The Belgian Court of Bruges sentenced 20 suspects today to prison terms ranging from 30 months to 11 years for their involvement in migrant smuggling. They were also ordered to pay fines of up to EUR 80 000. The suspects were arrested in July 2022 in an unprecedented international operation...

In recent years, judicial cooperation in criminal matters between EU and Latin American countries has intensified. This has given rise to the first four joint investigation teams (JITs) involving Argentina, Brazil and Ecuador being established with the support of Eurojust. The 19th Annual Meeting of...

Ms Maria Baldacchino has taken up her duties as the new National Member for Malta at Eurojust this month, succeeding Mr Philip Galea Farrugia. Ms Baldacchino has already served as Deputy National Member since September 2021, combining this function with her work as a lawyer at the Office of the...

The Prosecutors General and Directors of Public Prosecutions of EU Member States have extensively discussed how to enhance the role of judicial authorities in joint operations against major organised crime via the EMPACT platform. This would mean involving public prosecutors at an earlier stage in...

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, Europol, has become a participant in the joint investigation team (JIT) on alleged core international crimes committed in Ukraine. The Prosecutors General of the JIT-partner countries involved and Ms Catherine De Bolle, Executive Director of...

Eurojust welcomes two new Liaison Prosecutors who recently took up duties at the Agency. For the first time, the Republic of Moldova has stationed a prosecutor at Eurojust’s headquarters in The Hague, with the aim of strengthening cooperation with the Moldovan authorities on cases of serious cross...

The College of Eurojust appointed Mr Vincent Jamin as new Administrative Director of the Agency today. Mr Jamin is a French prosecutor by profession. He brings with him 25 years of experience in the area of criminal justice, ranging from assignments in the French Ministry of Justice (2003-2010) to...

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...