On the occasion of the European Day for Victims of Crime, on 22 February, Eurojust and the European Institute for Gender Equality released a joint report on the European Protection Order, EPO. The EPO is an instrument of mutual recognition designed to protect individuals who already benefit from...

The 2024 report on ‘Common Challenges in Cybercrime’ is a collaborative effort between Eurojust and Europol that addresses both persistent and emerging challenges in the realm of cybercrime. This year’s report provides updates on significant developments and introduces information about new...

The 2024 edition of the SIRIUS European Union Electronic Evidence Situation Report, published jointly by Eurojust, Europol and the European Judicial Network, reflects on the evolving legislative framework and the growing reliance on electronic data in criminal investigations. It also highlights the...

Developed by the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security, the report stresses the balance that needs to be struck between securing private communications and fundamental rights, while enabling investigations and prosecutions to combat organised crime and terrorism. The publication gives an overview...

Russia's unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine, which started on 24 February 2022, triggered a firm and overarching political response by the European Union. Actions in the justice and home affairs policy field form integral parts of a successful and efficient response. The...

The Justice and Home Affairs Agencies Network - Final Report 2023 captures the network’s activities in 2023, the progress made, and common milestones achieved by JHA Agencies of the EU. It also underlines the steady commitment of the JHA family to upholding the fundamental rights, freedoms, justice...

This report of the JHA agencies’ network aims to make Member States more aware of the agencies’ potential in helping the early identification and protection of victims and to encourage Member States to work closer with the agencies in this area. The report responds to one of the key actions of 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...

General overview 2020 The Justice and Home Affairs agencies’ network (JHAAN) approved its Work Plan 2020 in January and selected two thematic topics: victims of trafficking and an assessment of the JHAAN. In April 2020, COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the work of JHA agencies was introduced as a...

In its 2016 Petruhhin judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) introduced specific obligations for Member States that do not extradite their own nationals and receive an extradition request for the prosecution of an EU citizen who is a national of another Member State and has...