| Investigation Services Available in the EU | | | | |
| | | | Depending on the exact assistance required, |
| The European Union (EU) has brought about | | | | there are many options available for |
| enormous economic changes to the included | | | | consumers or citizens seeking investigative |
| nations as well as those neighboring the | | | | services. One should first contact their |
| community. As financial systems have become | | | | local jurisdiction and police, whether in |
| more connected, so too have information | | | | London, Moscow or Bucharest. If the crime or |
| systems and the ability to investigate | | | | investigation requires international |
| persons and firms across national European | | | | assistance within the EU or Eastern Europe, |
| borders. | | | | INTERPOL may be of assistance. For private |
| | | | investigative companies, be sure to use a |
| Increasing transparency in legal systems is a | | | | firm with international scope such as Wymoo |
| requirement to membership in the EU, and more | | | | International or Kroll in London. |
| transparency means less corruption and easier | | | | |
| access to data and records. | | | | The information flow between the EU is |
| INTERPOL(International Criminal Police | | | | expected to continue to increase, and with |
| Organization) is the world's largest | | | | this trend, investigations should continue to |
| international police organization, with 186 | | | | benefit. Private investigation firms, |
| member countries. The group facilitates | | | | background check services and law enforcement |
| cross-border police cooperation, and supports | | | | should all benefit. As history has proven, |
| and assists all organizations, authorities | | | | however, crime too will evolve and the |
| and services whose mission is to prevent | | | | challenge goes on. |
| international crime. In recent years, such | | | | |
| international groups become increasingly | | | | All the Best, |
| successful in their investigations as the | | | | |
| European community continues to merge. | | | | S. Birch |
| Private investigators have also become more | | | | |
| capable. | | | | © 2006-2008 S. |