The Danish Council Presidency compiled a report that summarises the actions taken in view of the 2023 EU Roadmap to fight drug trafficking and organised crime (→eucrim 3/2023, 257). The rolling out of the roadmap came to an end in December 2025. The summary relates to the main priority areas which were defined in the roadmap and which served as the basis for Member States’ actions during the Belgian, Hungarian, Polish and Danish presidencies. These include:

• Mobilisation of the customs community against drug trafficking;
• Strengthened law enforcement operations in ports;
• Improved public-private partnership against drug smuggling and criminal infiltration;
• Mapping the most threatening criminal networks;
• Facilitation of financial investigations;
• Facilitation of digital investigations.

It is concluded that the trio Council Presidencies (Poland, Denmark and Cyprus) have closely cooperated in furthering tangible progress in dismantling serious organised drug trafficking networks and preventing additional drug-related harm to EU citizens and society as a whole. The Presidencies will also support the Commission new EU Drug Strategy which was presented on 3 December 2025 (→separate news item).