The trans-national dimension of organised crime in the EU is ever increasing and “law enforcement authorities are increasingly confronted with cases of cross-border observation and surveillance which create issues at both legal and operational levels” (page 22, Europol report for 2009)
That is why yesterday, Members of the European Parliament, the European Commission and national practitioners expressed the need for the establishment of a European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) during an EU Parliament briefing on “The fight against organised crime and mafias”, hosted by the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats (S&D).
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