Despite the fast growth of the amount of electronic data stored by Service Providers (SPs) and the increased demand for cross-border access to such data in criminal investigations and proceedings, judicial cooperation procedures have not adapted to this reality and are often still heavily paper...

Formal Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) procedures have been widely criticised as being too slow and not adapted to reality, in particular the nature of electronic evidence which is not only more volatile but also easier to manipulate than traditional types of evidence. Various initiatives on digital...

Despite the fast growth of the amount of electronic data stored by Service Providers (SPs) and the increased demand for cross-border access to such data in criminal investigations and proceedings, judicial cooperation procedures have not adapted to this reality and are often still heavily paper...

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...

Eurojust is the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation. We bring together prosecutors and judges from across the EU and beyond, in an effort to effectively tackle all forms of serious cross-border crime. Through our expertise and support, we make sure that criminals are held...

This document provides an overview of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) regarding the ne bis in idem principle in criminal matters under Article 50 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘Charter’) and Articles 54 to 58 of the Convention...

This document, which is updated biannually, provides an overview of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) with regard to the application of Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States...

The 17th Annual Meeting of the Network of National Experts on Joint Investigation Teams (JITs) was organised by the JITs Network Secretariat in close cooperation with Eurojust and Europol on 13 and 14 October 2021. The meeting was conducted in a hybrid format, with participants attending physically...

Sanctions, embargo, or restrictive measures, are political trade restrictions imposed by the United Nations or the European Union. They target governments, organised military or paramilitary groups, commercial entities and individuals whose behaviour contravenes international law and present...