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22 November 2021|PRESS RELEASE
Today, the nine European Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies came together to wrap up the activities of the network in 2021 and present its key achievements. The event also gathered high-level representatives from the European Commission, European Parliament, European External Action Service...
22 November 2021|NEWS
Mr Zacharias Symeou has taken up his duties as the new National Member for Cyprus at Eurojust. Mr Symeou previously worked as a prosecutor at the Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus and has extensive experience in prosecution services and as a lawyer in the private sector.
17 November 2021|NEWS
The new EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Mr Ilkka Salmi has visited Eurojust today for the first time since taking up his duties last month, to discuss ongoing and future cooperation. Mr Salmi was received by Eurojust President Mr Ladislav Hamran and Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Working Group at...
15 November 2021|NEWS
The EuroMed Justice Programme (EMJ) has jointly organised a cooperation activity between an EU Member State and South Partner Countries (SPCs), for the first time using the new Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) tool. The activity took place last week and concerned a cross-regional workshop to...
09 November 2021|PRESS RELEASE
Eurojust has supported the Dutch, Belgian and French authorities with the arrests of two suspects of a violent robbery of a trading company in precious metals in Amsterdam North, in the Netherlands, in May of this year. During an action day, one suspect was apprehended in Belgium and one in France...
08 November 2021|PRESS RELEASE
With judicial support from Eurojust, authorities in France, Germany, Romania and Switzerland have taken action against an organised crime group (OCG) which was involved in a considerable number of ransomware attacks across Europe. During an action day, four places in Romania were searched. Two...
05 November 2021|PRESS RELEASE
Fighting the criminal networks responsible for smuggling migrants across Europe remains one of the top priorities for the European Union, its Member States and Eurojust. The renewed EU action plan against migrant smuggling (2021-2025) enhances Eurojust’s prominent role, and reinforces the need for...
03 November 2021|PRESS RELEASE
Eurojust has supported the Dutch and Hungarian authorities in dismantling a people smuggling network. During an action day, the Dutch authorities arrested two suspects, who organised the transfer of irregular Syrian migrants from the Hungarian-Serbian border into the European Union. The suspects...
29 October 2021|PRESS RELEASE
A total of 12 individuals wreaking havoc across the world with ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure have been targeted as the result of a law enforcement and judicial operation involving eight countries. These attacks are believed to have affected over 1 800 victims in 71 countries...
29 October 2021|NEWS
EU Member States and South Partner Countries (SPCs) have agreed to set up the EuroMed network of contact points to increase cross-border judicial cooperation (EMJNet). The network is based on the existing directory of the EuroMed Justice (EMJ) programme and will start operating on a voluntary basis...