As a part of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the French Embassy in the Netherlands organised a seminar on some of the current internal security challenges of the European Union and the cross-border judicial cooperation that needs to be developed in response. More than 60...

Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Romania, Hungary and Germany have dismantled a criminal network that recruited vulnerable victims, transported them abroad and forced them into street begging. During a joint action day supported by Eurojust and Europol, four suspects were arrested, and...

Eurojust supported 10 105 cross-border criminal investigations in 2021. Although most of these cases were large-scale operations, the Agency also strives to support individual cases that require swift international cooperation. A recent rapid cooperation between the Czech and German authorities is a...

Mr Michael Schmid is returning to Eurojust to take up his new role as National Member for Austria, replacing Mr Gerhard Jarosch. Until last year, Mr Schmid was a deputy National Member at the Agency, and previously an assistant at the Austrian desk. In his previous role at Eurojust, he was Vice...

With support from Eurojust, authorities in Albania and Germany have taken down a fraudulent online investment platform that defrauded victims, including many Germans, of at least several million euros. During a recent action day, 15 suspects were arrested and eight places were searched in Tirana...

Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Romania and the United Kingdom have dismantled a criminal network, which was involved in the large-scale trafficking of human beings and pimping, using the so-called ‘lover boy’ method. During a joint action day in both countries, 14 suspects were...

Co-hosted by Eurojust and the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the event brought together high-level experts in environmental law. The objective was to trace the evolution of the fight against environmental crime within the EU, as well as to consider future prospects in this...

In a coordinated operation against large-scale call centre fraud and money laundering, the authorities in Latvia and Lithuania have detained 108 persons (80 in Latvia and 28 in Lithuania) with support from Eurojust and Europol. During two action days taking place last week, hundreds of law...

Eurojust supported the setting up of a joint investigation team (JIT) into alleged core international crimes committed in Ukraine. The responsible national authorities of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine signed a JIT agreement on 25 March to enable the exchange of information and facilitate...

Authorities from France, Germany and Luxemburg carried out extensive measures to freeze EUR 120 million worth of assets linked to the investigation of a money laundering case in Lebanon, during an action day on 25 March. Five properties in Germany and France were seized as well as several bank...