24 February
Outbreak of war in Ukraine
2 March
First coordination meeting on judicial cooperation initiated by Lithuania, involving 31 countries
11 March
Kick-off meeting of the Freeze and Seize Task Force
25 March
JIT agreement signed by authorities in Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine to facilitate investigations into alleged core international crimes in Ukraine
25 April
30 May
Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia become JIT members
1 June
Eurojust Regulation amended to include preservation, analysis and storage of evidence at Eurojust relating to genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and related criminal offences
17 June
Eurojust publishes guidance on JITs with third countries
21 September
Eurojust, the Genocide Network and the ICC's Office of the Prosecutor publish Guidelines for civil society organisations (receipt of European Ombudsman Award 2023)
13 October
Romania becomes seventh JIT member
17 October
Launch of training sessions on prosecuting core international crimes for practitioners of JIT countries
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2 February
European Commission President announces International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine (ICPA) to be hosted at Eurojust
9 February
European Council underlines support for ICPA within Eurojust-supported JIT
23 February
Eurojust announces launch of Core International Crimes Evidence Database (CICED)
3 March
National authorities participating in JIT sign Memorandum of Understanding with the United States
7 March
JIT agreement amended to reflect role of ICPA during United for Justice Conference held in Lviv
13-14 April
JIT members agree to also investigate alleged crimes of genocide
21 April
EU Commission Vice-President Věra Jourová visits Eurojust to discuss work on Ukraine
26 April
Eurojust’s work in support of Ukraine presented at public hearing of the European Parliament
3 July
ICPA begins its operations at Eurojust
7 July
G7 Justice ministers meeting in Tokyo welcome start of ICPA operations
10 October
Europol becomes a JIT participant
15 November
Financial contribution from U.S. State Department via the European Commission, in support of ICPA's
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29 February
JIT agreement extended until 25 March 2026