Europol launches new financial and economic crime body
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-06-08T16:33:00
Europol has created the new European Financial and Economic Crime Center, with the aim of enhancing operational support to EU member states and EU bodies in the fields of financial and economic crime.
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