Organised crime and drug trafficking

The European Commission has opened an ISF call ISF-2026-TF2 with a total budget of €16,550,000, including €14,000,000 for organised crime and drug trafficking, to fund operational projects that dismantle organised criminal networks and address drug-related security threats. Individual grants range from €1,000,000 to €3,000,000 (€2.55M maximum for the trafficking in human beings topic), cover up to 90% of eligible costs, have a maximum duration of 24 months and allow indirect costs at a flat rate of 7%. Eligible applicants are legal entities and projects must be submitted by a consortium of at least two independent beneficiaries from two different participating Member States (Denmark excluded). Projects should target one or more priorities including improving the intelligence picture, facilitating cross-border investigations, facilitating financial investigations, supporting crime prevention and tackling drug production and preparedness, and the submission deadline is 03 September 2026 at 17:00 CET.

What it funds

Scope and objectives (summary)

Operational, short-term and cross-border projects to dismantle and disrupt organised criminal networks, tackle drug production and trafficking, strengthen financial and intelligence-led investigations, increase private sector and civil society involvement, and improve preparedness for drug-related security threats.

Budget and award size:Total call budget €16,550,000; topic Organised crime and drug trafficking allocated €14,000,000. Individual project grants: €1,000,000 to €3,000,000. Project duration up to 24 months ¹.

1. 1Priority areas: intelligence picture, cross-border investigations, financial investigations, crime prevention and anti-infiltration, countering drug production and trafficking, preparedness to drug-related security threats
2. 2Actions funded: operational cooperation, capacity building, development/adoption of technical tools, monitoring/analysis, training, public-private and civil society partnerships
3. 3Geography: EU Member States (and third-country cooperation where relevant)

Who can apply:legal entities (public bodies, non-profit and profit-making entities, international organisations) established in eligible countries; proposals must include at least two applicants from two different EU Member States and coordinators must be public bodies or non-profit entities (profit-making entities and international organisations cannot act as coordinators).

Footnotes

1. 1Call details, topic fiche, application forms and full call conditions are on the Funding & Tenders Portal: Organised crime and drug trafficking.

Basic facts and administrative data

Call title:Fight against organised crime. Topic identifier: ISF-2026-TF2 — Organised crime and drug trafficking. Programme: Internal Security Fund (ISF) 2021-2027. Call open (planned opening 2026-05-21). Submission deadline: 3 September 2026, 17:00 CET (Brussels). Submission channel: Electronic submission only via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission Service. Single-stage submission procedure in the portal; evaluation follows a two-step assessment (pre-selection on Relevance, then full evaluation on Relevance, Quality and Impact). Maximum project duration: 24 months. Maximum EU grant per project (topic-specific): minimum €1 000 000; maximum €3 000 000 for Organised crime and drug trafficking topic; for the Trafficking in Human Beings topic the maximum is €2 550 000. Available budget for the call: €16 550 000 overall; Topic 1 Organised crime and drug trafficking: €14 000 000; Topic 2 Trafficking in human beings: €2 550 000. Funding rate: up to 90% of eligible costs. Full call documentation, templates and model grant agreement are published on the Funding & Tenders Portal and in the call fiche and call document Call document and templates. ¹

URL (topic page):ec.europa.eu

Eligibility and applicant types

Eligible applicant types:legal entities only. This call accepts public bodies (including national, regional and local authorities and public implementing bodies by mandate), non-profit entities (NGOs, research and civil society organisations), profit-making entities (including private sector partners), universities and research institutes, international organisations and other legal entities established in eligible countries. Natural persons are not eligible except self-employed persons where the company has no separate legal personality. EU bodies cannot be beneficiaries. Affiliated entities are allowed and may participate under the beneficiary’s responsibility. Associated partners, subcontractors and third parties providing in-kind contributions may be included but their costs may be ineligible or not eligible for EU reimbursement depending on role.

1. 1Minimum consortium composition: at least two independent applicants (beneficiaries) established in two different participating EU Member States (Denmark excluded). The coordinator must be established in an eligible Member State and cannot be a profit-making entity or an international organisation. For participation of third-country legal entities, they may participate only as part of a consortium where at least two independent legal entities are established in EU Member States; because the call requires participation from at least two EU Member States the consortium must be composed of at least three independent legal entities if a third-country entity is present.
2. 2Eligible countries: EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories) except Denmark; non-EU countries may participate if relevant for the call and scope (see Target Countries list below). International organisations may participate as beneficiaries regardless of location (but do not count toward the minimum number of eligible Member States). Specific restrictions and additional rules apply for entities subject to EU restrictive or conditionality measures and for certain third countries (see call document).

