The Role of Human Smuggling Networks in Migration

On the 20th of November, the Hungarian EMN National Contact Point hosted the National Conference on the topic of human smuggling networks and their role in migration, with a special focus on the Western Balkan route. The conference took place at the Ministry of Interior in Budapest.

After the opening speech of the Head of Department for European Cooperation, the conference continued with the presentations of the representatives from the Hungarian institutions who talked about Hungarian experience with combating of human smuggling, especially within the context of migration.

The conference continued with the representative from Europol, who explained Europol's operative measures and the recent trends, and the official from the Serbian Ministry of Interior, who presented Serbian experience.

The Conference was attended by Croatian representatives from the EMN National Contact Point of Croatia.

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