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Eurojust through the years

1999

 
 
 
 
 

X15 October 1999

 
 

Establishment of an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice in the European Union at Tampere conference; agreement to create Eurojust

2001

 
 
 
 
 

X1 March 2001

 

Pro-Eurojust begins operations in Brussels

 

2002

 
 
217 cases
 
 
 

X2002

 
 

Third countries (Canada, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switerland and USA) appoint first contact points for relations with Eurojust

 

X28 February 2002

 
 

Adoption of Council Decision setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime

 

X13 June 2002

 
 

Adoption of Council Framework Decisions on the European Arrest Warrant and Joint Investigation Teams

 

X13 June 2002

 
 

The European Network for investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes is established

 

X1 December 2002

 
 

The European Judicial Network (EJN) Secretariat is established as a separate unit within Eurojust; the EJN was created in 1998

2003

 
 
442 cases
 
 
 

X2003

 

Eurojust provides first guidance on Which jurisdiction should prosecute?

 
 

X29 March 2003

 

Inauguration of Eurojust's seat in The Hague

 

2004

 
 
580 cases
 
 
 

X2004

 
 

First joint investigation team supported by Eurojust, a drug trafficking case between the Netherlands and the UK

 

X2004

 
 

Eurojust brings together EAW practitioners and issues guidelines on the European Arrest Warrant

 

X15 January 2004

 
 

Eurojust coordinates investigations and prosecutions in a case of letter bombs sent to EU institutions

(BE, DE, EL, IT, ES, NL and UK)
 

X4 May 2004

 
 

Ten new National Members join Eurojust:

  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • Hungary
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Malta
  • Poland
  • Slovakia and
  • Slovenia

 

 

X9 June 2004

 
 

First Agreement between Eurojust and Europol

2005

 
 
918 cases
 
 
 

X8 July 2005

 

The Network of National Experts on Joint Investigation Teams is established

 
 

X20 September 2005

 

By Council Decision, Member States commit to appoint a Eurojust national correspondent in terrorism matters and to share information with Eurojust on counter-terrorism investigations.

 
 

X26 October 2005

 

The Cooperation Agreement with Norway, first Eurojust agreement with a third country, enters into force; Norway posts its first Liaison Prosecutor at Eurojust

 

2006

 
 
1219 cases
 
 
 

X24 January 2006

 
 

Eurojust provides support to prosecutions in the case of the sinking of the oil tanker Prestige – the College decides that Spain is better placed to prosecute than France

(FR and ES)
 

X22 February 2006

 
 

Eurojust and IberRED coordinate operation against child pornography on the internet, involving numerous countries in Europe and South America

(ES + 18 countries)
 

X1 March 2006

 
 

The Cooperation Agreement with Iceland enters into force

 

X1 May 2006

 
 

Eurojust urgently organises a controlled delivery for drug trafficking

(SE, RS, ME, HR, HU, AT, DE, DK, SL, CZ, SK, and CH)

2007

 
 
1670 cases
 
 
 

X1 January 2007

 

The United States posts a Liaison Prosecutor at Eurojust

 
 

X1 January 2007

 

Bulgaria and Romania join the EU and appoint National Members to Eurojust

 
 

X19 March 2007

 

Eurojust coordinates prosecution of serial killer active in France, Germany and Spain

(FR, ES and DE)
 
 

X5 November 2007

 

Operation Koala – Eurojust stops online child sex abuse spread to 28 countries

(BE, IT, NL, SE, UA, AU and US)
 

2008

 
 
1986 cases
 
 
 

X8 May 2008

 
 

First Eurojust analysis of counterterrorism convictions (Eurojust's Terrorism Convictions Monitor)

 

X24 September 2008

 
 

The Practical Agreement on arrangements of cooperation between Eurojust and OLAF is signed

 

X16 December 2008

 
 

The Council adopts a Decision on the strengthening of Eurojust

2009

 
 
2364 cases
 
 
 

X2009

 

Eurojust begins providing financial and logistical support to JITs

 
 

X1 December 2009

 

Entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. Criminal Justice becomes part of Community law and includes a dedicated provision on Eurojust’s role (Article 85)

 

2010

 
 
2634 cases
 
 
 

X15 December 2010

 
 

Lost Boy case - Eurojust facilitates dismantling of a worldwide child abuse network

(IT, BE, RO, FR, DE, NL, CZ, UK, NO and US)
 

X16 December 2010

 
 

Prosecutors General meet for the first time at Eurojust in the 'Consultative forum' format

 

X20 December 2010

 
 

Eurojust coordinates the Gold Fish international fraud case where criminals caused EUR 56 million in damage

(IT, DK, FR, PT, ES, EL and NO)

2011

 
 
2718 cases
 
 
 

X2011

 

