During a coordinated action day in Romania and the United Kingdom, a criminal network suspected of trafficking vulnerable women for sexual exploitation was dismantled. The cooperation between the authorities and Eurojust led to the arrest of 4 people and the seizure of several luxury cars and...

On 3–4 December 2025, Eurojust hosted the 22nd CrimEx meeting in The Hague as part of the 6th phase of the EuroMed Justice (EMJ) Project. The event brought together criminal justice representatives from seven South Partner Countries (SPCs) and seven European Union Member States. Participants focused...

A criminal group responsible for trafficking and pimping over 30 Romanian women to Italy has been detained following an international operation on 18 November. Consisting of over 30 members, the group is suspected of having gained over EUR 1.7 million from exploiting its victims for prostitution on...

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...

The 4th meeting of the Focus Group of specialised prosecutors against Trafficking in Human Beings (THB) took place at Eurojust on 24 and 25 September 2025. The meeting was co-chaired by the Chair of the Anti-Trafficking Team at Eurojust, Ms Daniela Buruiana and the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Ms...

An organised crime group that took vulnerable women from Romania to the Netherlands for sexual exploitation has been halted thanks to a coordinated operation between Romanian and Dutch authorities, in collaboration with Eurojust. During an action day earlier this month, 13 suspects were arrested in...

Eurojust hosted Prosecutor Generals from six South Partner Countries - Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine*- and nine EU Member States – Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands - to discuss the challenges and best practices in fighting cross...

With support from Eurojust and Europol, Romanian and UK authorities have taken decisive action against a human trafficking network that forced at least 27 young female victims into prostitution. During a coordinated action day, twelve suspects have been identified and forty places were searched...

Authorities have tracked down and dismantled a human trafficking network operating in Switzerland. The criminal group recruited young vulnerable women in Romania for sexual exploitation. The close cooperation between investigators from both countries, supported by Eurojust and Europol, culminated in...