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Judicial cooperation

Judicial cooperation in Europe aims to help people resolve administrative or legal issues in other EU countries as easily as at home.

What is civil justice cooperation?

Civil justice cooperation in the EU to facilitate the exercise of free movement.

Types of judicial cooperation

Mutual recognition of judgments
Sending documents from one country to another
Mutual legal assistance and extradition
Taking of evidence in another EU country
European arrest warrant
Detention and transfer of prisoners
Confiscation and freezing of assets
Payment of fines

Networks and bodies supporting judicial cooperation

Eurojust
European Judicial Network
European Public Prosecutor's Office (the EPPO)

Tools of judicial cooperation

European e-Justice Portal
European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS)
Departments
Justice and Consumers
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