01 Jul 2015

The Operation Commander of EUNAVFOR MED Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino visits EUROPOL

On 1 July, The Operation Commander of EUNAVFOR MED Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino visited Europol’s Headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands.

In the meeting with Rob Wainwright, Director of Europol, the two Officials stated their mutual determination to strengthen direct bilateral cooperation in order to identify and dismantle the criminal activities of human traffickers in the Mediterranean.

EUNAVFOR MED is one element of a broader EU comprehensive approach to migration which aims to tackle the root causes of irregular migration and fight traffickers.