A common approach within the EU, involving various administrations such as the civil registries and consulates, is necessary to tackle the fraud and abuses perpetrated by organised criminal groups through sham marriages.
This is one of the recommendations made by Eurojust, the EU’s Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, in a report adopted Monday 9 November.
The number of requests for Eurojust’s assistance in complex cases involving sham marriages has more than doubled over the last...