Funding mechanism and financial provisions

Funding type:budget-based ISF Project Grants (action grants). Form of grant: budget-based mixed actual cost grant (actual costs with some unit-cost and flat-rate elements possible). Funding rate: up to 90% of eligible costs. Maximum and minimum per-project EU contribution: between €1 000 000 and €3 000 000 for the Organised crime and drug trafficking topic (€2 550 000 maximum for the Trafficking in human beings topic). Call-level budget: €16 550 000 (topic-level distribution as above). Grants will be paid in euro. Prefinancing is normally provided (historically up to approx. 80% of the maximum grant amount but exact prefinancing and guarantee requirements are fixed during grant preparation). Final payment and recoveries follow the Model Grant Agreement provisions.

Co-funding requirement:There is no mandatory co-funding percentage stated in the call conditions; the grant covers up to 90% of eligible costs. Applicants must nonetheless demonstrate stable and sufficient resources to implement the project and contribute any required own resources or income; financial capacity checks apply and may trigger additional guarantees or financial responsibility measures.

Consortium, roles and composition requirements

Consortium requirement:multi-beneficiary consortia are required for this topic: minimum two beneficiaries from two different participating Member States. Coordinator restrictions: the coordinator cannot be a profit-making entity or an international organisation. Coordinators are responsible for project management, submission of deliverables and financial reporting, and distribution of grant funds to beneficiaries. Public bodies and non-profit organisations can be coordinators. Affiliated entities may participate under a beneficiary with similar rights and obligations but do not count toward minimum eligible Member States.

1. 1Consortium must include at least 2 beneficiaries from 2 different participating Member States.
2. 2Coordinator must be a legal entity established in an eligible Member State and must meet the restrictions described above.
3. 3Proposals including meaningful participation of civil society organisations and private sector partners are considered particularly relevant.
4. 4International organisations can be beneficiaries but do not contribute to minimum Member State counts.

Project scope, objectives and priority areas

General objective:combat organised crime by dismantling and disrupting criminal networks, their ringleaders and enablers, and support EU priorities of the EU Drugs Strategy, including preparedness to respond to drug-related security threats. Projects should address activities of criminal networks with high societal threat.

Horizontal priority areas (apply to all organised crimes)

• Improving the intelligence picture on criminal networks (strategic, tactical and operational intelligence, mapping networks, alignment of methodologies, IT tools for intelligence).
• Facilitating cross-border investigations (joint investigations, data handling, evidence collection, training on EU investigative tools and information exchange systems such as SIENA, SIS, Prüm, EMCD-related tools, Europol operational mechanisms).
• Facilitating financial investigations (money trails, corporate structures, cooperating with private sector, virtual currencies, secure transmission of transaction records).
• Supporting crime prevention measures and tackling criminal infiltration (administrative approaches, local authority cooperation, prevention of youth recruitment, mapping vulnerabilities).

Crime-specific priority areas (drugs)

• Strengthening capabilities to fight drug production and trafficking (monitoring transport routes and modalities including air, maritime, land, drones and submersibles; civil-military cooperation; detection innovation for concealed drugs and precursors in postal/express items; resilience of logistics hubs and port collaboration).
• Strengthening EU and national preparedness against drug-related security threats (real-time risk assessments, swift follow-up actions to prevent health, social and environmental harms from illicit drug production and new psychoactive substances).

Applicants must address one or preferably more of the six priorities (4 horizontal + 2 drug-specific). Projects should complement, integrate or support EMPACT Operational Action Plans and national/international strategies and action plans referenced in the call (e.g. EU Drugs Strategy, Action Plan against Drug Trafficking, EMPACT priorities such as Most Threatening Criminal Networks and Individuals, synthetic drugs OAPs, etc.).

Types of activities eligible for funding

The call supports operationally-focused activities. The following non-exhaustive activity list is provided in the call and should be tailored to the selected priority area(s): analytical monitoring, threat/risk/impact assessments, methodologies and tools for prosecution and judicial cooperation (networks of specialised prosecutors, legal guidelines), networking and public-private partnership development, training and exchange programmes, IT/ICT and technical equipment acquisition/upgrading (including cyber and secure systems), prevention and awareness-raising campaigns, pilot projects and innovative technology testing, setting up fusion centres and joint operational mechanisms, and operational initiatives for cross-border and joint investigations. For actions involving third countries, activities may include joint operations, capacity building, networking with private sector and civil society and contingency planning.

