From 5–9 October 2026, the Western Balkans Criminal Justice (WBCJ) Project at Eurojust, in cooperation with the TOPCOP and EU4FAST projects, supported the participation of prosecutors and judges from the Western Balkans in a training on financial investigations and asset recovery held at the French...

On 24–25 September 2026, the Western Balkan Criminal Justice (WBCJ) Project at Eurojust, in cooperation with the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, organised its first event dedicated to the illicit trafficking of cultural goods in Rome. The event brought together judicial...

A delegation of Montenegrin prosecutors, including the Heads of High and Basic Prosecution Offices from across the country, visited Eurojust on 22–23 September 2026 as part of an exchange focused on strengthening practical judicial cooperation with EU Member States and other international partners.

Eurojust President Michael Schmid welcomed Zagorka Dolovac, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Serbia, for a visit supported by the WBCJ Project. The visit included meetings with several Eurojust National Desks and highlighted Serbia’s growing cooperation with Eurojust, including 82 new cases...

Held with the support of the WBCJ and EU4IP projects, the meeting strengthened cooperation with practitioners from the Western Balkans, the Eastern Partnership region and EU Member States.

Prosecutors from the Western Balkans and EU Member States met in Vienna, Austria, on 7-8 July 2026 for the third meeting of the Western Balkans Subgroup of the Focus Group on Migrant Smuggling. The meeting brought together practitioners to strengthen judicial cooperation in the fight against migrant...

Eurojust, through its Western Balkans Criminal Justice Project and in cooperation with Europol, has launched Operation Flying Bride, a new initiative that will coordinate cross-border investigations linked to Sky ECC evidence in the Western Balkans.

The Western Balkans Criminal Justice Project, in cooperation with the JITs Network Secretariat at Eurojust and the EL PACCTO 2.0 project, organised the third edition of its flagship training on joint investigation teams (JITs) from 24 to 26 June 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal.

On 20–21 May 2026, the Western Balkans Criminal Justice (WBCJ) Project, implemented by Eurojust, in cooperation with the European Network of Prosecutors for the Environment (ENPE), organised the second regional workshop on environmental crime in Zagreb, following the successful first edition held in...

Western Balkan Chief Prosecutors to meet in Sarajevo for Third Consultative Forum and launch the new Practical Guide on Joint Investigation Teams (JITs) for Western Balkan Practitioners