The European Union and Cooperation to fight `transnational crimes` What are the latest developments and policy?

THE EUROPEAN UNION AND COOPERATION TO FIGHT 'TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES ' WHAT ARE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND POLICY

Introduction

Organized crime is today a global crime . Many governments confront criminal groups that experts say are sophisticated and connected . In to broaden their scope and reach , they form multinational alliances . They conduct businesses across numerous bs with impunity . They actually choose where to operate founded on the vulnerability of the jurisdiction . This is because of their inherently weak institutions . The challenge has been to form an efficient global and coordinated response that matches

the well connectedness and coordination among the criminals . It cannot be denied that the current criminal activities have no boundaries , are lucrative , powerful and threatening . Joint anti-crime efforts are frustrated by the outdated concept of national sovereignty and differences in legal systems among sovereign states . In many respects , the crime threat is outmaneuvering the capacities of nationally based law enforcement agencies . It exploits the insular culture of national police forces and the rigidities of sovereign legal systems in ways that were previously unknown

The increase in transnational organized crime in the last decades of the twentieth century was as unexpected as the end of the Cold War . The challenges posed to national and international governance and international security by criminal organizations may be lasting complex , and in some respects , more difficult to manage . It must be recognized that the failure to manage the challenges posed by transnational organized crime would seem to have much destructive consequences than those of...