Excluded activities:Research activities are explicitly excluded. Financial support to third parties is not allowed under this topic (unless a specific call topic authorises it; check the call document). Projects must be operational in nature.

Target groups and geographic scope

Target groups:law enforcement and security-oriented authorities, judicial authorities, prosecutors, customs, private sector stakeholders (e.g. transport, logistics, online platforms, financial sector), civil society organisations including victim support, social and educational services, and the general public as appropriate. Geographic scope: actions should focus on EU Member States. Non-EU participation is allowed where relevant for the scope (countries of origin or transit, or those important for criminal networks and illicit flows). Call explicitly mentions third-country engagement possibilities and lists regions and countries of interest.

1. 1Explicitly mentioned countries and regions of interest: Western Balkans, Latin America and the Caribbean, West Africa, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Eastern Partnership.
2. 2Explicitly mentioned third countries: United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, Ukraine, United States, China, India, Afghanistan. The Trafficking in Human Beings topic also lists Moldova, Bangladesh, Pakistan; Georgian participation has special restrictions noted in the call document.

Expected outcomes and impacts

Expected short-term outcomes:increased understanding of criminal networks, improved monitoring and detection of illicit flows and transportation modalities, enhanced cross-border operational coordination, increased involvement of private sector and civil society, wider availability and use of innovative technical tools for law enforcement (detection of production sites and concealed illicit goods), improved victim detection and referral in cross-border contexts. Expected long-term impact: increased operational capacity of law enforcement and security authorities to fight organised crime and drug production/trafficking, improved capability to trace and untangle complex money laundering and illicit flows, enhanced risk assessments and resilience, improved cross-border cooperation including with key third countries, and improved victim protection in criminal proceedings in cooperation with civil society organisations.

Project maturity and stage

Project stage and expected maturity:operational, demonstration, validation and scale-up of operational tools, capacity building and implementation projects; not basic research. The call favours operational projects with concrete, measurable outcomes and practical implementation measures that support EMPACT operational action plans and EU strategies.

Funding details and cost categories

Per-project grant size:requested EU contribution must be between €1 000 000 and €3 000 000 for the Organised crime and drug trafficking topic; the Trafficking in human beings topic has a maximum of €2 550 000. Funding rate: 90% of eligible costs. The call uses budget categories A to E: personnel (including SME owner and volunteer unit costs if allowed), subcontracting, purchase costs (travel and subsistence unit or actual costs, equipment — depreciation and in some cases full-capitalised cost for listed equipment if authorized), other goods/services, and indirect costs payable as a flat rate of 7% of eligible direct costs (except volunteers and any exempt categories). VAT: non-deductible VAT can be eligible except where national public authority VAT rules limit eligibility. Financial support to third parties is not allowed under this topic.

Application procedure and templates

Application submission:exclusively electronic via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. The submission is a two-part process: Part A (online administrative forms), Part B (technical description to be downloaded, completed, assembled and re-uploaded as PDF), Part C (KPIs and programme performance indicators online). Mandatory annexes must be uploaded as specified in the Submission System. Proposals must be submitted before the call deadline. The Submission System will create Part A and collect Part C inputs online; Part B is a PDF following the AMIF/ISF/BMVI standard template available in the portal. Proposals must observe page limits and formatting. The call document provides limits: Part B maximum 50 pages (excluding annexes). Evaluators will ignore excess pages beyond the page limit.

1. 1Main application forms and templates: Application Form Part A (administrative; completed online), Part B (technical description; download template, complete and upload as PDF), Part C (contribution to KPIs; completed online).
2. 2Mandatory annexes: list of previous projects (last 4 years), detailed budget table (if requested by call; for this topic detailed budgets are prepared in the Submission System), CVs for core team if requested, and other documents required for legal entity validation upon successful evaluation.
3. 3Page limits and formatting: Part B limited to 50 pages (unless the call document states otherwise); Arial 9 point minimum font recommended by template instructions; A4 with minimum 15 mm margins.

Application stages (evaluation stages):Two-step evaluation. Step 1: pre-selection based on the Relevance award criterion only. Step 2: full evaluation of shortlisted proposals against Relevance, Quality and Impact. Evaluators use scoring thresholds: Relevance minimum 21/30; overall pass threshold 70/100. Ranking tie-breaks: score for Relevance, then Impact, then Quality, then portfolio synergies and other factors.

