The European Union became involved in this area - both police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters - at a very early stage by means of various programmes ( Grotius Criminal, Oisin, Stop, Falcone and Hippocrates ) which, in January 2003, were brought together within the AGIS framework programme.
Eiropas Savienība jau laikus sāka darboties šajā jomā, īstenojot vairākas programmas ( Grotius criminal, Oisin, Stop, Falcone un Hippokrates ), kuras kopš 2003. gada janvāra ir apvienotas pamatprogrammā AGIS , ir izveidota policijas un tiesībsargājošo iestāžu sadarbība kriminālnoziegumu jomā.