Coordinated efforts by Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Eurojust and Europol, have resulted in the arrest of 21 suspected members of a drug trafficking group smuggling drugs into Europe on commercial flights. The investigation revealed a sophisticated system used by the criminal group to evade...

An international group of authorities from nine countries, coordinated by Eurojust and Europol, has successfully shut down a ransomware group responsible for almost 1 000 attacks worldwide. During the investigation, a 16-year-old was identified as the group’s main operator. The group, known as...

A joint action day, supported by Eurojust, has led to the simultaneous searches of 12 suspects across 4 countries. Four suspects are under investigation for membership in a criminal organisation with the intention of incitement of masses relating to the production and dissemination of right-wing...

Minister of Justice of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Excellency Abdullah Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi and Eurojust President, Michael Schmid have signed a Working Arrangement to strengthen cooperation in the fight against serious cross-border crime. The Working Arrangement provides a framework...

During a visit to Eurojust headquarters in The Hague, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen discussed the future of the EU Agency for judicial cooperation. The meeting with Eurojust President Michael Schmid and Administrative Director Vincent Jamin...

A new Liaison Prosecutor for the United Kingdom has started at Eurojust, continuing to facilitate cooperation between UK and EU authorities. Helen Graves, a solicitor since 2007 and recently working as a Specialist Prosecutor in the field of Serious Economic Organised Crime, started her tenure in...

Eurojust has published a new report presenting key findings of the landmark judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the inter-State case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia. The report examines four aspects of the judgment of particular relevance to judicial practitioners and...

Five people have been convicted in the United Kingdom (UK) for running a smuggling network transporting Vietnamese migrants into the country and laundering over EUR 1.8 million in cash. The convictions follow an international investigation involving UK, Belgian and French authorities, coordinated by...

The Italian and German authorities, in collaboration with Eurojust, have uncovered a money laundering scheme involving the diversion and misuse of grants and funding intended for a sports association for personal gain. During actions on 3 September, assets worth EUR 7 million were seized as a...

A recent ruling in Slovenia marked the first judgment in the country in which an asylum seeker was sentenced to five years in prison for membership of a foreign terrorist organisation. The judgement is not yet final. Eurojust provided swift support to the Specialised State Prosecutor's Office of the...