europol Unclassified – Basic Protection Level

  8. Information Exchange SIENA (message system) Databases: Europol Information System Index System Analysis Work Files (AWFs) with Focal Points: Serious & Organised Crime (& Cybercrime) Terrorism & Criminal Finance 8 Europol Unclassified – Basic Protection Level

  9. Environmental Crime EnviCrimeNet and other informal networks: CARIN, AQUAPOL … Experts on various areas • National contact points • Quick guidance • Annual meetings, Steering • Group Use of Europol Platform • for Experts (EPE) 9 Europol Unclassified – Basic Protection Level

  10. Environmental Crime EnviCrimeNet and Europol: Intelligence Project on Environmental Crime (IPEC) May 2014 – APR 2015 • Research project & threat • analysis IPEC Report: European • Council bodies, Commission… 10 Europol Unclassified – Basic Protection Level

  11. Environmental Crime EU coordination for global wildlife crime Operation COBRA III May 2015 (& before) • ASEAN-WEN, LATF, China, US • Interpol, ICCWC, and others About 600 detected (EU) • cases of trafficking of endangered species (flora & fauna) 11 Europol Unclassified – Basic Protection Level

  12. Environmental Crime Operational and strategic cooperation: European Commission Waste trafficking • • EFFACE Wildlife & CITES crimes • • (rhino horns, ivory, reptiles, Universities and Think Tanks • protected plants &c.) Interpol • ‘odd’ crimes such as • UNICRI • fireworks/explosives & fuel CITES Secretariat • oil fraud Eurojust • Maybe soon: climate related • Various (EU) police forces & • crimes prosecution agencies SOME CRIMES COVERED BY • OTHER PROJECTS (COPY, ITOC, CYBORG, SUSTRANS…) 12 Europol Unclassified – Basic Protection Level

  13. Thank you! ... Questions, please Werner Gowitzke Environmental Crime/EnviCrimeNet Secretariat Operations Department/Europol werner.gowitzke@europol.europa.eu

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