Authorities in France and Romania have taken decisive action against a criminal network that exploited female victims for sexual purposes in France and several other European Union Member States using the so-called ‘lover-boy method’. During a joint action day, five European Arrests Warrants (EAWs)...

EuroMed Justice, the National Institute of Magistracy in Bucharest and the Belgian Judicial Training Institute have co-hosted a round table to share practices on the development of curricula on international judicial cooperation in criminal matters. The event, organised under the EuroMed Justice...

With the active support of Eurojust, a simultaneous operation led by the Romanian authorities took place today in Romania, Germany and the United Kingdom targeting an organised criminal group (OCG) accused of pimping, human trafficking, blackmail, usury and money laundering. Twenty-two suspects were...

During an action day, 11 suspects were arrested in Romania, Belgium and Austria, accused of stealing at least EUR 420 000 using cloned fuel cards in Belgium. In Romania, a total of 115 law enforcement officers from different units were deployed, including those specialising in combating organised...

Mr Christopher Williams has this week taken up his duties as new Liaison Prosecutor (LP) for the United Kingdom (UK) at Eurojust. He replaces Ms Samantha Shallow, who was previously National Member and later LP for the UK at the Agency. Mr Williams is a senior legal expert with long-standing...

Ministers in charge of security matters from Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama and the Dominican Republic visited Eurojust today to discuss cooperation in the fight against serious organised crime. These countries are members of CLASI, a Committee to coordinate public...

Eurojust supported 10 105 cross-border criminal investigations in 2021, reaching the highest number of cases since operations began 20 years ago. This important milestone of more than 10 000 cases represents an almost 50-fold increase compared with 2002. Despite the continuing pandemic restrictions...

Eurojust has, for the first time, supported the setting up of a joint investigation team (JIT) with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). This was done at the request of the EPPO and the Swedish authorities, in order to investigate a major case of VAT fraud. The JIT is the first ever to...

Eurojust supported the Romanian and Italian authorities in an investigation that concluded with the indictment of five Italian citizens accused of defrauding the EU of at least EUR 800 000 worth of EU agricultural funds. The fraudsters and four companies they set up first face trial in Romania. A...

An estimated 15 % of EU citizens (about 75 million people) fall victim to crime every year. The complexity of cross-border crimes makes it more difficult for judicial authorities to protect victims’ rights. The early involvement of Eurojust can help overcome these difficulties. Published today...