Europol

The European Union's law enforcement agency, Europol, has identified PKK as a key player in criminal activities such as drug trafficking and human smuggling in the region, generating millions of euros annually.

A report from the agency, released on Dec. 12, said ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorist groups, including PKK, remain active across the EU.

Over ten individuals, including organized soccer fans, have been arrested as part of an ongoing police operation targeting a drug trafficking ring in Athens, which began early Thursday morning.

A high-ranking officer in Greece's Narcotics Division, known for driving a luxury Lamborghini, has been arrested after being implicated in a cocaine trafficking scandal.

Greek anarchists have reacted to the death of a man killed in an explosion last week apparently caused by the accidental detonation of a homemade bomb in an apartment in central Athens.

Police in Athens have arrested a suspected crime boss with the underworld title of "vor v zakone" - or thief in law - wanted by Russia under an Interpol red notice, police officials have said.

Europe has stepped up its fight against Russian-speaking organized crime groups since the assassination of a clan leader in 2013 in Moscow triggered a power struggle among the crime network.

The Greek police has recently, and belatedly, gained access to the full trove of data from two, now defunct, communications networks used heavily by criminals due to their encrypted communications capabilities.

A major security breach has taken place within the EU police service - Europol, as detailed by the online publication 'POLITICO'. The report specifies that confidential documents belonging to high-ranking officials of the institution have gone missing, leading to a crisis within the organization.

In a bid to bolster border management and migration control, the European Commission (EC) has announced its decision to allocate 85 million euros to Bulgaria and Romania.

Europol's Operational Task Force (OTF) in Limassol, Cyprus uncovered a criminal network orchestrating sham marriages in Cyprus for irregular migration into the EU on Monday.

The investigation suggested that the criminal network was also involved in human trafficking and money laundering activities, as well as forcing victims into bogus marriages for immigration purposes.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov announced that the main requirements to enter Schengen from the Dutch side are for Bulgaria to have a functioning justice system, and from Austria's side - to reduce the migration flow.