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Police cracks down on passport forgery ring
A police operation set up with support from Europol has resulted in the disbandment of an extensive network that supplied more than 1 million euros' worth of forged passports and other travel documents to migrant smuggling rings, the Hellenic Police (ELAS) said on Friday.
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Amsterdam and Paris will Host Two European Agencies after Brexit
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) moved to Amsterdam and the European Banking Authority (EBA) - in Paris. This is the final outcome of the EU Council meeting, which lasted until late Monday, where the 27 member states (naturally without the UK) have decided where to move the two agencies. They have to leave London because of Britain's decision to leave the EU, reports capital.
Today with a Secret Vote, EU Countries Decide Location of Two Euro-agencies after Brexit
At the EU Council in Brussels by secret ballot today will be designated the cities that will host two European agencies - the European Medicines Agency and the European Banking Authority after Brexit, reports sega.
They are currently in London.
A Large-scale Migrant Trafficking Network has been Revealed
A large-scale operation is under way on the territory of Bulgaria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, to neutralize an organized criminal group operating on the territory of the five countries and illegally transfer foreign nationals from the countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan to European Union countries, reported Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office .
Greece bottom of EU chart in gender equality
Greece ranks last among European Union member-states in terms of gender equality, according to an annual index compiled by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) that was made public on Wednesday.
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Refugee trafficking operation busted by police in Attica
Police said Wednesday that a people smuggling operation unraveled last week in Attica used stolen passports and even forged an ID belonging to a member of Eurojust - the European Union agency dealing with judicial cooperation in criminal matters - to fly refugees into Central and Northern Europe.
Deputy Minister of Health Presents in Brussels the Candidacy of Sofia for Hosting EMA
Deputy Minister of Health, responsible for European affairs, Dr. Miroslav Nenkov, will present officially the nomination of Sofia to host the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
EP Creates Special Terrorism Committee
The European Parliament on September 12 approved a list of 30 full members of its new special committee on counter-terrorism. Its main tasks will be to assess the extent of the terrorist threat in Europe and highlight any potential faults, deficiencies and malfunctions in counter-terrorism measures, NewEurope.eu writes.
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Europol says crime profits are slipping through
Greece ranks 18th in the European Union in terms of suspect money transactions, according to the results of a study by Europol, the European Union's Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation.
Greece ranked behind the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, where 65 percent of so-called suspect transactions in the EU were recorded.
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Sofia is Candidate to Host the European Medicines Agency
Bulgaria has submitted documents for raising the candidacy of Sofia for hosting the European Medicines Agency (EMA), BGNES reports.
The European Commission will review the applications by September 30, and the EMA relocation decision will be taken in November.