Explainers

The EU and its member states work together to prevent and combat violence against women and girls, protect victims and punish offenders.

Rule of law is one of the EU’s founding values, and essential to its very functioning. It is fundamental for the application of EU law, protects citizens and establishes the conditions for a well-functioning single market.

Infographic on the definition of money laundering and statistics in the EU and globally.

The EU is working on new rules to speed up access to digital data used to investigate and prosecute criminal offences, regardless of the location of the data.

Read about the EU’s work tackling terrorism.

How many Europeans use drugs? How many tonnes of drugs have been seized in the EU? How big is the EU drug market? Find out on our infographic.

What is terrorist content online? Why are new rules necessary? Discover it in our infographic.

Although the main responsibility for addressing terrorism lies with member states, the EU has developed several tools to prevent radicalisation.