Causes and Impacts

Over the last decades organised crime has changed its modi operandi. Globalisation enabled wide-spread networks and easier deployment of criminal actions, while the advancements of new technology and especially the internet made organised crime more flexible. Pinning down organised crime to a certain definition is difficult, due to its diverse nature. In the past, many

The EU has acknowledged that there is an increasing need for focusing on preventive measures to combat violence and extremism. This issue cannot be addressed by the public authorities, but it needs to be supported and guided by the European Union and requires the collaboration with NGOs and civil society. Countering violent extremism (CVE) What

Modern threats have many faces. Among those are organised crime, cybercrime and terrorism, border security and foreign fighters, international smuggling, trafficking, propaganda, and radicalization. The European Agenda on Security was established to replace the previous internal security strategy to unite Member States in their quest for peace. Guidelines, key principles, tools and agencies will set