Europe's Dark Economy | Euronews RSS http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:13:50 +0200 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:13:50 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png Europe's Dark Economy | Euronews RSS http://www.euronews.com Fake goods, real danger: the €83 billion business behind Europe's illicit trade http://www.euronews.com/2026/09/01/fake-goods-real-danger-the-83-billion-business-behind-europes-illicit-trade http://www.euronews.com/2026/09/01/fake-goods-real-danger-the-83-billion-business-behind-europes-illicit-trade Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:00:36 +0200 A hidden network of organised crime is flooding European markets with counterfeit goods worth billions, and investigators warn that consumers are unknowingly funding it.