In November 2014, German investigators from PPO Essen asked Eurojust for support in an investigation of large-scale theft of motor vehicles and valuable car parts, such as navigation systems and airbags, by an organised crime group (OCG), composed mainly of Lithuanian nationals, with links to...

This legal analysis provides an overview of relevant Italian case-law on illegal immigrant smuggling through the sea, highlighting the main obstacles faced by Italian prosecutors in dealing with such cases and solutions emerging therefrom. It further highlights the operational guidelines developed...

Eurojust presents this third issue of the Cybercrime Judicial Monitor (CJM). The CJM is published once per year and distributed to law enforcement and judicial authorities active in the field of combatting cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime. This issue of the CJM contains four main sections. The...

The 12th meeting of the Consultative Forum of Prosecutors General and Directors of Public Prosecutions of the Member States of the European Union (the Forum) was jointly convened by the Prosecutor General of Estonia, Lavly Perling, and the Attorney General of Malta, Peter Grech. The meeting was...

The Terrorism Convictions Monitor (TCM) is intended to provide a regular overview of the terrorism-related developments throughout the EU area. Issue 29 of the TCM covers the period of May – August 2017. It includes an overview of the concluded court proceedings in the reporting period, a selection...

This issue of Eurojust News focuses on Eurojust’s role in counter-terrorism and relevant developments. The recent terrorist attacks have led to unprecedented support for further European counterterrorism cooperation to protect EU citizens from the threat of terrorism. While 38 people died in...

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of cases and rulings of the Court which are related to the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Although many cases brought before the Court pertain to core international crimes, the Court rarely rules specifically on these...

This report provides a contextual overview regarding sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) perpetrated by ISIL members and advocates for characterising this type of violence within the spectrum of core international crimes. The European Union (EU) Member States may find this characterisation...

The meeting on illegal immigrant smuggling (the meeting), organised and hosted by Eurojust in The Hague, took place on 15 June 2017, under the auspices of the joint Presidencies of Malta and Estonia. The participants included practitioners from the Member States, Norway and the USA, as well as...