Europol

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European Union agency law enforcement agency

Europol is the European Union’s law enforcement agency that supports member states in combating serious international crime and terrorism.

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union agency → law enforcement agency →
abbreviation	Europol →
cameIntoOperation	1999-07-01 →
cooperatesWith	EU agencies and bodies → Eurojust → Frontex → Interpol → law enforcement authorities of EU member states → third country law enforcement authorities →
country	European Union →
dateFounded	1999-07-01 →
directorSince	2018-05-01 →
doesNotHave	direct law enforcement powers in member states → executive powers of arrest →
employs	criminal intelligence analysts → liaison officers from member states →
establishedAsEUAgency	2010-01-01 →
focusArea	child sexual exploitation → cybercrime → drug trafficking → fraud and economic crime → human trafficking → intellectual property crime → migrant smuggling → money laundering → organized crime → terrorism →
formerName	European Police Office →
fullName	European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation →
hasDirector	Catherine De Bolle →
hasGoverningBody	Executive Director → Management Board →
hasMotto	Making Europe Safer →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.europol.europa.eu →
headquartersCountry	Netherlands →
headquartersLocation	The Hague →
jurisdiction	European Union →
legalBasis	Regulation (EU) 2016/794 →
mainFunction	criminal intelligence analysis → information exchange between law enforcement authorities → operational support to investigations → strategic analysis and threat assessments →
mandate	support EU member states in preventing and combating serious international crime → support EU member states in preventing and combating terrorism →
operatesSystem	Europol Information System → Secure Information Exchange Network Application →
overseenBy	Council of the European Union → European Commission → European Parliament →
parentOrganization	European Union →
predecessor	Europol Convention → Europol Drugs Unit →
reformedBy	Regulation (EU) 2016/794 →
regionServed	European Union →
shortName	Europol →
worksLanguage	English →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eurojust → Greek Police → Interpol →	cooperatesWith
Europol →	abbreviation
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Romania →	collaboratesWith
The Hague →	contains
National Crime Agency →	coordinatesWith
South Holland →	hostsInstitution
Polizia di Stato →	memberOf
Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs →	overseesAgency
Europol →	shortName