EU strategy to tackle organised crime and human trafficking to focus efforts online

According to the European Commission, more than 60% of criminal networks active in the EU engage in corruption and more than 80% use legitimate businesses as a front for their activities.

Online crime has mushroomed over the past 12 months as organised crime gangs have rapidly adapted their activities to capitalise on the Covid-19 pandemic.

That is according to the European Commission, which has presented five-year strategies to tackle organised crime and human trafficking using modern responses and tools to disrupt the business models and structures of criminal organisations both online and offline.