While a maxi-trial of 132 ‘Ndrangheta mafia members arrested in 2023 during an action day involving 10 countries is ongoing in Reggio Calabria in Italy, 76 of the defendants have already been tried. The first judicial decision has been issued, and the competent judge has convicted the defendants to...

Seventeen suspected human traffickers were arrested in a global operation involving the Albanian and Colombian authorities. The suspects had set up a human trafficking network to recruit vulnerable women from Colombia for sexual exploitation in Europe. The investigation and action day received...

Two successful investigations by Italian and Brazilian authorities have dealt decisive blows to criminal networks operating in both countries. Through fruitful cooperation, authorities discovered the deep criminal ties connecting the Italian and Brazilian criminal worlds. According to an evaluation...

Organised by the EuroMed Justice project together with the Eurojust Focus Group for Prosecutors on Migrant Smuggling, an operational meeting was held on 16-17 September in Crete, Greece, under the framework of the Technical Assistance Facility (TAF). The meeting aimed to enhance judicial cooperation...

In a bid to strengthen their partnership against organised crime, the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States hosted, with the support of the EU-funded CTJUST project, a high-level workshop in Cairo, Egypt, on 16-17 July 2025. The two-day meeting convened experts from Eurojust, the Arab...

From 2 to 3 July 2025, Eurojust and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Justice jointly hosted a successful workshop in Abu Dhabi, marking a significant advancement in the fight against transnational organised crime. The event brought together 25 participants, including prosecutors from all...

In a significant milestone in the fight against transnational organised crime, a high-level expert workshop was convened in Abuja, Nigeria, on 18 June 2025. The workshop brought together top officials from Eurojust, the Nigerian government, and EU Member States to discuss the judicial cooperation...

Under the framework of the 6th phase of the EuroMed Justice (EMJ) Project, the 21st CrimEx was held on 21 and 22 May in Lisbon, Portugal. Criminal justice representatives from 6 South Partner Countries (SPCs) and 9 European Union Member States gathered to discuss technical and strategic aspects of...

Authorities around the world cooperated this week to disrupt some of the world’s most dangerous malware. During an action week that took place between 19 May and 22 May, measures were taken against several malware families, and some of the perpetrators behind them were identified. In total...