Eight suspects have been arrested during a Eurojust supported operation against a human trafficking ring in Hungary and Romania. The criminals recruited people from Romania and forced them to work in poor conditions and without freedom of movement in a paper factory in Hungary.

An online platform known for facilitating various crimes was taken down by the French authorities, in cooperation with Bulgaria, Germany Lithuania, the Netherlands and Hungary. The authorities had been investigating the digital platform since December 2023. During an action day on 24 June the...

The Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union starts on 1 July. In the domain of Justice and Home Affairs, the Hungarian presidency has set out five priorities: the fight against terrorism and organised crime, trafficking and smuggling of human beings, illicit trafficking of cultural...

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...

With the support of Eurojust and Europol, authorities in Belgium and Hungary have taken action against an organised crime group involved in the trafficking of women for sexual exploitation. During a joint action, eight suspects were arrested in both countries. Several victims have been identified...

At the request of the Swiss authorities, Eurojust has coordinated several actions against an online fraud network in EU Member States, Georgia and Ukraine. This has led to searches and the freezing of bank accounts in over 20 countries.

Three Hungarian criminals on Europol’s European Most Wanted list have been arrested by the Hungarian and Spanish authorities in a simultaneous joint action carried out in Spain. The suspects allegedly run a cannabis plantation and processing facility in Hungary. Eurojust supported the investigation...

With the help of Eurojust, the Italian and Hungarian judicial and law enforcement authorities have carried out an operation against the ‘Ndrangheta criminal organisation. During a joint action day, eight persons were arrested. They are suspected of mafia-type criminal association, international...

Supported by Eurojust and Europol, judicial and law enforcement authorities in Hungary and Switzerland have dismantled a criminal network involved in trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation. During an action day, four suspects were arrested and four locations searched in...

An unprecedented international operation, involving judicial and law enforcement authorities from 11 countries, has resulted in the arrest of 44 individuals. The arrested individuals were suspected of belonging to a high-risk criminal network considered one of the most dangerous in the European...