Organized crime is, currently, the number one threat on the planet. In Italy, the fourth economic power in the EU, the amount of business from organized crime is only surpassed by the total amount from public companies. According to the General Confederation of Italian Commerce, two thirds of the wealth generated by underground economy derives from criminal activities. Mafia interests control 20% of commercial companies and 15% of manufacturing industries, which represents 15% of the GDP (nearly 900 billion euros in 2000). The combined assets of the different mafias were in excess of 5.5 billion euros, somewhere between 6% and 7% of the total Italian national wealth available.