European Police Office
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 Europol HQ in The Hague |
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| Formed | October 1, 1998 |
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| Jurisdiction | European Union |
| Headquarters | Eisenhowerlaan 73 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Employees | 1065 (December 2016) |
| Annual budget | € 116.4 million (FY 2017) |
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| Parent department | Council of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs |
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 The Hague
Amsterdam
Europol (Netherlands)
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Coordinates: 52°05′34″N 4°16′53″E / 52.092846°N 4.281521°E
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), formerly known as the European Police Office (Europol) and the Europol Drugs Unit (EDU), is the law enforcement agency of the European Union (EU) formed in 1998 to handle criminal intelligence and combat serious international organised crime and terrorism through cooperation between competent authorities of EU Member States. The Agency has no executive powers, and its officials are not entitled to arrest suspects or act without prior approval from competent authorities in the Member States. Seated in The Hague, South Holland, it has 1065 staff and a budget of 116.4 million euros.
In the financial year 2017, the Agency's budget was approximately 116.4 million euros.
During the 2016 - 2020 strategy cycle, Europol reported it would focus on cybercrime, organized crime, and terrorism including building its information technology capacities. Europol likewise stated that the previous strategy cycle of 2010 - 2014 laid the foundation for the Agency as the European criminal information hub. The EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) of 2017 identified eight priority crime areas: cybercrime; drug production, trafficking and distribution; migrant smuggling; organised property crime; trafficking in human beings; criminal finances and money laundering; document fraud; and online trade in illicit goods and services.
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