Major Border Security Summit takes place in London
- Foilsithe: 31 Márta 2025
- An t-eolas is déanaí: 2 Aibreán 2025
A major Border Security Summit attended by over 40 countries took place in London. The focus of the event is on Organised Immigration Crime and it brings together Ministers from a number of EU Member States and other European countries, as well as US, African, Asian and Middle Eastern representatives. Social media operators also attended.
It aims to collectively determine the best ways to combat the criminal networks facilitating organised immigration crime and migrant smuggling, which represent a growing issue threatening to collective Border Security in Europe and globally.
Speaking after the event, Minister Jim O’Callaghan said:
“The Summit provides a valuable opportunity for us to discuss, and agree, how to work together to tackle the organised criminal groups responsible for immigration crime.”
Organised Immigration Crime involves organised criminal groups exploiting vulnerable migrants by smuggling them across borders for profit. Smuggled migrants face extreme dangers that can lead to death by suffocation or drownings at sea.
The ‘Border Security Summit: Organised Immigration Crime’ is focusing on three main areas:
- Supply Routes & Enablers – Discussion of equipment, infrastructure and fraudulent documents being used by organised crime groups
- Criminal Finances – Expanding the “follow the money” strategy globally to dismantle the financial incentives for organised crime
- Online Environment – Building global consensus on tackling organised crime groups’ recruitment and advertising online