// 1.2. DATA PROTECTION AS AN ASSET IN FIGHTING SERIOUS CRIME AND TERRORISM

• // 1.2.1. European Cybercrime Centre (EC3)
• // 1.2.2. European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC)
• // 1.2.3. European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC)

Europol has established a number of centres of specialised expertise for preventing and combating types of crime falling within the scope of its objectives.The focus of these organisational entities within the Operations Directorate is on the most prominent contemporary challenges affecting safety in the EU. Data protection is considered as an asset in the fight against serious crime and terrorism.