MEPs raise spectre of people trafficking: Europe's modern slavery

In modern Europe there exists a new type of slavery that involves the trafficking of people for sexual and labour slavery. more »

Law And Order, Crime

Published: 19/01/2010

Commission approves Danish Terror Insurance Scheme

The European Commission has authorised, under EU State aid rules, a measure adopted by Denmark which provides a state guarantee on non-life insurance against damages stemming from nuclear, biological, chemical or radioactive (NBCR) terrorist attacks that exceed a certain threshold. more »

Law And Order, Crime

Published: 13/01/2010

Commission opens formal proceedings against pharmaceutical company Lundbeck

The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into the international pharmaceutical undertaking Lundbeck to examine potential breaches of EU rules on restrictive business practices and on the abuse of a dominant market position under Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. more »

Law And Order, Crime

Published: 07/01/2010

Antitrust: improved transparency and predictability of proceedings

Detailed explanations concerning how European Commission antitrust procedures work in practice have just been published by the Commission's Directorate General for Competition and the Hearing Officers on the Europa website in order to further enhance the transparency and the predictability of Commission antitrust proceedings. more »

Law And Order, Crime

Published: 06/01/2010

Sakharov human rights winner Lyudmila Alexeyeva arrested in Moscow

Some New Year goodwill was lacking from the Moscow police force when they briefly arrested some 50 human rights activists on 31 December. more »

Law And Order, Crime

Published: 06/01/2010

Danes condemn attempted attack

Both Muslims and non-Muslims in Denmark are condemning Friday's attempted attack on a Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. more »

Law And Order, Crime

Published: 04/01/2010

Stepdad admits attempted murder

The former stepfather of a toddler found with dozens of needles inside him, confesses to attempted murder. more »

Law And Order, Crime

Published: 22/12/2009

Criminal acts and applicable penalties for drug trafficking: European legislation brings mixed results

The Framework Decision laying down minimum provisions on the criminal acts and the penalties applicable in the field of drug trafficking has helped to establish a common core, but has not brought all of the results expected. more »

Law And Order, Crime

Published: 10/12/2009

A case of cops turned robbers?

Caught on CCTV, what French media say is a store robbery under way. But there's a twist in this scenario French media reports: the two men wearing hats with their faces blurred out are in fact Parisian policemen. more »

Law And Order, Crime

Published: 09/12/2009

6 mln snatched in Brazil heist

While much of Brazil was fixated on a championship soccer match -- thieves in Sao Paulo over the weekend made off with 6 million dollars from a cash delivery firm. more »