Serious and organised crime is not just a threat to public safety; it impacts the very foundations of the EU and its society. It has a double destabilising effect on the EU. It undermines the EU’s economy, rule of law and society by generating illicit proceeds, spreading violence, and normalising corruption.But the threat does not stop there: increasingly, criminal networks serve as proxies for hybrid threat actors, exploiting vulnerabilities to destabilise the EU and its Member States from within. Drugs, firearms trafficking, hybrid threats and organised criminal networks recruiting young people to carry out acts of violence, including contract killings.
These are a few examples which we will explore in this episode, to find out how serious and organised crime is destabilising the EU.
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The changing DNA of crime
The battle against serious and organised crime is no longer fought in the streets, but in cyberspace, in artificial intelligence labs, dark-web markets, and the shadows of geopolitics. The very DNA of organised crime is changing. It is growing, evolving and becoming more dangerous.In this episode, you'll learn about the transformation of organised crime, as identified in Europol's flagship report, the EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA). You'll hear how the EU is responding to those new threats both strategically and operationally.This is the first episode of season 3 of The Europol Podcast. Subscribe to the podcast on your preferred platform and follow Europol on social media to be notified when future episodes are released.
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The Europol Podcast - Season 3
This season, we shine a light on the changing DNA of serious and organised crime. We will explore the biggest threats facing our internal security, revealing Europol’s analysis, the biggest operations we have supported, and how we continue to fight crime.
Tune in to find out how criminal networks are adapting to new technologies, as told by law enforcement experts that take decisive action against criminal networks worldwide.
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Bonus episode: 25 years of putting people at the centre
This bonus episode of The Europol Podcast marks the Agency’s 25th anniversary and was recorded during a panel discussion held at Europol HQ.
What has changed in the law enforcement landscape since Europol started out as the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation?
In this episode, we take you on a journey through Europol’s history, from 1999 – today, as told by those at the helm of the organisation.
You will hear from Jürgen Storbeck, Max-Peter Ratzel, Sir Rob Wainwright and our Executive Director Catherine De Bolle, on the biggest cases of their time, and how Europol became the nerve centre of criminal intelligence that it is today.
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Making Europe Safer
Most episodes of this podcast talk about cases. We’ve spoken about taking down terrorist propaganda, thwarting cybercrime operations, intercepting ton after ton of drug shipments, and all kinds of other high-stakes, global, police operations.
But behind all these cases is weeks and months of analysis, research, and innovation. At Europol HQ, there are entire departments dedicated solely to finding trends and innovations that will make investigations more effective. This is one of Europol’s core services to police in the EU Member States – providing a platform for innovation, technological research, and the sharing of methods and data.
In this episode, we will look at some of the innovations that have been happening at Europol in recent years, and how these have translated into real, operational results.
Speakers:Julia, Head of the Operational Analysis Centre, EuropolDanny, Investigator at EuropolCatherine De Bolle, Executive Director of EuropolLinks:EU Most Wanted: https://eumostwanted.eu/Trace an Object: https://www.europol.europa.eu/stopchildabuseTrace an Object Australia: https://www.accce.gov.au/what-we-do/trace-an-objectFBI Endangered Child Alert Programme: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/ecap
The Europol Podcast is the official podcast of the EU’s agency for law enforcement cooperation. In this series, we shine a light on some of the biggest operations Europol has supported, and how we continue to fight crime.
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