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HR/VP Kaja Kallas visits Eurojust to discuss accountability efforts for Ukraine
Eurojust's efforts to ensure accountability for core international crimes in Ukraine took centre stage during today’s visit by High Representative/Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas. She met with Eurojust President Michael Schmid, members of the joint investigation team and the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (ICPA).
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Directive (EU) 2026/1021 marks an important step towards a more coherent EU approach to combatting corruption. It creates a single, harmonised set of corruption offences based on unified definitions - while allowing national legislators to maintain or introduce stricter rules – penalties and...
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The Guidelines on the use of data protection clauses in the context of a JIT agreement involving third countries or international organisations, prepared by the Eurojust Data Protection Office in cooperation with the JITs Network, provide practical guidance on the inclusion and use of Data...
16 October 2026|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
This checklist provides practical guidance for practitioners when considering the inclusion and use of Data Protection Clauses in JIT agreements involving third countries or international organisations.
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Featured Publications
SIRIUS guidelines for completing the European Preservation Order Certificate (EPOC-PR)
The SIRIUS guidelines for completing the European Preservation Order Certificate provide practical, step-by-step guidance for completing the certificate, as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2023/1543 (the e-Evidence Regulation). The guidelines do not modify the content of the certificate...
SIRIUS guidelines for completing the European Production Order Certificate (EPOC)
The SIRIUS guidelines for completing the European Production Order Certificate provide practical, step-by-step guidance for completing the certificate, as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/1543 (the e-Evidence Regulation). The guidelines do not modify the content of the certificate, which...
Key Developments in Judicial Cooperation 2025
Eurojust has a well-developed practical set of tools to support cross-border investigations. Coordination meetings, coordination centres and support for JITs are offered to practitioners. Eurojust has also gained and continues to build significant expertise in the use of European and international...
Cybercrime Judicial Monitor – Issue 11
This is the eleventh issue of the Cybercrime Judicial Monitor (CJM), jointly produced by Eurojust and the European Judicial Cybercrime Network (EJCN). Published annually, the CJM is distributed to judicial and law enforcement authorities active in the field of preventing and combating cyber...
Note on Directive (EU) 2024/1203 on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law
The new Environmental Crime Directive entered into force on 20 May 2024 and will be transposed by EU Member States into national law by 21 May 2026. The Directive introduces a significantly strengthened legal framework for preventing, detecting, investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating...
Eurojust meeting on the EU e-evidence package
To call attention to the upcoming entry into application of the EU e-evidence package in 2026, Eurojust organised a meeting on the roles and responsibilities of Member States, service providers and Eurojust in relation to this new legislation. The groundbreaking EU e-evidence package will make it...
Battlefield Evidence: Key insights for judicial practitioners
Accountability for terrorist offences and core international crimes (CIC) is a priority for the European Union. Investigating and prosecuting these acts is complex and challenging, not least because evidence may be located in or obtained from an armed conflict: in other words, from the battlefield...
Eurojust Report on Regulation 2018/1805 on the Mutual Recognition of Freezing and Confiscation Orders
Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 on the mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders is a key judicial cooperation instrument aimed at strengthening asset recovery in cross-border cases across the European Union. This is the first Eurojust casework report on the practical implementation of this...
Case-law by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the European Investigation Order
The first comprehensive overview of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) relating to the European Investigation Order (EIO) brings together all relevant judgments delivered by the CJEU to date, offering a structured and accessible reference tool for legal practitioners...
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