The German Green Party in the Bundestag welcomed the federal government’s new action plan to tackle organized crime.
Marcel Emmerich, the Greens’ interior‑policy spokesperson, said that with the billions of euros in damage caused by drug, weapons and human‑trafficking rings, their “safe havens” must be sealed off. He argued that anyone looking to hit the organisers effectively must shut the money pumps through consistent financial investigations and asset confiscation, striking at the very lifeblood of these criminal networks.
The cabinet approved a “joint action plan” on Wednesday that includes tighter data sharing between customs authorities and the Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt), as well as the deployment of artificial intelligence tools. Emmerich welcomed the improved data exchange but stressed that it must be underpinned by a rule‑of‑law framework, noting that such measures are only part of a larger solution.
He called for a robust, nationwide structure dedicated to fighting financial crime-one that can quickly locate and seize illicit assets, and that requires additional manpower, joint investigative teams and clearly defined responsibilities that transcend regional borders. Only by eliminating overlapping structures can the country achieve a genuine, decisive impact rather than a fragmented approach.