Transparencia y control social de las actividades operativas de Europol en la lucha contra el tráfico ilícito de migrantes

  1. DAVID FERNÁNDEZ-ROJO
Revue:
Revista General de Derecho Europeo

ISSN: 1696-9634

Année de publication: 2020

Número: 51

Type: Article

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Résumé

The so-called “refugee crisis” and the criminal networks that conduct their activities in the Mediterranean prompted the urge to provide operational assistance to the Member States in their national investigations on migrant smuggling. Therefore, this article analyses the evolution of Europol’s operational tasks since its establishment until the adoption of the Regulation (EU) 2016/794, the participation of the agency in the Joint Investigation Teams, as well as the establishment of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre. This article determines that due to the ambiguity of Regulation (EU) 2016/794 and the secrecy surrounding the operational activities that Europol conducts in practice on the ground regarding migrant smuggling; mechanisms of social accountability shall be introduced within the agency.

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