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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons & every day, the EU is combatting #HumanTrafficking 👉A concrete example: today’s sanctions imposed by EU on persons & entities responsible for human trafficking in scam centres in Southeast Asia👇 #EUvsHumanTrafficking #EndHumanTrafficking

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

❗️Today is the day ❗️ The revised 🇪🇺 EU Directive on preventing and combatting #HumanTrafficking has to be transposed by EU Member States into national law 👉A reminder and call on those who did not yet finalise the process #EUvsHumanTrafficking home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/stronge...

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Stronger EU rules to fight trafficking in human beings enter into force

On 14 July, the revised EU Anti-Trafficking Directive enters into force with stronger rules to fight trafficking in human beings. The revised Directive introduces stricter criminalisation and provides...

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A new EU sanctions regime to tackle #HumanTrafficking and other forms of organised crime 👇

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Report @europol.europa.eu shows that EU’s most threatening criminal networks are involved in #HumanTrafficking Read more, including on the Latin American networks exploiting Latin American victims👇

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Thanks to Eurojust, Austria and Romania, a human trafficking network that sexually exploited young 🇷🇴 women in a club in 🇦🇹 was dismantled ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Trafficking in human beings is more and more transnational, not limited to one country or one continent and increasingly linked to other crimes. Cross-border law enforcement cooperation is key and brings results.

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Thanks to Europol, Spain and Ukraine, a network exploiting Ukrainian woman has been disrupted. This shows that one has to continue to be vigilant and take the right measures to prevent human trafficking and protect those fleeing the military aggression against Ukraine.

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

You want to know more about - the awareness raising campaign ´End Human Trafficking. Break the Invisible Chain’ launched by the European Commission? - how to recognise signs of human trafficking? - where to report or get help? Check out here⤵️ home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/invisib...

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Invisible no more: EU launches campaign against human trafficking

The European Commission has launched an EU-wide awareness raising campaign to tackle human trafficking. The campaign aims to shed light on this often invisible crime and to enable citizens and victims...

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Do you know that around 10.000 people fall victim to human trafficking in the EU every year? Many more remain undetected. You can help by - raising awareness - recognising the signs - call national helplines

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

A New Year - new opportunities to combat trafficking in human beings with 🇪🇺 EU support 2026 👉new Strategy & 6th Progress Report 👉enforcement of new Anti-Trafficking legislation 👉operational actions with EU agencies And much more… home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commiss...

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Commission launches Call for Evidence on New EU Strategy on combatting trafficking in human beings

Commission published a Call for Evidence for the new EU strategy on combatting trafficking in human beings scheduled for 2026. It aims to strengthen the fight against trafficking in human beings withi...

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Europol @europol.europa.eu · 09/01/2026

Action supported by Europol has disrupted a criminal network engaged in a multitude of criminal activities and present in dozens of countries. Their activities include cyber-enabled fraud, drug trafficking, and human trafficking. Read more in our press release: ow.ly/JMxf50XTSvj

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Europol @europol.europa.eu · 06/11/2025

404 potential victims and 93 perpetrators of labour exploitation identified during action in 32 countries across Europe. Read more in our press release: www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/n…

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Europol @europol.europa.eu · 08/09/2025

🚨 Dozens of women rescued from sex trafficking in Austria and five traffickers arrested in Colombia with support of Europol Read more in our press release ⤵️ www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Congratulations to @Europol, Brazil 🇧🇷 & Irlande 🇮🇪 for dismantling a criminal network involved in human trafficking and for saving victims of sexual exploitation Cooperation with South America is key as the number of victims from the region is increasing in the EU 🇪🇺 More below 👇

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Europol @europol.europa.eu · 30/07/2025

♟️ Human trafficking is organised crime. We will continue to fight back with intelligence, coordination & cross-border action. 💙 On this #WorldDayAgainstHumanTrafficking, we stand with UNODC and law enforcement agencies to #EndHumanTrafficking

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Frontex @frontex.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Together against human trafficking #Frontex teamed-up with @europol.europa.eu @interpol.int and 43 countries worldwide saving 1,200 victims of human trafficking. 🔗LEARN MORE: www.frontex.europa.eu/media-centre... We stand united in protecting the most vulnerable! 💙 #StrongerTogether #EMPACT

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Impressive operation with clear results, thanks to Europol, Frontex, Interpol, Austria, Romania and many other participants, who every day play a key role in combatting trafficking in human beings. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

First global airline alliance launching a coordinated initiative to prevent and combat Trafficking in Human Beings 👍Bravo www.skyteam.com/en/about/pre...