Award criteria and success factors

Award criteria (with weighting):Relevance (30 points) — alignment with call objectives and EU strategies/EMPACT priorities; Quality (50 points) — methodology, consortium capabilities, management, feasibility, cost-effectiveness; Impact (20 points) — short- and long-term impact, dissemination and sustainability, EU added value. Individual Relevance threshold 21/30 and overall threshold 70/100 to pass. Projects must demonstrate operational impact, clear methodology and measurable KPIs with baselines and targets; operational practicability and multi-state collaboration are highly valued. Meaningful involvement of civil society and private sector is flagged as particularly relevant.

Administrative, legal and security requirements

Eligibility and exclusion checks:legal entity validation, financial capacity assessment (documents uploaded during grant preparation), operational capacity assessment through the Quality award criterion, and exclusion checks for fraud, bankruptcy, grave professional misconduct or sanctions/conditionality measures. Security: projects involving EU classified information must undergo security scrutiny and comply with facility security clearances and personnel security clearance requirements. Ethics: projects must meet high ethical standards and respect EU values and fundamental rights. Special national rules or restrictions may apply for some third countries; check call document.

Operational capacity and financial controls

Operational and financial capacity:applicants must demonstrate sufficient operational experience, staff profiles and past relevant projects for tasks proposed. Financial capacity checks are normally performed unless the beneficiary is a public body, an international organisation or the individual requested grant amount is not above €60 000 (not applicable here). If financial capacity is insufficient, the granting authority may request guarantees, change to an enhanced financial responsibility regime, staged prefinancing, reduced prefinancing or rejection of the proposal.

Reporting, payments and certificates

Reporting:continuous reporting via the Portal (deliverables, milestones, KPIs) and periodic reporting for payments (financial statements and technical reports). Prefinancing is normally paid after signature (commonly within 30 days of entry into force or receipt of a prefinancing guarantee if required). There are no interim payments in some ISF arrangements; final payment is subject to approval of the final periodic report and financial statements. Certificate on the financial statements (CFS) may be required depending on requested EU contribution thresholds; these thresholds and schedules are set in the Model Grant Agreement and Data Sheet.

Success rates and competition

Success rates:not provided in the call text. Success probabilities will depend on number and quality of eligible proposals received, the evaluation scores and available budget. The call reserves the right not to award all funds or to reallocate budgets between topics depending on quality and coverage of proposals.

Key risks, limitations and special considerations

Key risks and considerations for applicants:(1) Projects must be operational and directly contribute to EMPACT OAPs and EU strategy priorities; pure research is ineligible. (2) Security and classified information requirements can impose significant constraints (facility and personnel clearances) that may delay grant signature — at least one beneficiary must obtain facility security clearance if EU classified information is involved. (3) Proposals must comply with ethical standards and EU values and avoid activities harming EU reputation. (4) Applicants from countries under EU restrictive or conditionality measures may be excluded or limited; check call document. (5) Georgia, Israel and other countries have specific rules or guidance referenced in the call document; applicants must assess risks and legal/operational limitations before proposing activities.

Templates, application structure and useful checklist

Application structure and templates (summary and what to prepare):use the standard AMIF/ISF/BMVI Application Form templates inside the Submission System. Part A: administrative forms (online) — consortium legal information, roles, budget summary, declarations. Part B: technical description (download template, complete and upload as PDF) — required sections include project summary, relevance (background, needs analysis, objectives, EU added value), quality (concept and methodology, consortium setup, staff, management, monitoring and evaluation, risk management, cost effectiveness), impact (communication, dissemination, sustainability), detailed work package descriptions, deliverables, milestones, resources, timetable and ethics/security sections. Part C: KPI and programme indicator table (online). Annexes: mandatory list of previous projects (last 4 years), CVs for key staff if requested, legal documents for legal entity validation at grant preparation, and other documents specified in the Submission System. Part B page limit: maximum 50 pages (excluding annexes). Provide clear KPIs with baseline and target values, a realistic timetable for 24 months and deliverables mapped month-by-month.

1. 1Prepare Part A information in the Participant Register: PIC codes for all beneficiaries and affiliated entities, legal leads and LEAR contact details.
2. 2Complete Part B using the AMIF/ISF/BMVI standard template downloaded from the Portal Submission System. Respect the 50-page limit and template headings.
3. 3Part C: populate programme KPIs and performance indicators in the portal.
4. 4Annexes: include the mandatory list of previous projects (template location indicated inside Part B and Submission System).
5. 5Before submission: ensure all beneficiaries are registered in the Participant Register; confirm mandate to act for applicants; prepare supporting financial and legal documents to be uploaded during grant preparation if invited (legal status, bank account, financial statements, auditors’ certificates if requested).

