Amendment to the Eurojust Regulation

Eurojust supported the EU institutions throughout the negotiation of the Proposal to amend the Eurojust Regulation as regards the digital information exchange in terrorism cases. The co-legislators reached a provisional agreement in December 2022, and the amendment is expected to enter into force in the second quarter of 2023, once there is agreement on the Proposal for a Directive amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA, as regards its alignment with Union rules on the protection of personal data (see Terrorism section).

Council conclusions on enhancing the European Judicial Cybercrime Network (EJCN)

In November 2022, the Council adopted conclusions on enhancing the capacities of the European judicial cybercrime network (EJCN). This allows for the establishment of a formal EJCN Secretariat at Eurojust, providing the necessary support structure to enable the EJCN to meet practitioners’ needs in the cybercrime field (see Cybercrime section).

Justice and Home Affairs Counsellors visit to Eurojust

In October 2022, Eurojust invited the Justice and Home Affairs Counsellors from the Permanent Representations of the EU Member States to the EU, to visit the Agency to mark its 20th anniversary. The Agency’s work was presented and the important steps taken in the field of cross-border criminal justice cooperation were discussed.

The JHA Counsellors were presented with Eurojust’s Collection of Anniversary Essays – a commemorative publication, gathering the perspectives of policymakers, academics and judicial practitioners who work daily in the joint effort to fight serious cross-border crime. The contributions represent not only what the Agency has achieved over the last two decades, but the many future challenges it is now equipped to face, thanks to its solid foundations and valued network of partners.

The book includes a section dedicated to institutional partners, a series of perspectives from different countries on judicial cooperation through the Agency, and insights on judicial instruments and crime areas in which Eurojust has had and continues to play a critical role.

New Eurojust Representative for Denmark

A new Eurojust Representative for Denmark was appointed in October 2022. He replaced the previous colleague, who served as the National Member for Denmark between 2010 and 2019, and as a Representative since the Eurojust Regulation entered into force in December 2019.

Third Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting on the Evaluation of Eurojust’s activities

The Third Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting on the Evaluation of Eurojust’s activities took place in November 2022, at the European Parliament. The aim of this annual meeting is for the European Parliament and National Parliaments to evaluate the Agency’s activities, based on Eurojust’s Annual Report.

The future challenges for cross-border judicial cooperation in criminal matters were discussed, as well as the strengthening of Eurojust’s mandate, which entered into force in June 2022. A focused discussion with the National Parliaments took place on the implications of Eurojust’s new legal possibility to collect, preserve and share evidence relating to core international crimes.