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The EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, supporting prosecutors in the fight against serious cross-border crime.
🚨 Earlier this month, Eurojust supported an operation targeting a ransomware group #KillSec linked to nearly 1 000 attacks worldwide. ⚠️ Allegedly run by teenagers, the group stole sensitive data & threatened to publish it unless ransoms were paid. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/teenage...
📘 Discover the strengthened EU legal framework for combatting corruption more effectively. ⚖️ Note on Directive (EU) 2026/1021 highlights key changes, including a harmonised set of corruption offences. 👉 https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/publication/note-directive-eu-20261021-combatting-corruption
⚖️ Trafficking in human beings is a serious cross-border crime that demands a cross-border response. 🎯 In our recent webinar, judicial & law enforcement authorities show how #EMPACT can help support THB cases. 📺 Watch it here 👉 https://youtu.be/qer-iKfp8hQ #EUAntiTraffickingDay
Our EU Strategy against Trafficking in Human Beings is out. Traffickers are adapting online and along migration routes, and so must we: deeper partnerships, stronger Europol, full use of the Anti-Trafficking Directive. People should not be for sale. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
📬 In your inbox: the most recent Eurojust quarterly newsletter! Inside: 🔹 New working arrangement with 🇦🇪 🔹 new faces at the Agency 🔹 casework updates & much more! Read & subscribe here 👉 https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/media-and-events/newsletter
⚖️ The 4th EJOCN plenary took place this week under the Irish Presidency of the Council. 👥 Discussions covered the ‘Ndrangheta, criminal infiltration of legitimate businesses, overland drug trafficking routes & information-sharing between practitioners. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/judicia...
🚨 Company suspected of bribery & EUR 1 million+ fraud involving services supplied to NATO vessels taken down ⚖️ 5 people were arrested in Norway, where searches were also carried out, with further searches in Romania & Germany. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/joint-i...
📲 Practitioners from across the Western Balkans joined a workshop in Montenegro on cross-border access to e-evidence held by service providers. ⚖️ #WBCJ & #SIRIUS addressed legal & operational challenges, from preserving data to requesting disclosure. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/wbcj-an...
🚨 Members of an organised criminal group have been sentenced in the UK to a combined total of more than 100 years in prison for the kidnapping and killing of a Polish national. ⚖️ Eurojust supported the case through a 🇬🇧🇵🇱 joint investigation team. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/ocg-bro...
🇪🇸 Happy National Day, Spain! 🤝 Today, we thank our Spanish partners for their continued support and close cooperation in tackling serious cross-border crime and contributing to a #SaferEurope. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/states-and-p...
🌍 Practitioners from the Western Balkans, Moldova and Ukraine joined a training on financial investigations and asset recovery. 👉 https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/practitioners-western-balkans-moldova-and-ukraine-join-training
⚖️ 13 members of a migrant smuggling network have been convicted in France over a 2021 English Channel crossing that led to 31 deaths. 🇫🇷🇬🇧 Prison sentences of up to 10 years were imposed. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/thirtee... #JusticeDone
🤔 How can international cooperation help trace and recover criminal assets more effectively? Eurojust's Focus Group on Money Laundering and Asset Recovery met this week to tackle barriers to cross-border cooperation with non-EU countries. 🔗 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/eurojus...
🇪🇺🇧🇦 Another step forward towards closer collaboration with Bosnia and Herzegovina! ✍️ Today at Eurojust, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Minister Davor Bunoza & President Schmid signed a Working Arrangement that will help implement the international agreement signed by the EU in October 2024.
🌍 Financial investigations can help advance accountability for core international crimes. Practitioners from Africa, the #ICC, civil society & 🇸🇪 🇳🇱 🇬🇧 war crimes units met in Mauritius to exchange expertise on evidence, assets and prosecutions. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/bringin... #IMPNA
🎉Happy Unity Day, Germany! The 🇩🇪 Desk at Eurojust is a key partner in getting justice done. In 2025, the Desk was involved in 1 339 new cases. Find out more 👉 https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/states-and-partners/member-states/germany
⚖️ President Schmid in 🇱🇺 for #JHA, where ministers discussed accountability for crimes in Ukraine & other key justice priorities. 🤝 In the margins, he met Slovenian Justice Minister Mihael Zupančič & Hungary’s State Secretary Fruzsina Gárdos-Orosz to discuss continued close cooperation.
🤝 President Michael Schmid and Liaison Prosecutor Myroslava Krasnoborova met Maksym Tsutskiridze, Acting Head of 🇺🇦 National Police. ⚖️ Talks covered Eurojust’s continued commitment to accountability for war crimes in Ukraine and partnership in fighting transnational crime.
🚨 Drug traffickers using commercial flights halted by international coalition. 🇧🇪🇫🇷🇳🇱⚖️A joint action day led to 21 arrests and 27 searches in Belgium, France and the Netherlands. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/drug-tr...
🎊Happy Independence Day, #Cyprus! The Cyprus Desk plays a vital role at Eurojust. 🔎 Find out more👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/states-and-p...
🚨 Teenagers suspected of leading ransomware group arrested during international operation. ⚖️Authorities from 9 countries, coordinated by Eurojust and Europol, shut down the KillSec ransomware group, linked to almost 1,000 attacks worldwide. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/teenage...
🚨 Eurojust-supported investigation leads to searches of suspected members of extremist organisation producing and disseminating hatred-inciting music. ⚖️ A joint action day led to simultaneous searches of 12 suspects across 4 countries. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/eurojus...
🇪🇺 Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen visited Eurojust to discuss the Agency's role in the EU security chain. ⚖️ From complex cross-border investigations to the new EU e-evidence tools, Eurojust helps authorities turn cooperation into action. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/executi...
Executive Vice-President Virkkunen emphasises importance of Eurojust in the EU security chain
During a visit to Eurojust headquarters in The Hague, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen discussed the future of the EU Agency for judicial cooperati...
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🤝 Eurojust and the United Arab Emirates have signed a Working Arrangement to strengthen cooperation against serious cross-border crime. ⚖️ It provides a framework for closer strategic ties and information exchange with UAE authorities. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/eurojus...
🏛️ Protecting cultural heritage requires strong cross-border cooperation. The #WBCJ Project, in cooperation with @_Carabinieri_, brought together practitioners from the Western Balkans, some Eastern Partnership countries and EU Member States in Rome. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/wbcj-pr...
📢 Eurojust has launched a call for tenders for ICT services. 💻 The call covers semi-managed services in user support, on-premise infrastructure administration and maintenance for Eurojust-specific projects. 🗓️ Closing date: 4 November 2026, 16:00 CET 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/procurement/...
🇲🇪 Montenegrin prosecutors visited Eurojust to strengthen judicial cooperation with EU Member States & international partners. ⚖️ The programme focused on JITs, Liaison Prosecutors and Eurojust’s operational support to cross-border investigations. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/montene... #WBCJ
👏 Helen Graves has been appointed Liaison Prosecutor for the United Kingdom at Eurojust. ⚖️ With nearly two decades of prosecutorial experience, including in serious economic and organised crime and international cooperation, she now takes up this new role. 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/helen-g...
🎉Awguri għal Jum l-Indipendenza! Happy Independence Day, #Malta! Congratulations to all our 🇲🇹 friends and colleagues on this special day. 🔎Find out more about the work of the Maltese Desk at Eurojust 👉 www.eurojust.europa.eu/states-and-p...