EMPACT brings together a wide range of competent authorities in a partnership approach and constitutes both the framework for a coordinated response against organised and serious international crime and a catalyst to operationalise Union security policies and strategies. To strengthen the Union’s response with regard to preventing and combating serious and organised crime, including migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, Europol and all competent authorities concerned under this Regulation should increase their connection within EMPACT and their operational support to the activities developed by that platform. To that end, Europol should be able to reinforce its strategic, operational and financial support to operational activities implemented within EMPACT, including by involving the core actors of EMPACT whenever relevant. The competent authorities of the Member States involved in the implementation of operational activities within EMPACT should provide Europol with all relevant information.
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