Europol is a platform. We work for the 27 member states. We work for more than 40 countries

with whom we have an operational agreement or a strategic agreement.

And Europol is really the place where you can come together physically and virtually.

When we talk about modern policies, we cannot talk anymore about sharing information and then sitting on the

information.

Modern policy is about using of new technologies, it's about teamwork, because what the criminals

are doing is they are maximizing the use of these new possibilities.

As crimes against children and investigators, we cannot emphasize enough that we will

never stop looking for an unidentified victim. And I think that it's important for those people

who listen who maybe are a victim, that we will hunt perpetrators down for as long as it takes.

Welcome to the Europol podcast, the official podcast of the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation.

In this series, we shine a light on some of the biggest cases Europol has supported and how we continue to fight crime.

Today's episode,

Making Europe safer.

Warning, this episode contains descriptions of crimes that some listeners may find distressing.

Most episodes of this podcast talk about cases we've spoken about taking down terrorist propaganda thwarting cybercrime operations intercepting ton after ton of drug shipments and all kinds of other

high-stakes global police operations but behind all these cases is weeks and months of analysis,

research and innovation. At Europol HQ, there are entire departments dedicated solely to finding

trends and innovations that will make our investigations more effective. This is one of Europol's

core services to the police in EU member states, providing a platform for innovation, technological research and the sharing of methods and data.

In this episode, we will look at some of these innovations that have been happening at Europol and how they've translated into real operational results.

It's a cool night in the Philippines.

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