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The Belgian Desk is headed by Hilde Vandevoorde, who is the National Member for Belgium since December 2017. In 2020, the Belgian Desk was involved in 161 new cases, 56 coordination meetings, 4 coordination centres and 26 joint investigation teams.
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Fraud scheme of at least EUR 120 million in Italy halted

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Apart from tax evasion, including avoiding the payment of EUR 44 million in VAT from 2014 until 2019, the main suspect behind the scheme was allegedly involved in laundering the profits of at least EUR 3.7 million. Furthermore, by offering a wide range of products... read more

Ancient archaeological collection returned to Italy from Belgium with help of Eurojust

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Investigations started in 2017 and were carried out by the specialised unit for Protection of Cultural Heritage Goods of the Italian Carabinieri under the direction of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) of Foggia. They managed to identify a Belgian collector who possessed the Daunian tombstone... read more

Sentences for Belgian suspects in fipronil egg contamination case

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Investigations into the case started in 2017 after too high levels of the insecticide fipronil were detected in eggs in Belgium and the Netherlands. In view of potential risks to public health, hundreds of poultry farms had to be cleared, with livestock and millions of... read more

Ten arrests following controlled delivery of nearly 1 500 kilograms of heroin across Europe

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On 10 May 2021, Romanian authorities detected and then made a historical seizure in the port of Constantia of 1 452 kilo of heroin with a street value of EUR 45 million. The drugs were hidden in a container with construction materials that was being... read more

Eurojust supports Spanish action against massive VAT fraud

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Investigations into the swindle started at the end of 2019 by the Spanish authorities, with the suspects using a series of so-called front companies in Spain, Slovakia, Romania, Belgium and the Netherlands for at least one-and-a-half years to pretend a trade in goods took place... read more

New major interventions to block encrypted communications of criminal networks

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During an action day on 9 March 2021, a large number of arrests were made, as well as numerous house searches and seizures in Belgium and the Netherlands. The operation is an essential part of the continuous effort of judiciary and law enforcement in the... read more

Updated Questionnaire and Compilation on the Requirements for Issuing and Executing Judicial Authorities in EAW Proceedings pursuant to the CJEU’s Case-Law

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Updated Questionnaire and Compilation on the Requirements for Issuing and Executing Judicial Authorities in EAW Proceedings pursuant to the CJEU’s Case-Law

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) interpreted in its case-law the notion of ‘issuing judicial authority’ under Article 6(1) of the Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedures between the Member States (EAW FD). In 2019, the CJEU... read more

Twelve arrested for smuggling migrants in small boats across the English channel

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Spanning several days starting from 28 September, the action involved law enforcement officers from the Belgian Federal Police, the British Home Office Immigration Enforcement, the Dutch Royal Marechaussée and, in France, the BMR (Brigade Mobile de Recherche) of Coquelle and OCRIEST (Office central de répression... read more

Slovak and Belgian authorities agree to cooperate in investigation of Chovanec case

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The Slovak delegation was led by Ms. Viera Kováčiková, First Deputy Prosecutor General of the Slovak Republic. The Belgian judicial authorities were represented by the Prosecutor General in Mons, Mr. Ignacio de la Serna, who briefed the Slovak partners about the state of play of... read more