📢 Out now: the Eurojust Annual Report 2023! ⚖️ As the EU's Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, #Eurojust works tirelessly to ensure that national borders are no obstacle to prosecuting crime & getting #JusticeDone. 📖 Learn more about how we are supporting justice for #Ukraine and what we are doing to digitalise #CriminalJustice. Check out our accomplishments 👉 https://ow.ly/w4q250S1RFC #EJ23AR
Eurojust
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The Hague, Netherlands 54.502 volgers
The EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, supporting prosecutors in the fight against serious cross-border crime
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The European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation helps prosecutors and judicial authorities to solve some of Europe’s most serious and complex crimes, including terrorism, trafficking in human beings, cybercrime, drug trafficking, corruption and fraud. Eurojust coordinates cross-border investigations and action days, supports joint investigation teams (JITs) and facilitates the use of judicial cooperation tools, such as confiscation orders, European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) and European Investigation Orders (EIOs). The Agency consists of prosecutors, judges and representatives of judicial authorities from the Member States. It also collaborates with third countries, several of which second Liaison Prosecutors to work at Eurojust’s premises in The Hague, the Netherlands. With contact points around the globe, the Agency is the gateway for prosecutors around the European Union to more than 70 jurisdictions worldwide.
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http://www.eurojust.europa.eu
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- Rechtsgang
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- 201 - 500 medewerkers
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- The Hague, Netherlands
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- Judicial cooperation, coordination and the exchange of information between Eurojust, national competent authorities, JHA agencies and third States are the fundamental elements in Eurojust’s work.
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Johan de Wittlaan 9
The Hague, Netherlands 2517 JR , NL
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Updates
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 Last week we marked the one-year anniversary of the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression. One of the key priorities of the #ICPA is the collection, preservation and analysis of evidence. At Eurojust, we see the number of files submitted to the Core International Crimes Evidence Database (#CICED) growing: 📂 2 000+ files 🌍 14 countries To prove the scale and systemic nature of Russia’s crimes in Ukraine, it is crucial that prosecution strategies rely on large sets of evidence. Find out more how Eurojust is standing with Ukraine 👉 https://lnkd.in/eZp2P_gf #StandWithUkraine
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👏 That’s a wrap on another successful #JITs training! 👥 The 3-day training brought together prosecutors & investigators from the Western Balkans for a specially-tailored training on joint investigation teams. Key topics included: 🔹 JITs funding & support 🔹 setting up & operating a JIT 🔹 drafting a JIT agreement The training was organised by the Western Balkans Criminal Justice Project #WBCJ, together with the JITs Network Secretariat & Academy of European Law ERA. More on the #WBCJ Project 👉 https://lnkd.in/eCcq5xe2.
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🔎A human trafficking network was dismantled through coordinated actions in Romania and France. The organised crime group used threat, force and deception to recruit victims in Romania and transport them to France for sexual exploitation. The proceeds were laundered by the organised crime group through different investments. 🔦Through coordinated efforts in Romania and France with the support of Eurojust and Europol, six suspects were identified and multiple victims were offered support. Read more about the actions from the authorities that stopped the criminal activities: https://lnkd.in/eR4nWVDi
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🤚Eurojust and Europol supported Romanian and Italian authorities to stop illegal pesticides and fertilizers to enter Europe and harm consumers. Between February and May 2023, Romanian custom authorities stopped three suspect shipments from outside the EU. An organised crime group from Romanian and Italian authorities was behind the attempted import of fake or banned products. During coordinated actions in Romania and Italy, ten locations were searched and a suspect was arrested. 🔗Read more about the investigations: https://ow.ly/rypT50SuIPt
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📆 One year ago today, Eurojust launched the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression (#ICPA). 🇪🇺🇺🇦 Today, we join our partners to take stock of the progress made & reaffirm our commitment to #StandWithUkraine. ⚠ Over the last 12 months, the ICPA’s work has been crucial in strengthening the national investigations into the crime of aggression currently taking place in Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. 📂 With the war ongoing and victims spread across the EU, ICPA participating authorities are working hard to ensure crimes are well documented and crucial evidence is not lost. Press release 👉 https://lnkd.in/eZp2P_gf
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🌍 Drug trafficking network operating across Europe dismantled! ⚖️ From Eurojust's headquarters this morning, judicial authorities from Italy, Belgium, Germany, Spain and Ukraine worked with Europol and INTERPOL to coordinate the arrest of 13 suspects. 🚚 Investigations ongoing since 2021 revealed that the group was using trucks to traffick cannabis and cocaine across several EU and non-EU countries. Press release 👉 https://lnkd.in/ekfXBNKX
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Thank you 🇧🇪 #EU2024BE ➡️ welcome 🇭🇺 #HU24EU! 📅 Today marks the start of the 6-month Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union. In the domain of Justice & Home Affairs, the Hungarian presidency set out five priorities: ◾ fight against terrorism & organised crime ◾ trafficking & smuggling of human beings ◾ illicit trafficking of cultural goods ◾ environmental crime ◾ & cybercrime. Find out how these relate to our work at Eurojust 👇 https://lnkd.in/eENiSpP8
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⚠️ Trafficking in human beings (THB) is a serious transnational crime. 🤝 Organised Crime Groups that commit human trafficking often operate in several countries, so tackling it requires close cross-border cooperation. 👥 This week, our Focus Group on THB brought specialised prosecutors & investigative judges from 31 countries together to exchange best practices & share challenges. Find out more about the meeting 👉 https://lnkd.in/e6e6AZRP #EUvsHumanTrafficking
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🌍 Judicial cooperation cannot stop at the borders of Europe. 🤝 Stronger ties between judicial actors inside and outside the EU make life more difficult for organised crime groups, terrorists and other criminals. ⚖️ As a facilitator of cross-border judicial cooperation, Eurojust plays an important role in promoting effective working relationships between the national authorities of Member States and third countries. Find out how 👇 https://lnkd.in/exJfWTkh