Exercise 11 Describe the structure of Interpol using the diagram in exercise 5 and the information of the texts above. Say in what field Interpol is the most efficient, in your opinion.

The following words may be of help.

toѝbeѝresponsibleѝtoѝ	toѝbeѝheadedѝbyѝ	ѝ
toѝconsistѝofѝ	toѝcontrol/ѝtoѝsuperviseѝtheѝworkѝofѝ

Reading

Before you read, answer the following questions.

1.ѝWhatѝdoѝyouѝthinkѝEuropolѝis?ѝѝ 2.ѝIsѝEuropolѝtheѝsameѝasѝInterpol?ѝ

Exercise 1 Read the text.

Europol

TheѝestablishmentѝofѝEuropolѝwasѝagreedѝinѝtheѝTreatyѝonѝEuropeanѝ Unionѝofѝ7ѝFebruary,ѝ1992.ѝBasedѝinѝTheѝHague,ѝNetherlands,ѝEuropolѝ startedѝlimitedѝoperationsѝonѝ3ѝJanuary,ѝ1994ѝinѝtheѝformѝofѝtheѝEuropolѝ DrugsѝUnitѝ(EDU)ѝfightingѝagainstѝdrug-relatedѝcrimes.ѝEuropolѝcom- mencedѝitsѝfullѝactivitiesѝonѝ1ѝJuly,ѝ1999.ѝProgressively,ѝotherѝimportantѝ areasѝofѝcriminalityѝwereѝadded.ѝEuropolѝsupportsѝtheѝlawѝenforcementѝ activitiesѝofѝtheѝmemberѝstatesѝmainlyѝagainst:ѝ

Illicitѝdrugѝtrafficking;ѝѝ

Illicitѝimmigrationѝnetworks;ѝѝ

Terrorism;ѝѝ

Forgeryѝofѝmoneyѝ(counterfeitingѝofѝtheѝeuro)ѝandѝotherѝmeansѝ ofѝpayment;ѝѝ

Traffickingѝinѝhumanѝbeingsѝ(includingѝchildѝpornography);ѝѝ

Illicitѝvehicleѝtrafficking;ѝѝ

Moneyѝlaundering.ѝѝ

Inѝaddition,ѝotherѝmainѝprioritiesѝforѝEuropolѝincludeѝcombatingѝcrimesѝ againstѝpersons,ѝfinancialѝcrimeѝandѝcybercrime.ѝEuropolѝcomesѝintoѝ actionѝ whenѝ anѝ organisedѝ criminalѝ structureѝ isѝ involvedѝ andѝ twoѝ orѝ moreѝmemberѝstatesѝareѝaffected.ѝ

Europolѝsupportsѝmemberѝstatesѝby:ѝ

Facilitatingѝ theѝ exchangeѝ ofѝ information,ѝ inѝ accordanceѝ withѝ nationalѝlaw,ѝbetweenѝEuropolѝliaisonѝofficersѝ(ELOs);ѝѝ

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Providingѝoperationalѝanalysisѝinѝsupportѝofѝoperations;ѝ

Generatingѝstrategicѝreportsѝ(e.g.ѝthreatѝassessments)ѝandѝcrimeѝ analysisѝonѝtheѝbasisѝofѝinformationѝandѝintelligenceѝsuppliedѝbyѝ memberѝstatesѝandѝthirdѝparties;ѝ

Providingѝexpertiseѝandѝtechnicalѝsupportѝforѝinvestigationsѝandѝ operationsѝcarriedѝoutѝwithinѝtheѝEU,ѝunderѝtheѝsupervisionѝandѝ theѝlegalѝresponsibilityѝofѝtheѝmemberѝstatesѝconcerned.ѝѝ

Europolѝprovedѝtoѝbeѝactiveѝinѝpromotingѝcrimeѝanalysisѝandѝcoordinatingѝofѝ investigativeѝtechniquesѝwithinѝtheѝmemberѝstates.ѝTheѝEuropolѝliaisonѝofficers,ѝtogetherѝwithѝtheѝEuropolѝofficers,ѝanalystsѝandѝotherѝexperts,ѝprovideѝ anѝeffective,ѝfastѝandѝmultilingualѝserviceѝ24ѝhoursѝaѝday,ѝ7ѝdaysѝaѝweek.ѝѝ

Europolѝisѝexpectedѝtoѝsupportѝmemberѝstates’ѝcompetentѝauthoritiesѝ andѝitsѝpartnersѝinѝpreventingѝandѝcombatingѝinternationalѝorganisedѝ crimeѝandѝterrorism.ѝ

Europolѝisѝsupposedѝtoѝprovideѝrelevantѝinformationѝofѝaѝstrategic,ѝoperationalѝorѝtechnicalѝnature.ѝInѝtheѝprocessѝofѝacquiringѝandѝprocessingѝ theѝinformation,ѝEuropolѝcontinuedѝto:ѝ

identifyѝandѝdisruptѝinternationalѝcrimeѝnetworksѝinѝcooperationѝ withѝEUѝmemberѝstatesѝandѝitsѝpartners;ѝ

supportѝspecialѝinvestigationѝtechniquesѝandѝbestѝpractices;ѝ

facilitateѝ theѝ creationѝ ofѝ jointѝ investigationѝ teamsѝ underѝ theѝ leadershipѝofѝmemberѝstates;ѝ

provideѝ on-the-spotѝ assistanceѝ forѝ operationalѝ teamsѝ inѝ theѝ memberѝstatesѝonѝrequest;ѝ

assistѝmemberѝstatesѝinѝidentifyingѝemergingѝcrimeѝpatternsѝandѝtrends;ѝ

deliverѝtraining.ѝ

Vocabulary

liaisonѝ связь,ѝвзаимодействиеѝ

adѝhocѝѝ специальный,ѝустроенныйѝдляѝданнойѝцелиѝѝ adѝhocѝcommitteeѝѝ специальныйѝкомитетѝ

Exercise 2 Find in the text the English equivalents for these words and word combinations.

боротьсяѝсѝпреступлениями,ѝсвязаннымиѝсѝнаркотиками;ѝотмываниеѝ денег;ѝ действияѝ правоохранительныхѝ органов;ѝ незаконнаяѝ миграция;ѝторговляѝлюдьми;ѝотмываниеѝденег;ѝкомпетентныеѝорганы;ѝраспознатьѝиѝразрушитьѝпреступныеѝсети;ѝсовместныеѝслед-

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