Project: Building capacity against high-risk criminal networks in the EU: from improved intelligence picture towards an integrated prevention approach – PREVENT

Goals of the project:

PREVENT is a multinational project focused on the prevention of and fight against high-risk criminal networks in Europe.

The objectives of PREVENT are:

• To assess the current state of high-risk criminal networks and their infiltration into the legal economy, fostering academic and institutional collaboration in the collection, analysis, and projection of data.

• To advance the application of an administrative approach against high-risk criminal networks, by identifying and promoting promising administrative measures both among Member States and at the EU level.

• To promote the implementation of the social reuse of confiscated assets in different EU countries as an innovative tool to combat organized crime, prevent criminal activities, and mitigate their harmful effects on society, the economy, and the environment.

• To broaden the impact of social enterprises and their projects related to asset confiscation, specifically encouraging collaboration among local, national, and European stakeholders.

To achieve these objectives, the consortium will conduct research on high-risk criminal networks and their infiltration into the legal economy at the local level in 8 EU countries.

Funded by:

Status:

Current

Funded by:

European Commission-EU

 

Duration:

1 January 2025 – 31 December 2026