Policy Brief Unveils New Insights in the Fight Against High-Level Corruption

The FALCON project announces the release of a comprehensive policy brief which provides an in-depth examination of corruption schemes and their societal impacts, alongside actionable policy recommendations to enhance anti-corruption efforts across Europe.
Hands-on testing of FALCON tools by anti-corruption practitioners: Successful 1st pilot

On Wednesday, 29 January, we conducted our first pilot. After a first presentation of the tools at the December plenary (see photo), the LEA partners were now able to test the tools extensively and in a more advanced stage at the pilot event.
FALCON presented its work to representatives of the European Commission (EC)

FALCON participated in the online anti-corruption workshop on 23rd January 2025, organised by DG Home, DG RTD and the European Research Executive Agency (REA), together with five other projects under the EU funding programs of Horizon Europe or the Internal Security Fund: Bridgegap, RESPOND, Kleptotrace, Poseidon, and iMonitor. About 50 representatives of the European Commission were present.
First tools presented: Technical & Plenary Meeting in Karlsruhe

On 3 December, our technical partners met at Fraunhofer IOSB in Karlsruhe (Germany) to discuss the current state of the tools developed for FALCON. Subsequently, all partners gathered for a plenary meeting from 4 to 5 December, including a hands-on session in which the end user partners could test the tools and functionalities.
Plenary Meeting in Strasbourg

On 26 and 27 June 2024, almost 40 participants met for our 3rd FALCON Plenary Meeting in Strasbourg (France). Our partner BETA (Bureau d’économie théorique et appliquée) provided us with a wonderful conference venue in the University of Strasbourg’s Villa Knopf.
In the current phase of the project, an important focus lies on data acquisition and analysis tools for data extraction. In-depth discussions revolved around which data is relevant, available, and how we can access it.
Plenary Meeting in Valencia

Our 2nd FALCON Plenary Meeting took place on 23 and 24 January 2024 in Valencia (Spain) and was hosted by the Technical University of Valencia (Universitat Politècnica de València).