Sundsvall, 21/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - The time has come to achieve, at Community level, a "common programme, clearly defined, for the prevention of organised crime", asserted Thomas Bodstrom, Swedish Minister for Justice, when opening, on 21 February in Sundsvall, a conference on the theme "Towards a prevention strategy for organised crime based upon knowledge".
The conference, which follows on from the recommendations made by the Tampere European Council of October 1999, gathers together...