According to several scholars, the EU anti-fraud structure is inadequate for the amount of fraud happening in the EU. Based on this scholarly debate this thesis sets out to investigate, how the EU anti-fraud structure developed. The motivation for this research is to find out why is EU anti-fraud structure in this unfavorable position and how it developed to get in such a position. To answer the main question this thesis studies the EU fraud scandals and the EU values as the two important influences on the development of the EU anti-fraud structure. The two main influences were pinpointed based on the theory used in this article and its core concepts. The constructivist theory of International Relations offers the concepts of identity and actor-structure problem to help study the topic of this thesis. The power relations between actors and structure are examined based on scandals across the EU history and values are studied by analyzing the core EU treaties and institutional reports. After exploring the development of the EU anti-fraud structure, this work concludes that values and scandals were the most important formative powers.

Zugl.: Augsburg, Universiẗat, Diss., 2005.

La ricerca approfondisce il rapporto tra qualità della sicurezza e qualità della formazione ai fini di realizzare uno spazio di sicurezza libertà e giustizia in Europa. Lo studio rivolge particolare attenzione alla formazione di polizia erogata in Europa dai differenti sistemi organizzativi che determinano l’accesso alla professione sviluppando un’analisi trasversale dei diversi Paesi da cui trarre gli elementi comuni attinenti al profilo di poliziotto. L’organizzazione delle forze di polizia negli Stati dell’Unione è risultata complessa e diversificata si è quindi impostato lo sviluppo della ricerca secondo la metodologia dello studio di caso, riferendosi a Italia Francia, Regno Unito, Polonia, Quattro Paesi significativi e rappresentativi . Obiettivo specifico dell’ analisi è pervenire a un profilo professionale formativo comune che permetta l’elaborazione di un’azione finalizzata alla definizione e alla successiva sperimentazione di un sistema di monitoraggio della qualità della formazione erogata nelle Scuole di polizia europee. / This Research investigates the relationship between security and education to realize an Area of security, freedom and justice in Europe. The focus is on Constable Courses of Police Training Schools within The European Union to find out a competency framework for cope. The Study is fully aware of the fact that different Police Training Systems are used within the Member States. Regarding this aspect the Research proposes study cases about Italy, France, United Kingdom and Poland. Its purpose is to have a vision on the core tasks of police and then to propose quality control standards to be implemented in National Police Courses.