1.1 Operational outcomes

In 2024, Eurojust successfully delivered on its full mandate to fight all serious cross-border crimes, handling almost 13 000 cases.

The Agency contributed to the arrest of more than 1 200 suspects and the seizure and/or freezing of criminal assets worth over EUR 1 billion. Eurojust also contributed to the seizure of drugs worth almost EUR 20 billion.

Reflecting the growing scale of the challenge, the criminal investigations handled by Eurojust in 2024 involved more than three times as many victims and almost twice the amount in damages as in the previous year.

In 2024, the Agency supported 25% more joint investigation teams (JITs) than in 2023, illustrating national authorities’ trust and reliance on Eurojust’s services to facilitate judicial cooperation.

These impressive operational outcomes[1] are the result of cross-border cooperation between judicial authorities enabled by Eurojust, in close cooperation with all actors in the criminal justice chain.

[1] It should be noted that these outcomes were also achieved through cases that were opened before 2024 and were included in the reporting on operational outcomes in Eurojust’s 2023 Annual Report. The outcomes of these cases are included again for 2024 reporting purposes, since the cases were still ongoing.