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 04/06/2025

Safety and stability remain out of reach for many Ukrainians. We're proposing to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians fleeing war in the EU until March 2027. This is about more than protection. It's about paving a fair, stable and predictable path forward ↓ europa.eu/!fQPMHm

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

🙏 to Frontex for organising an international conference on human trafficking 👉Border and Coast Guards play a crucial role in detecting potential victims & perpetrators 👉 Together with other partners, we discussed how to improve the detection and protection of children

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

2023 data on trafficking in human beings in the EU 🇪🇺 is out⬇️ ▶️10 793 victims ↗️6.9% ▶️64% non EU citizens ▶️63% women & girls ▶️43% sexual, 36% labour, 20% other exploitation ▶️more suspects and convictions ⬇️read more⬇️

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10 793 registered victims of human trafficking in 2023

In 2023, the number of registered victims of trafficking in human beings in the EU was 10 793. There were 8 471 suspected traffickers and 2 309 convicted traffickers. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of the r...

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

It was an honour to participate in the Brdo process ministerial meeting and discuss with the Western Balkan countries trends, challenges and reinforced cooperation in combatting trafficking in human beings and protecting victims.

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Marta Kos @martakos.ec.europa.eu · 28/03/2025

Security is a shared responsibility for all European nations. At the #BrdoProcess with @magnusbrunner.bsky.social & partners from Western Balkans to strengthen cooperation against threats like terrorism & human trafficking. Candidate countries have to be part of strong European security structures

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Ministère de la Justice 🇱🇺 @minjuslu.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Elisabeth Margue a reçu @dianeeu.bsky.social, accompagnée d’ @annecalteux.bsky.social, pour échanger sur le 5e rapport sur les progrès réalisés au sein de l’Union européenne dans la lutte contre la traite des êtres humains. Nos efforts se poursuivent pour mieux identifier et aider les victimes.

Diane Schmitt, EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, Elisabeth Margue, Ministre de la Justice

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Another successful 🇪🇺 operational action targeting human trafficking online👇 👉21 suspects 👉41 victims detected 👇👇👇

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Three years ago, 🇪🇺 and 🇺🇦 joined forces to prevent #HumanTrafficking of those fleeing the aggression against Ukraine Today, we continue implementing the 🇪🇺EU Common Anti-Trafficking Plan⬇️ to protect the victims and stop the criminals #StandWithUkraine enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/traffic...

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Trafficking in human Beings: a Common Plan to address the risks for people fleeing the war in Ukraine

Today, the Solidarity Platform has committed to follow-up and implement a Common Anti-Trafficking Plan to address the risks of trafficking in human beings and support potential victims among those fle...

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

As chair of the EU Civil Society Platform against #HumanTrafficking I am pleased to announce a new Call for expression of interest for membership Interested?👇More here👇

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https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/new-call-expression-interest-eu-civil-society-platform-against-trafficking-human-beings-2025-02-05_en

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Diane Schmitt @dianeeu.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

EU 🇪🇺 operational law enforcement cooperation allowed to dismantled a 🇨🇳 criminal HumanTrafficking network with the support of Europol 👇 www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...

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30 arrested in crackdown on Chinese human trafficking ring in Spain and Croatia | Europol

30 arrested in crackdown on Chinese human trafficking ring in Spain and Croatia

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Europol @europol.europa.eu · 23/01/2025

🚨Violent human traffickers stopped in Germany and Hungary: 7 arrested and 6 victims identified. The suspects recruited the victims, young women from Hungary, via the so-called lover boy method. Read the full story in our press release ⤵️ www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...

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