On the 2th and 3th of December, the EJCN will hold its 11th Plenary in hybrid format for the first time in more than a year. The Pandemic is still ongoing, all possible measures will be put in place to ensure safety and allow the personal contact of the Network in The Hague. Despite these...

First hybrid meeting (in person and via videoconference) due to persistent COVID-19 restrictions Associate Status granted to the UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) Cooperation of national authorities with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC...

This third report on the EU digital evidence situation is timely and highly relevant in a time of rapid digitalisation. Digitalisation has an impact on virtually all criminal activities and security threats we encounter in the EU. Similarly, law enforcement and judicial authorities must increasingly...

An organised crime group (OCG) in Romania, Austria and the United Kingdom allegedly forced its victims into prostitution, using the so-called 'loverboy' approach, where young men tempt women from deprived backgrounds to work for them. It is also alleged that the suspects subjected the victims to...

In 2019, a major operation led by the Italian desk at Eurojust against an OCG involved in large scale pay-TV piracy and fraud, resulted in over 200 servers being taken down. Investigations into the activities of this criminal network, which involved illegal online streaming through cheap settop...

Working within a JIT significantly facilitated cross-border police and judicial cooperation but could not fully overcome certain legal and operational challenges: difficulties with gathering evidence to meet national legal criteria of an OCG, to be able to prosecute for organised crime; absence of a...

During a coordinated action day in the Netherlands and Belgium, the activities of the suspected Dutch company were shut down by the Dutch authorities because of serious health and safety risks. The assets of the main suspect and of the suspect’s company were seized. The action day was a joint effort...

The National Desks at Eurojust opened linked cases to provide operational and legal assistance, including the creation and funding of a JIT between the Belgian and Dutch authorities, with the involvement of Eurojust and Europol. During a joint action day supported by a coordination centre at...

THB cases registered There was a slight increase in case numbers in the period 2016-2020. The number of THB investigations and prosecutions coordinated by Eurojust nevertheless remains low considering the large number of victims and suspects in the EU. Victims of human trafficking THB cases...