• National Authorities of the Ukraine joint investigation team sign Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Department of Justice

• International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression made official at United for Justice Conference in Ukraine

• Media briefing on the joint investigation team into alleged core international crimes in Ukraine, the Core International Crimes Evidence Database (CICED) and the future International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine (ICPA)

• Joint investigation team into alleged core international crimes in Ukraine: one year of international collaboration

on 25 March 2022, the national authorities of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine set up of a joint investigation team (JIT) into alleged core international crimes committed in Ukraine.

• Eurojust Annual Report 2022
• Fourth JITs Evaluation Report including a contribution by Eurojust regarding its experience in supporting multilateral JITs
• Checklist for multilateral JITs
• Analysis Paper on Commercial Surrogacy and risks of human trafficking
• Cybercrime Judicial Monitor, Issue 8

Factsheet for Portuguese-speaking prosecutors: Cooperação Judiciária Internacional - A intervenção da Eurojust

Leaflet on the EuroMed Justice Programme

Intellectual Property Crime Case-Law of National Courts 2023

Intellectual Property Crime Project - Catalogue of National Contacts

Summary of discussions of the Eurojust Meeting on Counter-Terrorism, 16-17 November 2022

Leaflet on Eurojust’s support in the protection of victims of crime in cross-border cases

Now also available in French: Documenting International Crimes and Human Rights Violations for Criminal Accountability Purposes – Guidelines for Civil Society Organisations

Arabic, Spanish and Ukrainian translations to follow in Q2

Factsheet on the Core International Crimes Evidence Database (CICED)

• 19 April: 33rd Genocide Network meeting
• 6 May: Eurojust at the Europe Day event in Brussels, visit us at Berlaymont
• 9 May: Eurojust at the Europe Day event in Stockholm, visit us at Kulturhuset
• 15 May: Launch event of the Western Balkans Criminal Justice Project at Eurojust
• 23 May: 8th EU Day Against Impunity
• 24-25 May: JITs Network working group meeting
• 24-25 May: Regional seminar on Intellectual Property Crime investigations and prosecutions in Tallinn (Estonia)
• 15-16 June: 14th Plenary meeting of the European Judicial Cybercrime Network, at Eurojust
• 28-29 June: 2nd meeting of the Focus Group of specialised prosecutors against trafficking in human beings, at Eurojust

With over 1 000 new registered members last year and a rapidly growing hub of information and resources for the EU authorities, the SIRIUS project held its annual Advisory Board meeting on 15 March to present its 2022 main achievements and discuss the ambitious plans of the project partners – Eurojust and Europol – for 2023.

Experts and officials from Algeria, Egypt, France, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia participated in a Conference on Environmental Justice in the Mediterranean in Algiers to share best practices and expertise. Furthermore, a dedicated joint training session for practitioners took place in Verona in Italy.

Mr Evert van Walsum has begun his four-year mandate as Administrative Director of Eurojust on 1 March 2023, following his appointment by the College of the Agency in autumn 2022. In his new role, Mr van Walsum will be responsible for the day-to-day administration and staff management, ensuring full support for the operational work of the Agency.

Ms Piret Paukštys has taken up her duties as the new National Member for Estonia at Eurojust, replacing Ms Laura Vaik. Ms Paukštys worked until recently as state prosecutor in the Office of the Prosecutor General in Tallinn. She has extensive experience with cross-border cooperation matters and international investigations, especially in economic and cybercrime cases. The new National Member for Estonia is appointed for a mandate of five years.

Crackdown on criminal network that robbed ATMs in Germany
Organised crime Robbery