On the 21st of November 2023, OPFA-CULT organized its final event that brought the project to a close. In total, over 30 participants took part in the final event, both…
On the 4th and 5th July 2023, the Carabinieri TPC hosted OPFA-CULT’s third workshop on “The importance of JIT and the possible cooperation with private sector” in Rome. Twenty eight…
On its second workshop (9th and 10th March 2023), OPFA-CULT created synergies with other Internal Security Fund-Police funded project – Project CRAAFT. Complement and expand the expertise and network of…
On the 9th and 10th March 2023, OPFA-CULT organized its second workshop entitled “Financial investigations in the context of Illicit trafficking of cultural goods” in Bucharest, Romania. The workshop saw…
On the 12th and 13th May 2022, OPFA-CULT organized its first workshop entitled “State of Play in the European Scenario” at Europol, in The Hague. The hybrid workshop – both…
An often-overlooked issue, the protection of Cultural Heritage is in reality very important. Cultural goods are part of a people’s history, culture and tradition. This is why OPFA-CULT is so…
The OPFA-CULT project has been an important aid to fight the illicit trafficking of cultural goods and heritage. Through the project, international cooperation of law enforcement can be fostered, supporting…
On the 25th of January the Consortium Partners met in Rome for the first in-person management board. The meeting included representatives from Carabinieri, B&S Europe, Romania Gendarmerie and SAFE Foundation.…
Today project partners met online for the kick off meeting of the project OPFA CULT. The meeting represented an opportunity to present the project and introduce upcoming administrative duties, let…
Illicit trafficking in cultural goods represents an increasingly worrying phenomenon. On the one hand, data from EU LEAs show a steady tendency of EU Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) to utilise…
