Fitiris sets organised crime at centre of EU council agenda

Tackling organised crime will be a central priority of Cyprus’s EU council presidency, justice minister Costas Fitiris told the European Parliament on Tuesday, warning that criminal networks are evolving at an unprecedented pace.

Presenting the presidency’s priorities to the parliament’s justice committee, Fitiris said Cyprus was assuming the role “with pride but also a high sense of responsibility”, at a time of growing social instability across Europe.

“Organised crime is...