Electronic evidence
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12 June 2026|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
This is the eleventh issue of the Cybercrime Judicial Monitor (CJM), jointly produced by Eurojust and the European Judicial Cybercrime Network (EJCN). Published annually, the CJM is distributed to judicial and law enforcement authorities active in the field of preventing and combating cyber...
11 June 2026|PAGE
In July 2023 EU legislators adopted a comprehensive legal framework for handling electronic evidence in criminal proceedings, commonly referred to as the EU Electronic Evidence legislative package. This report delves into the main components of the new legislation, analysing the Regulation on...
01 June 2026|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
Eurojust has a well-developed practical set of tools to support cross-border investigations. Coordination meetings, coordination centres and support for JITs are offered to practitioners. Eurojust has also gained and continues to build significant expertise in the use of European and international...
10 April 2026|PAGE
Over half of all criminal investigations today include a request for cross-border access to electronic evidence such as texts, e-mails or messages in apps. However, gaining access to electronic evidence presents significant legal and technical challenges. For instance, evidence may be stored in an...
02 April 2026|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
National approaches to the reimbursement of costs vary considerably. To provide an overview of these differences, the Sirius Project has prepared this compilation of country fiches on cost reimbursement. The objective is to increase awareness among competent authorities and other stakeholders of the...
18 February 2026|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
To call attention to the upcoming entry into application of the EU e-evidence package in 2026, Eurojust organised a meeting on the roles and responsibilities of Member States, service providers and Eurojust in relation to this new legislation. The groundbreaking EU e-evidence package will make it...
23 December 2025|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
This first edition of case studies examines the application of extraterritorial production orders pursuant to Article 18 of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, with a focus on Belgian case law involving Yahoo! and Skype. These cases illustrate how national judicial authorities have addressed the...
12 December 2025|NEWS
The Western Balkans Criminal Justice Project (WBCJ), with the support of the JITs Network Secretariat at Eurojust, successfully held the second edition of the Winter Academy on Judicial Cooperation in Cross-Border Organised Crime from 9 to 12 December 2025 at the European Public Law Organization...
10 November 2025|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
The legal landscape surrounding digital evidence has undergone significant change in recent years. Since the Convention on Cybercrime (the Budapest Convention) entered into force in 2004, several legislative frameworks have been introduced to facilitate the collection of electronic evidence in...
27 October 2025|AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
The growing use of digital technologies by criminals to carry out their illicit activities has created a pressing need for judicial and law enforcement authorities to develop effective and efficient methods for collecting electronic evidence. As part of the new EU Electronic Evidence legislative...