Europol Annual Report 2005

The priorities for Europol are determined on a yearly basis (by the Member States) through the drafting of the Work Programme. The five priority crime areas identified in the Work Programme 2004 for Europol were based on the dominant trends identified within organised crime1 at the time of planning and within the framework of Europol’s mandate according to the Europol Convention. The approach focusing on criminal organisations taken by Europol, as in 2003, was target group orientated and successfully implemented across each of the following five priority crime areas: • Drugs trafficking • Illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings (THB) • Counter terrorism • Forgery of money (Euro) • Financial and property crimes including money laundering