Mentioned countries and regions (explicit in call document)

Explicitly mentioned countries and regions that the call identifies as relevant for third-country cooperation and project scope: Western Balkans; Latin-America and the Caribbean (LAC); West Africa; Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA); Eastern Partnership; United Arab Emirates; Türkiye; Ukraine; United States; China; India; Afghanistan. The Trafficking in Human Beings topic also lists Moldova, Bangladesh and Pakistan. EU Member States are the primary target countries for project implementation. Denmark is excluded from ISF participation for this regulation.

Project stage and expected maturity

Expected project maturity:operational activities, demonstration, validation and deployment of technical tools, capacity building and operational cooperation. Projects should be beyond pure research and focus on ready-for-implementation solutions, interoperability, deployment, cross-border operations and evidence-based operational responses. Preference for projects with direct operational impact in drug hotspots and practical outputs transferrable to other Member States.

Success factors and tips for applicants

1. 1Directly address one or more of the six priority areas in a tangible operational way and explain how activities link to EMPACT priorities and EU strategies (Drug Strategy, Action Plan).
2. 2Demonstrate clear transnational added value with partners from multiple Member States and, where relevant, third-country links; include civil society and private sector partners where meaningful.
3. 3Provide strong methodology, measurable KPIs (baseline and targets), clear deliverables and a feasible 24-month timetable.
4. 4Show operational capacity and past experience in similar operational projects (list previous projects, operational outcomes and indicators).
5. 5Anticipate security and ethics issues early; identify if EU classified information or facility/personnel clearances are needed and account for timelines and risks.

Application support and contact:For help related to this call contact HOME-ISF@ec.europa.eu. Consult the Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual, FAQ and IT Helpdesk for submission problems and participant registration. Topic updates and Q&A will be posted on the topic page in the Portal.

What this opportunity is about — summary and explanation

This ISF call topic funds operational projects that strengthen EU and Member State capacities to prevent, investigate and disrupt organised crime and drug production and trafficking. The funding supports cross-border investigative cooperation, intelligence development, financial investigations and tracing, crime prevention and anti-infiltration measures, and specific actions addressing drug production, trafficking and preparedness for drug-related security threats. Projects must be operational, support EMPACT Operational Action Plans and EU drug strategy priorities, and achieve measurable short- and long-term outcomes. Multi-state consortia with operational law enforcement, judicial and relevant non-law enforcement stakeholders (private sector, civil society) are preferred. Grants are significant (€1-€3 millionper project) and require robust operational and financial capacity, clear methodologies and KPIs, and compliance with ethics, security and legal requirements.

If you plan to apply, prepare:a multi-state operational consortium, a 24-month operational plan tied to one or more call priorities, detailed deliverables and KPIs, evidence of past operational experience, and ensure you have or can obtain any needed security clearances. Follow the portal templates exactly (Part A/B/C) and respect the submission deadline and page limits. Proposals will be pre-screened for relevance and then fully evaluated. Successful applicants will enter grant preparation including legal entity validation and possible financial guarantees prior to signature.

Footnotes

1. 1Main reference: Call document and call fiche for ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC (Call for proposals on Organised Crime), available at the Funding & Tenders Portal and the call fiche PDF: ec.europa.eu

Opportunity Overview and Strategic Objectives

The European Commission has launched a €16.55 million funding call under the Internal Security Fund (ISF) to combat organised crime by dismantling criminal networks, their ringleaders, and enablers ¹. The general objective is to disrupt high-risk criminal networks, particularly those involved in drug trafficking and trafficking in human beings, aligning with the EU Drugs Strategy and the ProtectEU Internal Security Strategy ². Applications must focus on criminal networks representing the greatest threat to society, including poly-criminal groups active for over 10 years ³.

Key Priority Areas and Scope

The call comprises four horizontal priority areas for all organised crimes and two crime-specific priority areas ⁴. Projects must address at least one, but preferably more, of the following priorities: improving the intelligence picture on criminal networks, facilitating cross-border investigations, facilitating financial investigations, supporting crime prevention and tackling criminal infiltration, strengthening capabilities to fight drug production and trafficking, and strengthening EU/national preparedness against drug-related security threats ⁵.

Priority 1: Intelligence Picture:Enhance strategic, tactical, and operational intelligence on criminal networks, mapping links between crime areas, modus operandi, and infiltration into the legal economy ⁶.

