13-05-2025 15:45
Waste trafficking: MEPs and law enforcement on the need for a coordinated EU approach
Muud 眉ritused
LIBE
In an exchange of views to take place on Tuesday, 13 May, MEPs will address the fight against trafficking of hazardous waste with representatives of public authorities and NGOs.
Environmental crime, and waste trafficking in particular, is a serious threat to our environment, health and economies. The criminal trafficking of hazardous waste is intensifying in many Member States, growing in scale and sophistication.
This exchange of views will start off with a discussion with representatives of the judicial and police cooperation EU agencies, Europol and Eurojust. In the following panel, MEPs and representatives of the Polish government and of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), an NGO, will assess the current situation of this criminal phenomenon, including the need for a reinforced coordinated approach at EU level.
This exchange of views will start off with a discussion with representatives of the judicial and police cooperation EU agencies, Europol and Eurojust. In the following panel, MEPs and representatives of the Polish government and of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), an NGO, will assess the current situation of this criminal phenomenon, including the need for a reinforced coordinated approach at EU level.