Start of the on-call coordination (OCC) service, enabling judges, prosecutors and law enforcement authorities to request Eurojust’s assistance on a 24/7 basis

 
 

X8 February 2011

 

Eurojust holds its first coordination centre, supporting judicial authorities throughout the action day

 
 

X8 February 2011

 

Eurojust organises its first coordination centre - an international operation against migrant smuggling networkds

(FR, DE, CZ, UK and HU)
 

2012

 
 
2867 cases
 
 
 

X20 November 2012

 
 

Eurojust action day against illegal immigration - sham marriage criminal network dismantled

(PT, FR, DK and UK)

2013

 
 
3036 cases
 
 
 

X1 January 2013

 

Eurojust supports JIT in a case of illegal trade in wild and rare bird eggs

(SE, FI and UK)
 
 

X4 February 2013

 

Operation Veto - Eurojust supports large-scale football match-fixing investigation

(DE, FI, HU, AT and SL)
 
 

X1 July 2013

 

Croatia joins the EU and College

 
 

X1 November 2013

 

The Cooperation Agreement with Liechtenstein enters into force

 
 

X1 November 2013

 

National correspondents on terrorism discuss for the first time the judicial implications of the phenomenon of returning foreign fighters

 

2014

 
 
3401 cases
 
 
 

X3 April 2014

 
 

Adoption of the Directive on the European Investigation Order in criminal matters

 

X6 May 2014

 
 

The EJN and Eurojust publish guidance on support they provide to prosecutions: Assistance in International Cooperation in Criminal Matters for Practitioners – What can we do for you?

 

X19 May 2014

 
 

Eurojust coordinates international action against creators, sellers and users of BlackShades malware

(NL, BE, FR, DE, FI, AT, EE, DK, IT, HR, UK, CH, US, CA, CL and MD)
 

X28 July 2014

 
 

9 days after the crash of Flight MH17 over Ukraine, a coordination meeting at Eurojust brings together investigators from involved countries

(UA, NL, UK, BE, DE and US)

2015

 
 
4173 cases
 
 
 

X1 March 2015

 

Switzerland posts a Liaison Prosecutor at Eurojust

 
 

X10 April 2015

 

Crash of Germanwings Airbus A320 - Eurojust assists in the exchange of evidence and identification of victims

(FR, BE, DE, ES, NL and UK)
 
 

X14 July 2015

 

Operation Vertigo - Start of a series of action days against carousel fraud scheme with EUR 300 million in VAT fraud

(DE, BE, CZ, DK, FR, IE, IT, LU, NL, PL, RO, SK, ES, SE, UK, CY, HU and AT)
 
 

X27 August 2015

 

48 hours after the bodies of 71 migrants are discovered in an abandoned truck in Austria, Eurojust facilitates a meeting among prosecutors from the Member States involved and helps prevent conflicts of jurisdiction

(DE, AT, HU, BG, SK and RS)
 
 

X12 November 2015

 

Operation JWEB - Joint action against radical Islamist terrorist group coordinated at Eurojust in

(IT, DE, FI, UK, CH and NO)
 
 

X13 November 2015

 

Terrorist attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis - Eurojust coordinates information and evidence exchange throughout the follow-up

(FR, AT, E, DE, BG, DK, IE, EL, ES, IT, HU, NL, SE, UK, US and PT)
 

2016

 
 
4897 cases
 
 
 

X2016

 
 

Eurojust continues to give guidance on cases of conflicts of jurisdiction with a first joint recommendation on which state should prosecute and the revised Guidelines for deciding Which jurisdiction should prosecute?

 

X2 February 2016

 
 

Carousel fraud and money laundering network dismantled

(DE, FR, BE, ES, PT, LU and NL)
 

X5 April 2016

 
 

The European Court of Justice delivers its judgment in the Aranyosi and Caldararu cases on the EAW, prison conditions and fundamental rights. Eurojust monitors case-law developments for EU instruments on judicial cooperation

 

X23 May 2016

 
 

First EU Day Against Impunity for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes

 

X9 June 2016

 
 

The European Judicial Cybercrime Network is established

 

X1 October 2016

 
 

The Cooperation Agreement with Moldova enters into force

 

X1 December 2016

 
 

International criminal infrastructure platform ‘Avalanche’ is dismantled in cyber operation – Eurojust supports with advice on legal matters

(AT, BE, BG, FI, FR, DE, HU, IT, LT, LU, NL, PL, RO, SE, UK and 14 third countries)

2017

 
 
5608 cases
 
 
 

X15 March 2017

 

Directive (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism is adopted, confirming the role of Eurojust in relation to jurisdiction matters in cases of terrorism

 
 

X20 March 2017

 

Successful action in EU social fraud case - contravention of EU regulations concerning cross-border employment of personnel with an estimated evasion of EUR 8-9 million in social contributions

