In the European Union (EU), serious and organized crime constitutes an ever-evolving threat. For experienced law enforcement officers, it remains a known phenomenon by some of its key features like its for-profit model and its appetite for playing havoc with national borders. But global developments have created a more-than-ever fertile ground for the emergence of a new blueprint of crime. In this new environment, the levels of international criminality are rising on a global scale and threats to common security, the potential societal damage, and increasing degrees of criminal sophistication challenge the response of authorities.

Conversely, countries’ efforts to tackle complex criminal phenomena of global scale are triggering a rethinking of the response by police authorities and international organizations such as Europol.

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