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The European Commission published its fifth report on the progress made in the EU in combatting Trafficking in Human Beings. The report outlines the main anti-trafficking actions from 2021 to 2024 and provides an analysis of statistics for the period of 2021-2022.

European and international law enforcement authorities in October 2024 have targeted multiple criminal networks in the areas of trafficking in human beings, migrant smuggling, drug and illegal firearms trafficking, and the high-risk criminal networks. The operation has been organised by EMPACT.

Discover the main insights from the latest European Migration Network inform on biometric data processing. Learn about the key measures implemented within migration processes on a European and national level.

The 2024 European Migration Forum gathered participants from over 200 civil society organisations, the European Economic and Social Committee, national and regional authorities, and migrant-led organisations, to share insights and promote the role of civil society in in implementing the Pact.

RAYUELA has created a video game with 6 cyber-adventures that address important issues such as online grooming, cyberbullying, fake news, and phishing. The game was designed not only to protect victims, but also to prevent the young people from becoming criminals in the cyber world.

EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, held a discussion on Schengen, security, and migration with 30 students, aged 16 to 18 years old, from the Schengen Lyzeum in Perl, Germany. 

The participants took stock of the lessons learned from major public events hosted recently in the EU, like the Olympic Games in Paris, and discussed how EU-funded Innovation and Security Research can best contribute to the safety of European citizens enjoying these events.

Events such as climate change, hurricanes, floods, and the COVID-19 pandemic have shown how important it is for communities to be prepared for disasters. The EU-funded CORE project is helping policymakers and stakeholders address threats from these disasters.

The EUAA has issued guidelines for an EU approach to community sponsorship, aiming to increase the number of admission places available to those in need of protection, while establishing minimum quality standards for the different phases of community sponsorship across the EU.