The European Commission (EC) contracted the Center
for the Study of Democracy (CSD) to analyse the links
between organised crime and corruption. The main
objectives of the study were to identify:
causes and factors that engender corruption by
organised crime (including white-collar
criminals)
the scope and the impact of that corruption on
society and institutions;
organised crime’s main corruption schemes, the
areas or risks they create, and the related
differences amongst European Union (EU)
Member States (MS);
best practices in prevention and countering
corruption linked to organized crime;
framework for a future assessment of trends
in the link between organized crime and
corruption, as well as corresponding counter
measures.
