The second Regional Western Balkan Consultative Forum organised by the Western Balkans Criminal Justice Project in cooperation with the General Prosecution Office of Albania, took place on 17 June 2025 in Tirana. The Western Balkan General and Special Chief Prosecutors convened to discuss common...

As digital technologies reshape the landscape of crime, staying ahead of emerging threats is more critical than ever. In response to these challenges, the Western Balkans Criminal Justice (WBCJ) Project organised together with the European Judicial Cybercrime Network (EJCN), the SIRIUS Project, and...

Prosecutors from the Western Balkans and Latin America gathered in Lima (Peru) for a meeting aimed at enhancing international cooperation in the fight against organised crime. The event, ‘’Networking for Impact: Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation Between Western Balkan and Latin American Prosecutors...

Eurojust and Europol supported an operation that put a halt to a criminal group that produced and sold counterfeit euro coins and bills. The criminals were active in North Macedonia and Serbia. Through a joint investigation team (JIT), the North Macedonian and Serbian authorities conducted their...

Authorities from Albania and Kosovo, supported by Eurojust and Europol, have disrupted an arms trafficking gang operating in both countries. The suspects were responsible for the supply, transport and sale of weapons and explosive materials, setting up an intricate import and export route towards...

The Western Balkans Criminal Justice Project (WBCJ), in collaboration with the Academy of European Law (ERA), the JITs Network, and the Sirius Project, successfully organised the Winter Academy on Judicial Cooperation in Cross-Border Organized Crime for newly appointed Western Balkan practitioners...

The series of outreach events organised by the Western Balkans Criminal Justice (WBCJ) Project has successfully concluded, covering Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. The Project Team held six events in the region between September 2023 and October...

With support provided via the Western Balkans Criminal Justice Project, hosted by Eurojust, an alleged large-scale coin forger has been arrested in Kosovo*. The arrested person is an employee of the North-Macedonian Ministry of the Interior and is suspected of producing around 2 million fake EUR 2...

The Western Balkans Criminal Justice Project, in collaboration with the Academy of European Law (ERA) and the JITs Network Secretariat, concluded a three-day specialised training program tailored for prosecutors and investigators from the Western Balkans. The training was held at Eurojust from 3 to...

The first ever Regional Consultative Forum, organised by Eurojust and the Supreme State Prosecutor’s Office in Montenegro, is strengthening cooperation between authorities in the Western Balkans in the fight against organised crime and high-level corruption. The Forum is the first time that...