EC welcomes political agreement between EP and EU Council to reinforce Europol’s role in combating migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings

The agreement empowers Europol to expand the work of its European Centre Against Migrant Smuggling, strengthen cooperation with national and EU agencies, and make fuller use of biometric and other data to disrupt cross-border criminal networks. It also provides the agency with enhanced tools and resources to support investigations, improve intelligence flows, and increase the EU’s collective capacity…