Eurojust's operational support to CIC cases

In 2025, Eurojust handled more than 70 cases, marking a 24% increase from the previous year. Sweden, followed by Belgium, was the EU country that initiated the most CIC cases at Eurojust in 2025, while Serbia was the third country that owned the highest number of CIC cases. Italy, Austria and Croatia were the most frequently requested countries to assist in transnational CIC cases at the Agency in 2025, while Serbia, followed by the United Kingdom, was the third country most frequently requested to assist in such cases.

The CIC cases supported by Eurojust concerned war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, with some also linked to terrorism, crimes against life, limb or personal freedom, and drug trafficking. Eurojust supported national authorities by facilitating the exchange of documents, as well as EIOs, mutual legal assistance and extradition requests. Some complex CIC cases required multifaceted support from Eurojust, such as the organisation of multiple coordination meetings and the provision of legal and analytical assistance. Eurojust also made use of its own-initiative mandate in this crime area.

Eurojust support to Ukraine

Since the outbreak of the war, Eurojust has played a central role in supporting accountability for crimes committed in Ukraine. Updates in 2025 included:

• The Eurojust-supported JIT reached the milestone of conducting 4 000 witness interviews.
• Cooperation among the participating authorities of the JIT (Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Ukraine) led to Notices of Suspicion in absentia against six suspects issued by Lithuania, as well as the extradition of a suspect by Ukraine to Lithuania, who is suspected of committing war crimes.
• The Eurojust-managed International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (ICPA) was extended with a EUR 5 million contribution from the European Commission, ensuring the continuation of national investigations and laying the groundwork for a future Special Tribunal.
• Over 10 000 evidence files from 17 countries stored in the Eurojust-hosted Core International Crimes Evidence Database (CICED).
• A new translation tool was introduced in CICED, significantly accelerating the evidence analysis and searches in the database.

Genocide Prosecution Network

Eurojust is home to the secretariat of the European network for investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, known as the Genocide Prosecution Network. The network enables close cooperation between national authorities when investigating and prosecuting CIC. In 2025, the Secretariat's work included:

• Bringing together over 150 practitioners from over 30 countries to examine key developments in combating impunity, including advances in prosecuting the crime of genocide and the impact of new technologies on investigations and prosecutions.
• Publication of a comprehensive report, Cumulative prosecutions of foreign terrorist fighters for core international crimes and terrorism-related offences: An analysis of selected jurisprudence, highlighting the importance of full accountability and providing key legal and practical findings for practitioners.
• Hosting the 10th EU Day Against Impunity, in collaboration with the European Commission and Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, gathering 175 representatives of judicial authorities and civil society at Eurojust's headquarters.
• Updates to the national jurisprudence database on core international crimes with new translations of key national judgments, including a recent landmark case in Sweden concerning genocide through the transfer of children.

National Authorities Against Impunity Project

The National Authorities Against Impunity Project (IMPNA) strengthens cooperation with non-EU countries and civil society to combat impunity for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. The IMPNA project is funded by the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships and is co-implemented by Eurojust and the Genocide Prosecution Network Secretariat hosted at the Agency.

Their work in 2025 included:

• Engaging with over 250 civil society organisations from Africa, the Middle East and Latin America in partnership with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to gather feedback on Guidelines to Document International Crimes Human Rights Violations for Accountability Purposes.
• Translating key CIC decisions under the national jurisprudence database on core international crimes, expanding resources to practitioners globally.
• Facilitating visits of Western African practitioners from Guinea, Senegal and The Gambia to Eurojust, along with the Dutch and French Prosecution Offices and Police specialised on international crimes.