TERRORISM, MONEY LAUNDERING AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: TRENDS AND COUNTERMEASURES
Keywords:
European Union, terrorism, money laundering, human trafficking, police, institutionsAbstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to enable an overview of the trends in the European Union that exist in the field of terrorism, money laundering and human trafficking, as well as the activities that the European Union implements in the fight against these problems.
Design/Methods/Approach
The main methods that will be used in the paper are deductive-inductive and analytical methods, which will help in a better understanding of the circumstances that help the development of terrorism, money laundering and human trafficking, and ways to solve them.
Findings
A clear insight into the current situation and circumstances that affect the development of terrorism, money laundering and human trafficking in the European Union, but also in the activities that the European Union implements in order to oppose their strengthening.
Originality/Value
Terrorism, money laundering and human trafficking are important issues that the European Union is dealing with. These problems threaten the stable institutional, political and security functioning of the European Union. The mentioned phenomena and their current level will be analyzed through the circumstances that enable their development and strengthening. Certain prerequisites lead to the emergence of phenomena that are the subject of research, so by observing and eliminating those prerequisites, a safer and more stable environment can be created. The paper will present the activities and measures implemented by the competent authorities of the European Union to combat the strengthening of the mentioned problems. The focus of the action of these authorities is to eliminate the causes that lead to the occurrence of these phenomena and to close the channels that enable the strengthening of terrorism, money laundering and human trafficking.
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