Europol

Europol (European Police Office) is the European Union's (EU's) criminal intelligence agency. Europol began its activity on 1 July 1999. Its headquarters are in the Hague. Its membership is 27 member states of the European Union.

Europol has no executive powers. It is a support service for the law enforcement agencies of the EU member states. Europol officials do not conduct investigations in the member states or arrest suspects. Europol gives help in law enforcement activity with its tools – information exchange, intelligence analysis, expertise and training.

Europol supports the law enforcement bodies of the member states in their fight against: illicit drug trafficking; illicit immigration networks; terrorism; forgery of money (counterfeiting of the Euro) and other means of payment; trafficking in human beings (including child pornography); illegal vehicle trafficking; money laundering.

Europol helps to overcome the language barriers in international police co-operation providing specialists in different languages.

Упр. 5. Составьте предложения, дополнив их данными об Интероле и Европоле. Сравните данные.

Interpol 1. is an abbreviation of ….

2. was established in ….

Europol 3. has a membership of ….

4. is not an … organ.

5. focuses its work on ….

6. helps countries' law enforcement agencies to fight against....

ТЕКСТ D

Упр. 6. Переведите текст без словаря.

THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION (purposes, principles, organs)

The United Nations Organization (the UNO; the UN) is an international body originated on October 24, 1945.

The United Nations members are states. The Charter (Устав) is the main document of the UNO which determines the structure and functions of the Organization.

The purposes of the United Nations are: to maintain international peace and security; to develop friendly relations among nations; to achieve co-operation in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.

The official languages of the UN are English, French, Russian, Chinese and Spanish.

There are six main organs of the UNO: the General Assembly, the Security Council, the International Court of Justice, the Trusteeship Council, the Economic and Social Council and the Secretariat. The headquarters of the UN is in New York.

Упр. 7. Перескажите текст D по-английски по следующему плану:

1. The date of birth of the UNO.

2. The main document of the UN.

3. The purposes of the UNO.

4. The official languages.

5. The main organs of the UN.