Ms Eszter Mária Köpf has been appointed as the new National Member for Hungary at Eurojust. Ms Köpf succeeds Mr László Venczl, who had served in the role since 2012 and has now retired. The new National Member for Hungary has long-standing experience in international cross-border judicial cooperation.
Commenting on her new role as National Member, Ms Köpf stated: As prosecutor specialising in international and European cases, it is a great honour to continue my career as National Member at Eurojust, especially during the forthcoming EU Presidency. It is a priority for me to assist Hungarian prosecutors in their everyday cross-border work and to be a useful member of the College in strengthening European judicial cooperation. After decades, it's a fantastic experience to return to the picturesque Netherlands.
Having started as a prosecutor in 1996, Ms Köpf has extensive experience in international and European legal affairs. She led the Department for International and European Affairs of the Hungarian Office of the Prosecutor General between 2004 and 2019, before becoming the head of the Division for International Legal Assistance Cases. Ms Köpf also received the Magyar István Prize of the Hungarian Prosecution Service in 2021.
The new National Member for Hungary graduated in law and political science from Eötvös Lóránd University in 1996, while also obtaining a degree in history from the same institution. In 1997, she completed her Master of Laws in Comparative European Law at the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands, and did her bar exam in 2000. Additionally, she graduated in European Law from Pázmány Péter Catholic University in 2011.
Eurojust is an agency of the European Union