The Europol report "EU Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment 2025" reveals a concerning shift in organized crime dynamics, now characterized by collaborations between criminal networks and hostile state actors such as Russia and Belarus. These organizations have harnessed technology, including cyber capabilities and artificial intelligence, transforming into a borderless and agile force that undermines democratic systems. Catherine De Bolle, Europol's executive director, emphasizes that these criminal entities are no longer tied to national borders and often act as private military contractors in hybrid warfare, posing significant risks to security.
"The new Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCA) report points out that organised crime is no longer a nationally based and rooted entity, like the old mafias."
"Criminal organizations are agile, borderless and they work to destabilize. So criminal organizations always look for opportunities... if it gives them money... they can then make use of this environment for their own profits."
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