The Eastern Partnership (EaP) project: strengthening joint law enforcement operations with EaP countries to make Europe safer

The EU’s internal and external security are increasingly intertwined. Cooperation with third countries, including Eastern Partnership partners, is therefore essential to enhancing EU’s security and the safety of EU citizens. Various EU policies and frameworks underline the importance of closer cooperation with external partners, including the European internal security strategy and the new EU’s strategic approach to the Black Sea. As part of the Eastern Partnership project funded by the European Commission, Europol supported specific actions led by law enforcement agencies from EU...

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Eastern Partner countries strengthen EU cooperation against serious and organised crime through EMPACT

In February 2026, officers from Armenia, Moldova, and Ukraine took part in the kick-off meetings of the 13 Operational Actions Plans of the new cycle of the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT). The meetings took part at Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands,as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between the European Union and Eastern Neighbourhood countries against serious and organised crime. EMPACT is a permanent EU instrument for structured multidisciplinary cooperation to fight serious and organised international crime. Every four...

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