The report is based on the analysis of a selection of 30 migrant smuggling cases presenting specific judicial cooperation challenges and features, out of a total of 189 registered at Eurojust, covering the period from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017. The analysis was complemented by practitioners...

The purpose of this report is to follow up on the two previous publications by updating readers on the current NPS and (pre)precursor situation from a judicial perspective. Although legislative developments in different Member States have provided solutions for prosecuting NPS and (pre)precursor...

This report provides an overview of the legal framework of the crime of outrage upon personal dignity and presents recent war crimes cases, which are examples of cases in which perpetrators of war crimes were prosecuted for having committed outrages upon the personal dignity of their victims or...

In November 2014, German investigators from PPO Essen asked Eurojust for support in an investigation of large-scale theft of motor vehicles and valuable car parts, such as navigation systems and airbags, by an organised crime group (OCG), composed mainly of Lithuanian nationals, with links to...

This legal analysis provides an overview of relevant Italian case-law on illegal immigrant smuggling through the sea, highlighting the main obstacles faced by Italian prosecutors in dealing with such cases and solutions emerging therefrom. It further highlights the operational guidelines developed...

Eurojust presents this third issue of the Cybercrime Judicial Monitor (CJM). The CJM is published once per year and distributed to law enforcement and judicial authorities active in the field of combatting cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime. This issue of the CJM contains four main sections. The...

The 12th meeting of the Consultative Forum of Prosecutors General and Directors of Public Prosecutions of the Member States of the European Union (the Forum) was jointly convened by the Prosecutor General of Estonia, Lavly Perling, and the Attorney General of Malta, Peter Grech. The meeting was...

The Terrorism Convictions Monitor (TCM) is intended to provide a regular overview of the terrorism-related developments throughout the EU area. Issue 29 of the TCM covers the period of May – August 2017. It includes an overview of the concluded court proceedings in the reporting period, a selection...

This issue of Eurojust News focuses on Eurojust’s role in counter-terrorism and relevant developments. The recent terrorist attacks have led to unprecedented support for further European counterterrorism cooperation to protect EU citizens from the threat of terrorism. While 38 people died in...