European Commission (ISF) grants

Expected Impact: In the long-term , the funding is expected to: have increased operational capacity of law enforcement and other security-oriented authorities to fight organised crime and drug production and trafficking, including an improved capability to trace and untangle complex money laundering schemes as well as illicit flows of goods. enhance risk assessments and risk awareness and resilience measures in view of anticipating, preventing and tackling organised crime and drug related crimes. have improved cross-border cooperation including with key third countries and information exchange (including where possible and applicable with the private sector) and sharing of challenges and good practices in fighting against organised crime. have improved detection, identification and referral of victims of crime in the context of cross-border operational actions, as well as improved protection of victims in criminal proceedings, in cooperation with civil society organisations. Expected Outcome: Projects should aim to achieve one or more of the following outcomes: increase understanding of the nature and modus operandi of criminal networks and key actors and enablers including in…

Expected Impact: In the long-term , the funding is expected to: have increased operational capacity of law enforcement authorities to fight organised crime, including an improved capability to trace and untangle complex money laundering schemes. have improved cross-border cooperation and sharing of challenges and best practices in fighting against organised crime. have improved detection, identification and referral of victims of crime in the context of cross-border operational actions, as well as improved protection of victims in criminal proceedings, in cooperation with civil society organisations. Expected Outcome: Projects should aim to achieve one or more of the following outcomes: increase understanding of the nature and modus operandi of criminal networks and key actors and enablers. enhance coordination of law enforcement authorities in cross-border operations and support multi-stakeholders coordinated responses. increase involvement of civil society and other relevant (non-law enforcement) stakeholders in preventing and combating organised crime. increase the availability and use of technical tools for law enforcement. Objective: The overall objective of the action is to…

Expected Impact: In the short term, the funding is expected to: Increase understanding and dissemination of challenges, risks and good practices in the priority areas identified under this call; Enhance communication, coordination and operational cooperation between authorities responsible for the prevention, detection and repression of corruption; Improve the availability and use of data, methodologies and tools for measuring corruption risks, trends and the impact of anti-corruption measures. Where applicable, proposals should demonstrate how they build on relevant previous or ongoing EU-funded projects and existing corruption measurement frameworks. In the long term, the funding is expected to: Improve the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of corruption across the EU; Contribute to the implementation of EU anti-corruption policy priorities, including recommendations addressed to Member States in the Rule of Law Reports and the European Semester, as well as the objectives of the Directive on combating corruption [to be updated when adopted]; Reduce the role of corruption as an enabler of organised crime and criminal infiltration into the licit economy; Foster…