President Ms Maia Sandu of the Republic of Moldova visited Eurojust today to discuss the country’s cooperation with the Agency and its further integration into the EU’s judicial cooperation architecture. She met with Eurojust President Mr Ladislav Hamran, who underlined the importance of...

The infrastructure of the malware and botnet known as ’Qakbot’ has been taken down in an international operation led by the United States involving actions in the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Romania and Latvia. The Qakbot malware infected more than 700.000...

Eurojust and Europol have supported authorities in Romania and the United Kingdom (UK) in an operation against the trafficking of Romanian women for sexual exploitation in the UK. During an action day in both countries, a total of 17 searches were carried out and 6 people were taken to hearings. In...

Ms Heli Vesaaja has taken up her duties as the new National Member for Finland at Eurojust, replacing Ms Lilja Limingoja. Before this appointment, Ms Vesaaja worked for the Prosecution District of Southern Finland, as a prosecutor since 1997 and as a senior specialised prosecutor since 2019. Since...

Three Hungarian criminals on Europol’s European Most Wanted list have been arrested by the Hungarian and Spanish authorities in a simultaneous joint action carried out in Spain. The suspects allegedly run a cannabis plantation and processing facility in Hungary. Eurojust supported the investigation...

The Spanish artist Bea Sarrias has painted a portrait of Eurojust’s headquarters as part of a live performance carried out in the hall of the building between 3 and 7 July. The project, called ‘European Light’, is an initiative of the Spanish National Desk at Eurojust, with the support of the...

Das Internationale Zentrum für die Strafverfolgung des Verbrechens der Aggression gegen die Ukraine (ICPA) nahm heute offiziell seine Tätigkeit bei Eurojust auf – ein Ereignis von historischer Tragweite. Das ICPA wird zur Vorbereitung von Strafverfahren wegen Verbrechen der Aggression beitragen...

Today marks the conclusion of Sweden’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. One of the top priorities in the domain of justice has been to contribute to international efforts to ensure accountability for the crimes committed in Ukraine. Eurojust and the Swedish authorities have worked...

Eurojust and Europol have supported the competent authorities in Italy, Germany and Austria in a new operation against the ‘Ndrangheta criminal organisation. Among other crimes, the suspects were allegedly involved in the manipulation of elections in Italy. During a joint action day on 27 June, 34...

Eurojust, the Genocide Network Secretariat (GNS) hosted at the Agency, and the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (OTP) welcome winning this year’s overall European Ombudsman ‘Award for Good Administration’. European Ombudsman Ms Emily O’Reilly presented the award today in...