Priority 2: Cross-Border Investigations:Support joint investigations, exchange of best practices, and use of EU tools like Prüm, SIENA, and SIS to improve cross-border operational effectiveness ⁷.

Priority 3: Financial Investigations:Promote financial intelligence to trace money laundering, corporate structures used for illicit flows, and virtual currency analysis to dismantle criminal business models ⁸.

Priority 4: Crime Prevention & Infiltration:Implement administrative approaches to prevent criminal infiltration in the legal economy and protect young people from recruitment into crime ⁹.

Priority 5: Drug Production & Trafficking:Support the EU Action Plan against Drug Trafficking, including monitoring transport routes, civil-military cooperation, and innovation in detecting concealed illicit drugs ¹⁰.

Priority 6: Drug-Related Security Threats:Reinforce real-time risk assessments and resilience against health, social, and environmental harms from illicit drugs and new psychoactive substances ¹¹.

Eligibility and Consortium Requirements

Eligible applicants include public bodies, non-profit/private entities, profit-making entities, and international organisations established in EU Member States (excluding Denmark) or relevant third countries ¹². Proposals must be submitted by a minimum of two independent legal entities from two different participating Member States ¹³. Profit-making entities and international organisations cannot act as project coordinators ¹⁴. Third-country entities can participate only as part of a consortium with at least two EU entities, one from an EU Member State ¹⁵.

Funding Details and Project Parameters

The grant is a budget-based mixed actual cost grant reimbursing 90% of eligible costs ¹⁶. Indirect costs are covered at a flat rate of 7% of eligible direct costs ¹⁷. Grants must not produce a profit; for-profit organisations must declare revenues, and any surplus will be deducted ¹⁸.

Timeline and Submission Process

The call opened on 21 May 2026, with the submission deadline set for 03 September 2026 at 17:00:00 CET (Brussels) ¹⁹. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal using the specific forms provided in the Submission System ²⁰. Part B (technical description) is limited to 50 pages, excluding annexes ²¹. The evaluation process involves a two-step procedure: pre-selection on Relevance, followed by full assessment on Relevance, Quality, and Impact ²².

Evaluation Criteria and Thresholds

Proposals are scored on three criteria:Relevance (30 points), Quality (50 points), and Impact (20 points), with a maximum of 100 points ²³. To be considered for funding, proposals must meet an individual threshold of 21/30 points for Relevance and an overall threshold of 70 points ²⁴. Priority for funding among equal-scoring proposals is determined by Relevance, then Impact, then Quality scores ²⁵.

Expected Impact and Target Groups

In the short-term, projects aim to increase understanding of criminal modus operandi, improve monitoring of transport routes, enhance cross-border coordination, and increase private sector involvement ²⁶. Long-term impacts include increased operational capacity of law enforcement to trace money laundering, enhanced risk assessments, improved cross-border cooperation with third countries, and better victim protection ²⁷. Target groups include law enforcement, the private sector, civil society, social services, and the general public ²⁸.

Footnotes

1. 1European Commission, Call for proposals on Organised Crime (ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC), Version 2.0, 27 May 2026, p. 7.
2. 2Brussels Times, EU launches €16.5M funding to tackle organised crime's business models, 25 May 2026.
3. 3Europol, Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) 2025, p. 6.
4. 4European Commission, Call Fiche ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, p. 8.
5. 5EU Funding Portal, Call for proposals to support the combat against organized crime and drug trafficking, p. 1.
6. 6European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 2.1, p. 8.
7. 7European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 2.2, p. 9.
8. 8European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 2.3, p. 9.
9. 9European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 2.4, p. 10.
10. 10European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 2.5(a), p. 10.
11. 11European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 2.5(b), p. 11.
12. 12European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 6, p. 17.
13. 13European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 6, p. 20.
14. 14European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 6, p. 20.
15. 15European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 6, p. 17.
16. 16European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 10, p. 27.
17. 17European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 10, p. 28.
18. 18European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 10, p. 27.
19. 19European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 4, p. 16.
20. 20European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 5, p. 16.
21. 21European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 5, p. 17.
22. 22European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 8, p. 25.
23. 23European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 9, p. 26.
24. 24European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 9, p. 26.
25. 25European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 8, p. 25.
26. 26European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 2, p. 12.
27. 27European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 2, p. 12.
28. 28European Commission, Call Document ISF-2026-TF2-AG-OC, Section 2, p. 12.