Europe: How Billions Vanish Into the Security Industry Black Hole

https://thecorrespondent.com/6229/how-billions-vanish-into-the-black-hole-that-is-the-security-industry/303333613-52f43e22

And those aren’t the only projects funded by the Commission. The Commission has been trying to boost the security industry for ten years now, and nearly €2 billion has already been funneled into security research.
Our international consortium of 22 European journalists from 11 countries wants to find out what that €2 billion in subsidies has accomplished. In total, we speak with nearly one hundred people involved, in Brussels and in participating member states. Has it made Europe safer?
We quickly discover that the European security industry is primarily taking good care of itself – often at the expense of the public.