Commenting on her election as Vice-President by her fellow National Members, Margarita Šniutytė-Daugėlienė said: 'Being re-elected as Vice-President of Eurojust by my colleagues is both a great honour and a significant responsibility. I am grateful for the trust placed in me and look forward to continuing our shared work over the next four years, at a pivotal moment for the Agency following the revision of the Eurojust Regulation, which further strengthens Eurojust’s role in delivering justice across borders.

Together, we will continue supporting Member States in tackling increasingly complex cross-border criminal networks and in investigating and prosecuting core international crimes. We will also further strengthen cooperation with EU institutions, partner agencies, international organisations, and judicial authorities worldwide.

Through this joint effort, we remain committed to ensuring effective justice and reinforcing the rule of law within and beyond the European Union.'

The Eurojust Presidency Team, comprising of its President and two Vice-Presidents, represents Eurojust and carries out specific functions on behalf of the Eurojust College, the Agency’s main governing body. The Presidency Team is elected from among the National Members during an election in one of the College meetings. Margarita Šniutytė-Daugėlienė will continue to work together with President and National Member for Austria, Michael Schmid and Vice-President and National Member for Spain, José de la Mata.

Margarita Šniutytė-Daugėlienė started her legal career as a public prosecutor in the Regional Prosecutor’s Office of Klaipeda. She worked at the office for 13 years, dealing with international legal cooperation and the analysis of prosecution policy, as well as conducting and supervising criminal investigations. In 2012, she was promoted to Chief Public Prosecutor of the 2nd Criminal Prosecution Division at the Regional Prosecutor’s Office of Klaipeda. In 2016, she became Deputy Prosecutor General and in 2019 was appointed National Member for Lithuania at Eurojust.

During her first mandate starting in June 2022, Margarita Šniutytė-Daugėlienė represented Eurojust at various high-level meetings. She has been instrumental in coordinating Eurojust’s support to accountability efforts for Russian crimes in Ukraine. In her role as National Member for Lithuania, she supported the set-up of a joint investigation team just three weeks after the full-scale invasion and contributed to the creation of the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine (ICPA).