Drug trafficking networks operating in Europe and worldwide exploit the porousness of international borders and use increasingly sophisticated means to commit their crimes. Through its coordination of national efforts to investigate and prosecute these and other transnational crimes, Eurojust...

Through its cooperation agreements, Liaison Prosecutors and contact points, Eurojust unlocks global access to more than 50 jurisdictions.

An organised crime group (OCG) coordinated from a base in Lithuania had been operating in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. The thieves cracked the locks of high-end, luxury keyless cars using radio wave extenders and then transported them in trucks through the Czech Republic and Poland to...

An organised crime group (OCG) in Romania and Finland allegedly ran a network for the sexual exploitation of around ten women. The suspects recruited their young female victims from poorer rural areas of Romania for sexual exploitation in Finland, often under false pretences. November 2020 – Thanks...

Prosecutors from across the EU turned to Eurojust for support in cross-border criminal investigations involving: 12 722 suspects 1 534 cases involving organised crime groups €14.5 bn in damages 94 651 victims of crime

The aim of this booklet is to present an overview of the legal frameworks in the different EU Member States and in countries with which Eurojust has a cooperation agreement. The focus is on the use and legal nature in judicial proceedings of statements obtained from debriefed migrants at EU external...

In 2019, we supported almost 8 000 cross-border criminal investigations and helped maximize the use of EU judicial cooperation tools. Many investigations extended far beyond EU borders and involved close cooperation with other EU agencies to ensure that information was shared and links were detected...

Trafficking in human beings (THB) is a serious and fast-growing crime area that affects millions of innocent people around the world and involves the severe violation of fundamental human rights. Human traffickers control and exploit vulnerable victims and make use of threats, force, fraud...

This report of the JHA agencies’ network aims to make Member States more aware of the agencies’ potential in helping the early identification and protection of victims and to encourage Member States to work closer with the agencies in this area. The report responds to one of the key actions of the...

Eurojust written requests (or recommendations) are issued by National Members to assist national authorities when jurisdictional issues arise between two or more Member States. They are based on Article 4(2)(b) of the Eurojust Regulation and fall within the autonomous initiative powers of Eurojust...