Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy, Greece and Albania have taken a coordinated action against a network of people smugglers, which transferred at least 1 100 migrants irregularly to the European Union. During an action day with the support of Eurojust, Europol and Frontex, 29...

The President of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic Mr Petr Angyalossy today visited Eurojust for the first time since taking office in 2020. Mr Angyalossy was welcomed to the Agency by Eurojust President Mr Ladislav Hamran and National Member for the Czech Republic Mr Lukas Stary. The main aim...

The Higher Regional Court of Koblenz in Germany sentenced a former Syrian high-ranking official today to life imprisonment for his involvement in crimes against humanity. A German-French joint investigation team (JIT), which was set up with support of Eurojust and the Genocide Network, made a...

The judicial authorities in Sweden and France have set up a joint investigation team (JIT) to support proceedings involving core international crimes committed by foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) against the Yezidi population in Syria and Iraq. Eurojust has supported the setting up of the JIT...

Mr Alexander van Dam today started as the new National Member for the Netherlands at Eurojust, succeeding Mr Han Moraal. Mr van Dam has long-standing experience in international judicial cooperation and was previously Prosecutor General for Aruba and Acting Director of the Head Office of the...

Slovenia today concludes its Presidency of the Council of the European Union with a busy Justice and Home Affairs agenda, during which Eurojust has cooperated very closely with the Slovenian authorities. Under the Slovenian Presidency, the Agency held the first meeting of the Consultative Forum of...

An updated version of the JITs Practical Guide has been prepared by the EU Network of National Experts on Joint Investigation Teams (JITs Network) and is now available on the Eurojust website. This new version of the JITs Practical Guide provides additional information, based on the improved...

Eurojust and the Home Office of the United Kingdom have signed a Working Arrangement to ensure effective judicial cross-border cooperation in criminal matters. The Working Arrangement supports the implementation of Eurojust related provisions in the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and...

The SIRIUS project, a cross-border intelligence-sharing platform co-implemented by Europol and Eurojust, in close partnership with the European Judicial Network, concluded its fourth annual conference this week. Among the more than 800 participants in the online conference were law enforcement and...

'The European Commission´s package for Security and Justice in the Digital World brings judicial cooperation to 21st century standards. The Judicial Counter-Terrorism Register will boost cross-border information exchange in ongoing terrorism cases, resulting in better coordination between the EU...