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EU: Council of the European Union: Operation Archimedes, Exchange of administrative information & Lead "Actors"

26 December 2014

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- Europol To: Standing Committee on operational cooperation on internal security: Subject: Operation Archimedes - Evaluation Report (LIMITE doc no 16442-14, : pdf): "Operation Archimedes, a large scale international law enforcement operation, targeted serious and organised crime in the EU and involved actions at hundreds of locations between 15 and 23 September 2014. EU Member States (28) and their international partners (6 third countries, Eurojust, Frontex and Interpol) came together to disrupt the activities of criminal groups engaging in the trafficking and production of drugs, the trafficking of human beings, the facilitation of illegal immigration, organised property crime, the trade in firearms and counterfeit goods."

- From the use of criminal law to that of administrative information: Exchange of police information for administrative use - outcome and possible follow-up (LIMITE doc no: 15617-14, pdf)

- "Actors": Implementation of the Council conclusions setting priorities in the fight against organised crime for 2014 - 2017: identification of the relevant actors (11538-rev3-14, pdf): "based on the observation that the EU Police Forces encounter limits in exchanging information when this is not requested in direct connection to a crime committed or being committed, but with the aim of, for instance, ascertaining the eligibility of administrative license applicants to an administrative procedure, in compliance with the national legislation."

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