Acting against the arrival of migrants with no legal
rights in the EU is the top crime policy priority among member states, according to the chair of an internal security group at the European Council. Erkki Koort, speaking to MEPs on Tuesday, said that the "facilitation of illegal migration" involves more countries than the
fight against terrorism or online child pornography. Second on the list is
human trafficking, followed by synthetic drugs, cannabis and cocaine. Weapons
trafficking and child sexual exploitation finished near the bottom of the
priorities, as did value-added tax fraud.
Democracy & Justice
Fight Against Illegal Migrants to the EU Tops EU Crime Priorities
Acting against the arrival of migrants with no legal rights in the EU is the top crime policy priority among member states, according to the chair of an internal security group at the European Council. Erkki Koort,...
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