In addition to its Latin American partnerships, the Agency works with a wide range of other third countries to ensure that national borders are not an obstacle to prosecuting crime or getting justice done. In March 2024, Eurojust’s College adopted the Eurojust Strategy on Cooperation with International Partners 2024–2027. The strategy outlines the steps that the Agency intends to take in the coming years to strengthen its role as a gateway for cross-border cooperation between authorities investigating and prosecuting serious crime within and beyond the EU. 

In 2024, 1 022 of the newly opened cases handled by the Agency involved one or more third countries. Eurojust’s international cooperation continues to increase the number of registered cases at the Agency, with 378 new cases owned by third countries opened in 2024 alone. Countries with a Liaison Prosecutor located at Eurojust were asked to participate in cases 647 times in 2024. Moreover, five cases involved Liechtenstein, which has concluded a cooperation agreement with Eurojust but has not yet posted a Liaison Prosecutor at the Agency. Countries with appointed Eurojust Contact Points were asked to participate in 99 cases. The United Kingdom (UK) is the non-EU country with the most casework, with 239 cases in 2024, followed by Switzerland, which cooperated in 191 cases.

International agreements enabling the systematic exchange of personal data and the subsequent secondment of a Liaison Prosecutor to Eurojust have proven invaluable for the smooth exchange of information and increased cross-border judicial cooperation. 

In 2024, Eurojust welcomed the conclusion of the Agreement between the EU and Armenia on cooperation with Eurojust. Consequently, Eurojust signed a Working Arrangement in September 2024 with the Prosecutor’s Office and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia. 

During 2024, the European Commission, together with Eurojust’s support, continued its negotiations towards concluding international agreements with Lebanon, Colombia and Algeria. A Lebanese delegation led by the Justice Minister visited the Agency in March 2024 to learn more about the protection of personal data processed by Eurojust. In December 2024, a delegation of high-level Algerian officials also visited the Agency for the same purpose. 

In October 2024, Eurojust participated in the first Summit of Heads of Prosecution Services of G20 countries, hosted by the Federal Prosecution Service of Brazil. On this occasion, the Agency organised bilateral meetings with counterparts from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, India, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. These meetings were crucial in furthering Eurojust’s judicial cooperation with these countries. 

In December 2024, Eurojust attended a workshop in Baghdad on strengthening international judicial cooperation, organised with the support of the EU-funded CT JUST project. Eurojust presented its work and the benefits of joint investigation teams to the participating Iraqi judges and prosecutors. The Agency also held bilateral meetings with the President of the Supreme Judicial Council and the National Centre for International Judicial Cooperation.

In the autumn of 2024, Eurojust also continued its cooperation with the networks of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, including participating in the plenary meetings of the South East Asia Justice Network (SEAJust) and the Central Asia and Southern Caucasus Network (CASC). In September, the Agency hosted a delegation from Vietnam facilitated by the SEAJust Network. Eurojust presented its judicial cooperation tools and collaboration with third countries. In October, Eurojust co-organised a study visit with the CASC Network, hosting representatives of the General Prosecutors’ Offices of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The visit provided an opportunity for exchanges on operational matters between the members of the delegations and the relevant National Desks at the Agency.

Currently, 12 third countries have Liaison Prosecutors at Eurojust: Albania, Georgia, Iceland, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine, the UK and the United States (US). Hosting Liaison Prosecutors from non-EU countries at Eurojust’s premises allows Member States’ authorities to cooperate closely with the judicial authorities in these countries, enabling operational cooperation between them. In March 2024, Eurojust welcomed the first Liaison Prosecutor for Iceland at Eurojust, following a cooperation agreement signed by the Icelandic authorities and Eurojust in 2005.

In 2024, 378 new cases were initiated by Liaison Prosecutors at Eurojust, representing almost 10% more than in 2023. Switzerland and Albania opened the highest number of cases, followed by Norway and Georgia. The UK, followed by Switzerland, was the country most frequently requested to participate in new cases opened by National Desks at the Agency in 2024. Liaison Prosecutors were also actively involved in Eurojust’s meetings and instruments to tackle these cases. The UK, US and Switzerland attended more than 60 coordination meetings, while Ukraine, the UK, Switzerland, Albania and Moldova participated in more than 20 JITs in the same year. Moreover, Switzerland participated in the highest number of coordination centres during 2024, followed by the UK and Serbia.

In 2024, Eurojust continued to support its network of Contact Points in third countries, enabling direct contact with the competent authorities when a crime extends beyond the EU’s borders. To date, the network has Contact Points in over 70 countries. In 2024, the United Arab Emirates joined as a new member of Eurojust’s Contact Point network, while Mongolia and Nigeria reappointed Contact Points.