Feedback on the EU Drugs Strategy: Leveraging EUTIR for Preparedness, Transparency and Security

Our feedback to the European Commission proposes leveraging the European Trade Indexes Registry (EUTIR) as a critical digital trust infrastructure to enhance the upcoming EU Drugs Strategy (2026-2030). In response to the increasingly complex threats posed by drug trafficking, synthetic opioids like nitazenes, and AI-powered organized crime, we argue that EUTIR’s capabilities in ensuring document immutability, supply chain transparency, and cross-border data interoperability can act as a force multiplier. By providing a secure, auditable layer for customs, financial, and logistics data, EUTIR directly supports the strategy’s core pillars: disrupting trafficking routes, combating money laundering, reducing corruption, and strengthening international cooperation. This document details how EUTIR’s technical framework aligns with and amplifies the EU’s goals for preparedness, security, and harm reduction in the fight against illicit drugs.