Regulatory Watch News

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  Europol’s Cyber Defenders wins 2026 European Ombudsman Award for Good Administration

  Europol

  July 2, 2026

    Europol has won the 2026 European Ombudsman Award for Good Administration for Cyber Defenders, a free game developed to help children recognise and respond to threats they may encounter online. The project won both the overall award, selected from 48 projects nominated across EU institutions, and the category prize for Excellence in Technological Innovation and the Use of AI. The award was presented to Europol by European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho at a ceremony in Brussels on 30 June.

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  AMLA and EDPB to develop Joint Guidelines on partnerships for information sharing

  AMLA

  July 2, 2026

  AMLA and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) are working together to bring greater clarity to a question of growing importance for industry and authorities alike: how to share information to fight financial crime while protecting personal data.

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  Cocaine worth $1.6m seized, three charged in joint NSWPF-AFP operation – south-west Sydney

  Australia Federal Police

  July 2, 2026

  Three people have been charged after 10kg cocaine was seized as part of a joint investigation in Sydney’s south-west. In June 2026, officers attached to NSW Police Force Bankstown Region Enforcement Squad (RES), with assistance from AFP officers, established Strike Force Laleto to investigate the large-scale importation of cocaine allegedly via a Sydney freight company. As part of investigations, police seized several packages allegedly containing 10kg of cocaine from the freight company. The cocaine has an estimated potential street value of $1.6 million.