Twenty-nine criminal justice representatives from six South Partner Countries (SPCs) and eleven European Union Member States gathered to share knowledge and exchange best practices on international judicial cooperation related to tackling trafficking in human beings.

The Chair of the Eurojust Anti-Trafficking Team and the Chair of the Migrant Smuggling Subgroup presented key international and European recommendations, standards, best practices, and challenges related to these issues. Representatives from the European Judicial Network (EJN) also participated actively in the meeting. On the second day, participants from the South Partner Countries shared relevant cross-border cases and their outcomes, sparking engaging discussions among the attendees.

Mid-March, the EMJNet Directory was made available online for its contact points on the EuroMed Justice Website. The 5th EMJNet meeting gave the participants the opportunity to give feedback on its use and report cooperation. 

Over both days, the objectives of EMJNet were reintroduced by the EMJ project team.  EMJNet, the cross-Mediterranean network of criminal justice practitioners aims to strengthen the contacts and the operational cooperation between criminal justice authorities from SPCs and EU Member States. EMJNet acts as the operational network of the EMJ Project and is composed of contact points who are active intermediaries facilitating judicial cooperation in criminal matters.