The European Parliament launched a special committee to fight international organised crime.

U.S. Must Stay Vigilant Against Terrorist Attacks

Europe’s Energy Security Options and Challenges…

Natural Gas Supply Diversification ; a Washington view ©photocredit  Central Asia may hold the greatest potential for new natural gas supplies for Europe, but currently those supplies would have to transit Russia to arrive in the European market. The delays in developing a southern corridor natural gas pipeline route to Europe have forced Central Asian [...]

EMCDDA–Europol 2012 annual report on illicit drugs.

New drugs detected in the EU at the rate of around one per week. This represents the largest number of substances ever reported in a single year, up from 41 substances reported in 2010 and 24 in 2009. In 2011, the list of substances registered was dominated by two groups: synthetic cannabinoids (23 substances) and [...]

First state-of-the-art overview on new heroin-assisted treatment/Premier état des lieux sur le nouveau traitement avec prescription d’héroïne (+de)

Les derniers éléments disponibles sur le traitement à l’héroïne destiné aux usagers d’opiacés difficiles à traiter «Il s’agit d’un système de traitement extrêmement réglementé, ciblant un groupe de patients particulièrement difficiles à traiter. Bien que le groupe traité à l’aide de cette méthode soit restreint, les conséquences de l’utilisation de drogues de longue durée parmi [...]

Tetikçileri yakalamak hiçbir şeyi çözmüyor.

Çünkü o kişi neyi, niçin yaptığını bilmiyor ! Suç, belirlenmiş hukuk kuralının ihlalidir. Ceza, ödülün karşıtıdır. Ceza, haz vermez, acı verir. İnsanoğlu, suçun ve cezanın olmadığı bir toplum düzenini hâlâ gerçekleştirebilmiş değildir. Suçsuz ve cezasız bir toplum özlemi her zaman olmuştur ve olacaktır. İnsanlık tarihi, insan haklarının teminatı olacak bir Suç ve Ceza Hukukunun gerçekleştirilmesi için [...]

2012 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.

Turkey Turkey remains a transit country for illicit drug trafficking, including heroin, methamphetamine, amphetamine, opium, and cocaine. Heroin, opium, and cocaine are generally destined for European markets, while methamphetamine is destined for the Far East and amphetamine for the Middle East. The past year has witnessed a significant increase in the production of methamphetamine in [...]

Fact Sheet : The Central Asia Counternarcotics Initiative (CACI).

GOALS OF CACI IN CENTRAL ASIA:   Disrupt drug-trafficking from Afghanistan and dismantle transnational crime organizations. Establish government networks to enhance investigation, prosecution and conviction of traffickers. Promote regional cooperation for successful joint and cross-border operations. Build forensic, investigative and prosecutorial capacity to identify and arrest leaders of drug-trafficking organizations. Develop counter-narcotics task forces to [...]

The State of the World.

The national strategies of today’s global power and other regional powers. Somewhat outside the main processes of the international system, the Middle East is undergoing a fundamental shift in its balance of power. The driver in this is not the crisis of 2008 but the consequences of the U.S. was in the region and their [...]

Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing : New standards (en-fr)

Le GAFI renforce la lutte contre le blanchiment de capitaux et le financement du terrorisme English version follows ! Les recommandations révisées du GAFI intègrent désormais pleinement les mesures contre le financement du terrorisme aux contrôles en matière de lutte contre le blanchiment de capitaux, introduisent de nouvelles mesures pour lutter contre le financement de la [...]

Balkan Drug Routes

9 mt of heroin is smuggled each year The Balkan Route is divided into three sub-routes: • The southern route, which runs through Turkey, Greece, Albania and Italy;

EU/UE: Renforcer la réglementation pour lutter contre les nouvelles drogues de synthèse dangereuses – To strengthen rules to fight dangerous new synthetic drugs…

Un problème de plus en plus aigu… Diğer lisanlarda/In other languages : EN DE DA ES IT SW PT FI EL CS ET HU LT LV MT PL SK SL BG RO   Bruxelles, le 11 juillet 2011 – Des mesures plus strictes doivent être prises dans l’Union européenne (UE) afin de s’attaquer au problème de [...]

New drugs entering market : EMCDDA–Europol annual report…

New drugs becoming available at ‘unprecedented pace’   DE EN FR PT   Lisbon, 11.05.2011 – New psychoactive substances are becoming widely available at an ‘unprecedented pace’. This is according to the EMCDDA–Europol 2010 annual report on new drugs entering the European market released today in Lisbon (1). In 2010, a record number of new [...]

U.S.2011 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report : Turkey and Belgium…

The 2011 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report “The 2011 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2010. Volume [...]

Corruption – Terrorism – Drugs…

International Anti-Corruption Day : “We need further cooperation with the EU in the fight against corruption” Version française suit ! ”As corruption increasingly goes global, international networking is more and more important. Sustained efforts must be made to further develop cooperation among international stakeholders who all share the belief that the need to combat corruption [...]

Europe’s drugs problem…

EU drugs agency presents the latest facts, figures, trends and analysis : Europe faces new challenges posed by changes in drug supply and use Version française. Dutch Deutsch Over 1 million drug users a year in treatment, but considerable challenges remain. Drug problems have no age limits’ — more older drug users seeking help, says [...]