In an evaluation report published today, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) assesses the effectiveness of the framework in place in Malta to prevent corruption amongst persons with top executive functions…
EU Bank provides EUR 600 million of venture debt financing per year for innovative European companies More than 25,000 high-quality jobs sustained Enormous growth potential of venture financing in Europe as it remains far behind…
The EU shields 320,000 direct jobs across Europe from unfair foreign competition through its trade defence measures, according to a report out on 28 March 2019. The Juncker Commission has strengthened Europe’s trade defence toolbox…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of a new device, ClearMate, intended to be used in an emergency room setting to help treat patients suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. The device uses…
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has awarded a £235m contract to support nuclear propulsion systems and revealed the name of the third Dreadnought submarine. The multi-million-pound deal with Rolls-Royce Submarines Limited will provide the support, advice…
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt spoke at Glasgow University on cybersecurity and the UK government’s approach to deterring cyber crime. I’m delighted to be here at Glasgow University. For centuries, this City and its University have…
State Parties enhance their knowledge and skills related to the effective implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), during an annual General Training Course held by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)…
Launched in September 2018, Project CARGO – an EU-financed project targeting mobile organised crime groups specialised in cargo theft – has yielded its first results. In January, some 200 hundred police and customs officials from…
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has received a new medical linear accelerator and the equipment used for radiotherapy is being installed at its Seibersdorf laboratories. It will greatly enhance the Agency’s capacity to support…
The positive steps taken by the Italian authorities include amendments to the Criminal Code and the adoption of a law strengthening the protection of unaccompanied children, including child victims of trafficking. However, GRETA is concerned…
Parliament’s special tax committee on Wednesday adopted a detailed roadmap towards fairer and more effective taxation, and tackling financial crimes. The recommendations adopted by the Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance…
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The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) had its first Board of Management meeting of 2019 at the Australian Institute of Police Management in Manly, New South Wales, to take a closer look at the disturbing trends…
The U.S. Prosecutor’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of Tampa (Florida), the Federal Computer Crime Unit (FCCU), the Federal Prosecutor’s Office and the Investigating Judge…
Some 200 officers from the Gendarmerie Nationale (French Gendarmerie) and Customs, with on-the-field support of Europol, targeted suspects across France believed to be part of an Eurasian mafia group composed mainly of Armenian individuals involved…
The European Social Fund plays a major role in fighting poverty and unemployment in Europe. MEPs wants to upgrade its role so that more people can be helped. Find out how The European Parliament adopted…
