The extension of Europol's competence, particularly the drugs unit, that could effectively combat the plague of the trafficking in human beings and the paedophilia and child prostitution networks, although established in September, during the course of a Union Council, has not yet begun, while the same Europol Convention has not yet been ratified by all the Member States.
Europolin ja erityisesti sen huumeyksikön toimivallan laajentumista, jolla voitaisiin taistella tehokkaasti ihmiskaupan, pedofiiliverkostojen ja lapsiprostituution aiheuttamia ongelmia vastaan, ei ole vielä käynnistetty