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Scam call centre shut down thanks to Eurojust-supported investigation
A joint investigation by Latvian and Ukrainian authorities, supported by Eurojust, has shut down a fraudulent call centre in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Operated by an organised crime group, the scam call centre defrauded European residents of hundreds of thousands of euros. Following a joint action day on 26 May, four leaders of the organised crime group were arrested, five individuals were identified as suspects and 14 searches were executed.
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29 May 2026|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
The new Environmental Crime Directive entered into force on 20 May 2024 and will be transposed by EU Member States into national law by 21 May 2026. The Directive introduces a significantly strengthened legal framework for preventing, detecting, investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating...
28 May 2026|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
In July 2025, the European Commission published its first evaluation of the Eurojust Regulation, examining its implementation between the end of 2019 and 2024. In such exercises, the European Commission assesses how well the law works in practice: whether it achieved its objectives, and how...
20 May 2026|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
Since the start of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies have been supporting EU Member States and institutions in responding to the consequences of the war and assisting those affected and displaced. The nine JHA agencies...
19 May 2026|AVAILABLE IN 5 LANGUAGES
The Guide provides practical and operational guidance to prosecutors and law enforcement authorities across the Western Balkans engaged in cross-border criminal investigations, with the aim of further promoting the effective use of Joint Investigation Teams. The publication is available in all...
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Featured Projects
EuroMed Justice Project
Developing sustainable mechanisms for cross-border judicial cooperation in criminal matters with South Partner Countries.
Western Balkans Criminal Justice Project
Strengthening cooperation within the Western Balkans and between the region and the European Union in the fight against organised crime and terrorism.
National Authorities Against Impunity
Enhancing cooperation between civil society organisations and national authorities investigating and prosecuting core international crimes in the EU and beyond.
SIRIUS
A central reference point in the EU for knowledge sharing on cross-border access to electronic evidence, co-implemented by Eurojust and Europol.
EMPACT
European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats: a security initiative to identify, prioritise and address threats posed by organised and serious international crime.
Intellectual Property Crime Project
Enhancing judicial action against counterfeiting, piracy and other IP infringements, and helping the EUIPO enforce IP rights.
Featured Publications
Eurojust meeting on the EU e-evidence package
To call attention to the upcoming entry into application of the EU e-evidence package in 2026, Eurojust organised a meeting on the roles and responsibilities of Member States, service providers and Eurojust in relation to this new legislation. The groundbreaking EU e-evidence package will make it...
Battlefield Evidence: Key insights for judicial practitioners
Accountability for terrorist offences and core international crimes (CIC) is a priority for the European Union. Investigating and prosecuting these acts is complex and challenging, not least because evidence may be located in or obtained from an armed conflict: in other words, from the battlefield...
Eurojust Report on Regulation 2018/1805 on the Mutual Recognition of Freezing and Confiscation Orders
Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 on the mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders is a key judicial cooperation instrument aimed at strengthening asset recovery in cross-border cases across the European Union. This is the first Eurojust casework report on the practical implementation of this...
Cumulative prosecutions of foreign terrorist fighters for core international crimes and terrorism-related offences: An analysis of selected jurisprudence
This report represents the Genocide Prosecution Network’s commitment to supporting legal response to, and prosecution of, foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and female returnees. It builds on its 2020 report Cumulative prosecution of foreign terrorist fighters for core international crimes and...
Fifth JITs Evaluation Report
This is the Fifth Joint Investigation Teams (JITs) Evaluation Report, published by the Secretariat of the Network of National Experts on Joint Investigation Teams, since 2014. This report presents lessons learned and best practices shared during 67 evaluations conducted by JIT practitioners between...
Case-law by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the European Investigation Order
The first comprehensive overview of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) relating to the European Investigation Order (EIO) brings together all relevant judgments delivered by the CJEU to date, offering a structured and accessible reference tool for legal practitioners...
Cybercrime Judicial Monitor - Issue 10
This is the tenth issue of the Cybercrime Judicial Monitor (CJM), jointly produced by Eurojust and the European Judicial Cybercrime Network (EJCN). The CJM is published once per year and distributed to judicial and law enforcement authorities active in the field of combating cyber-dependent and...
Multi-Annual Strategy 2025-2027
Eurojust is the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation. We bring together prosecutors and judges from across the European Union (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 responsible for their actions and justice is done.
Eurojust is an agency of the European Union