Aiming to improve cross-border access to electronic evidence for the purpose of criminal investigations and proceedings, the European Commission made a proposal for a Regulation on European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters and a Directive laying down...

On the 17th and 18th of June, the EJCN held its 10th Plenary Meeting. While the desire to be back together in The Hague remains strong, technology and resilience keep the Network alive, as active as ever, and hopefully maturing to become a Secretariat. Again, Eurojust showed support to this idea...

Facilitating judicial cooperation in criminal matters is the core task of the EJN. In accordance with the legal basis of the EJN, Council Decision 2008/976/JHA on the European Judicial Network1 (EJN Decision), the Contact Points’ role is to facilitate the execution of requests for judicial...

The aim of this report is to inform both practitioners and policymakers of the main difficulties encountered in the practical application of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) on the basis of Eurojust’s casework and to highlight, where relevant, the role that the European Union Agency for Criminal...

In these guidelines, Eurojust provides an overview of the legal and operational issues that prosecutors may come across and explains how Eurojust and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) can help to bring investment fraud prosecutions to a successful end. The...

Access to data-in-clear of encrypted communications and stored data presents several difficult and controversial issues and continues to create tensions between key stakeholders, including law enforcement and the judiciary and civil society organisations, leaving policy makers with the mammoth task...

The Eurojust Regulation, applicable from 12 December 2019, reinforces Eurojust's successful core concept of supporting the national authorities in their investigations and prosecutions. The National Members, serving the competent national authorities in criminal judicial cooperation matters, provide...

In accordance with Article 63 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) (hereinafter referred to as the “Eurojust Regulation”) and Title IX of Eurojust Financial Regulation...

In early 2019, an organised crime group (OCG) based in Romania began targeting unsuspecting bank customers in Lithuania and Estonia. Through so-called phishing messages that included links to counterfeit bank websites, victims were lured into providing their access credentials online.

EMPACT (European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats) is a security initiative driven by EU Member States to identify, prioritise and address threats posed by organised and serious international crime. EMPACT brings together a broad range of multidisciplinary professionals from...