THE CONTRIBUTION OF EUROPOL, FRONTEX, EPPO AND EUROJUST IN THE AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE

Tryfon Korontzis

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The aim of this paper is the critical presentation of the European Union (EU) legal texts and especially of the main European Organizations that are activated in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) [Schengen Area] and specifically in dealing with organized crime and terrorism in the EU [Europol, Eurojust, Frontex as well as the recent institution of the European Public Prosecutor Office (EPPO)] and in particular the powers and duties assigned to them and the efficiency related to their action in the area in question. Research has been carried out in the areas of freedom, security and justice: general aspects, asylum policy, immigration policy, management of external borders, judicial cooperation in criminal cases, and police cooperation at the EU level by evaluating EU legal texts, scientific articles and literature and drawing on data from the EU specific Agencies.

 

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European Border and Coast Guard Agency (EBCGA-Frontex), Europol, European Public Prosecutor Office (EPPO), Eurojust, area of freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ)

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejpss.v7i2.1874

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