The Hague, 19 October 2018

With the Conclusions of the 18 October 2018 European Council meeting, the heads of state and government made a public and official call to provide Eurojust with 'adequate resources to face new challenges posed by technological developments and the evolving security threat landscape'.

Mr Ladislav Hamran, President of Eurojust, said: 'I warmly welcome this acknowledgement of the European Council, which gives Eurojust a solid basis to secure the resources we need to modernise EU criminal justice. In the coming months, Eurojust will put forward concrete proposals that will allow us to more effectively deal with growing threats and create a safer Europe.'

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