The EU has taken a lead in the fight against organised crime since the Treaty of Amsterdam and the Amsterdam European Council of 16 and 17 June 1997, which adopted the first action plan to combat organised crime.
Komiteja arī aicina vienkāršot projektu iesniegšanu un novērtēšanu, samazinot programmas administratīvajiem izdevumiem paredzētos līdzekļus.