Victims of crime in the EU are entitled to a series of rights, regardless of their nationality, residence, the type of crime and the place where the crime was committed. The complexity of cross-border cases makes it especially difficult for judicial authorities to protect victims’ rights. Involving...

This catalogue provides practitioners and legal experts with an overview of national institutions responsible for the investigation and prosecution of intellectual property (IP) crimes. While some EU Member States and third countries have specialised units responsible for the investigation and...

Transfers of proceedings serve the interests of the effectiveness of justice, as they help resolve issues related to concurrent jurisdictions by several Member States in relation to the same offences, while also respecting fundamental rights of the accused. Despite its crucial function, there is...

The second edition of Case-law of National Courts on Intellectual Property Crime (IPC) summarizes national judgments and highlights the most prevalent problems pertaining to crimes of counterfeiting and online piracy. It aims to demonstrate how national courts in various jurisdictions across EU...

This leaflet describes the EuroMed Justice Programme dedicated to enhancing cross-border judicial cooperation in the Mediterranean region, implemented by Eurojust and funded by the European Commission (DG NEAR). The leaflet outlines the project’s aims and objectives, how it will achieve them, as...

The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act) was adopted by the United States of America (US) Congress on 23 March 2018 with the aim to improve procedures for both the US and foreign authorities in obtaining access to data held by service providers in the context of criminal...

This fourth report of Europol, Eurojust and the European Judicial Network (EJN) on the EU digital evidence situation includes the results of SIRIUS’ research on experiences of EU Member States’ competent authorities, as well as Online Service Providers (OSPs), with cross-border access to digital...

The cost-reimbursement system entails that Service Providers (SPs) may seek reimbursement for the expenses incurred in responding to requests for information from authorities (e.g. cost of data storage device, postal fees, human resources, security of data, maintenance of dedicated systems). The...