(SK, PT, FR and BE)
 
 

X27 June 2017

 

NotPetya case - after a massive cyber attack affecting computer systems worldwide, a JIT supported by Eurojust collects electronic evidence

(FR, UA and 10 Member States)
 
 

X1 July 2017

 

Eurojust moves to its new, purposebuilt premises in The Hague

 
 

X1 September 2017

 

Montenegro posts a Liaison Prosecutor at Eurojust

 

2018

 
 
6654 cases
 
 
 

X1 January 2018

 
 

Caesar case - the Genocide Network and Eurojust tackle crimes against humanity committed in Syria

(DE and FR)
 

X1 June 2018

 
 

Eurojust publishes a memorandum on challenges and best practice in using battlefield evidence for investigations and prosecutions of terrorist offences

 

X1 August 2018

 
 

Ukraine posts a Liaison Prosecutor at Eurojust

 

X1 November 2018

 
 

North Macedonia posts a Liaison Prosecutor at Eurojust

 

X14 November 2018

 
 

Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and Council on mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders is adopted

 

X5 December 2018

 
 

Operation Pollino - largest crackdown on the ‘Ndrangheta mafia to date is coordinated by Eurojust

(NL, IT, DE, BE, LU, UK, ES, PT and CH)

2019

 
 
7804 cases
 
 
 

X1 June 2019

 

Eurojust and the EJN provide guidance on the practical application of the European Investigation Order

 
 

X14 June 2019

 

Sexual abuse network stopped with Eurojust’s support

(FR, RO, DE and IT)
 
 

X1 July 2019

 

Eurojust helps reveal fake organic food fraud

(IT and RS)
 
 

X15 July 2019

 

Organised crime group selling contaminated fish brought down through joint action day

(RO, IT, ES, FR, PT and HU)
 
 

X1 September 2019

 

The Judicial Counter-Terrorism Register is established at Eurojust

 
 

X10 October 2019

 

A conference on Criminal Justice in the Digital Age is organised by Eurojust in Brussels

 
 

X22 October 2019

 

26 coordinated arrests in Belgium and France of suspects of a migrant smuggling criminal group after discovery of 39 deceased Vietnamese nationals inside a refrigerated trailer in Essex

(BE, FR and UK)
 
 

X25 November 2019

 

AMAQ case - coordinated take-down of Daesh propaganda infrastructure

(DE, BG, BE, ES, FR, LV, NL, RO, UK, NO, CH, CA and US)
 
 

X12 December 2019

 

The Eurojust Regulation enters into force, and Eurojust becomes the EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation

 

2020

 
 
8799 cases
 
 
 

X1 March 2020

 
 

Serbia and Georgia post Liaison Prosecutors at Eurojust

 

X1 March 2020

 
 

The Euromed Justice programme comes to Eurojust

 

X1 April 2020

 
 

In the days following the lockdown imposed by most Member States, Eurojust and the EJN coordinate the gathering and dissemination of information on The impact of COVID-19 on judicial cooperation in criminal matters. Weekly updates are published throughout 2020, and frequent revisions made in 2021.

 

X23 May 2020

 
 

Coordination within 24 hours through the Hungarian and Belgian National Desks results in indictment of suspected member of the IS terrorist organisation for terrorism and mass murder

(HU and BE)
 

X29 May 2020

 
 

The Focus Group on Migrant Smuggling is launched

 

X2 July 2020

 
 

Eurojust JIT dismantles EncroChat, an encrypted phone network widely used by criminal networks; evidence gained has since been used in hundreds of investigations

(FR, NL, SE, ES, UK and NO)
 

X3 December 2020

 
 

On invitation of the Council, Eurojust and the EJN report on practices of extradition of EU citizens to third countries, to follow up on the implications on the Petruhhin judgment

 

X21 December 2020

 
 

Eurojust receives a dedicated budget to cooperate with Europol in the SIRIUS project (knowledge sharing on cross-border access to electronic evidence)

2021

 
 
10105 cases
 
 
 

X1 January 2021

 

The United Kingdom and Albania post Liaison Prosecutors at Eurojust

 
 

X12 February 2021

 

A working arrangement between Eurojust and the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) enters into force, marking the start of operational cooperation

 
 

X4 June 2021

 

Sentences for Belgian suspects in fipronil egg contamination case; Eurojust assists with JIT funding, common investigation and prosecution strategy and exchange of evidence

(BE, NL, DE, IT and RO)
 
 

X5 July 2021

 

Eurojust examines the prosecution of investment fraud and shares guidance

 
 

X1 December 2021

 

The Commission presents its proposals on the digitalisation of justice, including amendments to the Eurojust Regulation on the Counter-Terrorism Register and the JIT collaboration platform

 

2022

 
 
 
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