Commenting on his new mandate at Eurojust, Mr Spiezia said: ‘I am honoured to return to Eurojust as the Italian member after two enriching years of experience as the Chief Prosecutor at the Florence Public Prosecutor’s Office. I look forward to continuing our collaborative efforts in strengthening judicial cooperation across Europe. As we face new challenges ahead, such as the digitalisation of justice and the fight against global crime, I am eager to work closely with my esteemed colleagues at Eurojust and the Italian Desk to ensure justice is served efficiently and effectively.’

Eurojust is a connecting thread in the international career of Mr Spiezia. Before his first mandate as National Member, he was Deputy National Member from 2008 until 2012. Between 2012 and 2016, he served as Deputy National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor in the Italian National Anti-Mafia Directorate in Rome, while also being a national correspondent for Eurojust. 

In 2011 and 2012, Mr Spiezia was also a member of the Experts Group on Trafficking in Human Beings for the European Commission. Before joining Eurojust in his posting as Deputy National Member in 2008, Mr Spiezia was Deputy Public Prosecutor in Salerno, from 1990 onwards.

The National Member for Italy graduated in law at the University of Naples Federico II in 1986 and obtained a master’s degree at the same faculty in 2023, specialising in in international terrorism at the same faculty. Apart from his mother tongue, Italian, he is fluent in English and French. Mr Spiezia has participated in around 120 major international conferences and received four Italian awards, including the prestigious Paolo Borsellino Prize in 2018. In 2021, he published the book ‘Criminal Threats and EU Response’.