EU: Council of the European Union: Europol: To: Standing Committee on operation cooperation on internal security (COSI) Subject: Interim SOCTA 2015: An update on Serious and Organised Crime in the EU

The “recommended priorities” are (p.31): – Counterfeit and sub-standard goods with an impact on public health and safety – Cybercrime – Facilitation of illegal immigration – Missing Trader Intra Community (MTIC) Fraud – Money laundering – Organised burglaries and thefts – Synthetic drugs production and new psychoactive substances (NPS) – Trafficking in human beings The only addition compared to the recommendations in the SOCTA 2013 is “organised burglaries and thefts”, of which Member States “have reported a significant and sustained increase”. According to Europol “The OCGs involved operate professionally and use their mobility as a counter-measure to avoid law enforcement detection”. See the full-text: Europol: To: Standing Committee on operation cooperation on internal security (COSI) Subject: Interim SOCTA 2015: An update on Serious and Organised Crime in the EU (LIMITE doc no: 7271-15,pdf)