Recording of the launch event (YouTube)

Recording of the press conference (YouTube)

Eurojust support to justice for Ukraine (leaflet)

One year on - A timeline of Eurojust's response to the war in Ukraine

Joint investigation team into alleged core international crimes committed in Ukraine – Milestones (leaflet)

Ms Biserca Ivanova Stoyanova has commenced her new role as the National Member for Bulgaria at Eurojust, succeeding Ms Ivanka Kotorova. Before this appointment, Ms Stoyanova was an investigator at the National Investigation Service in Bulgaria. She has extensive experience in a broad range of criminal investigations, including those related to fraud, money laundering and environmental crime.

While Eurojust became a pillar of the EU accountability efforts for Ukraine, the Agency continued to deliver on its mandate to fight all serious cross-border crime. Eurojust's casework increased by 14% in 2022 compared to 2021. By handling 11 544 criminal investigations last year, the Agency helped bring justice to more than 300 000 crime victims.

European Ombudsman Ms Emily O’Reilly presented the award to Eurojust, the Genocide Network Secretariat and the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for their joint publication of guidelines to help Civil Society Organisations document international crimes and human rights violations for accountability purposes.

The Western Balkans Criminal Justice Project – WBCJ – kicked off on 15 May with a launch conference attended by high-level representatives of the regional partners and several EU institutions.

The last day of June marked the conclusion of Sweden’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Eurojust and the Swedish authorities have worked closely together over the past six months and taken important steps to ensure accountability for the crimes committed in Ukraine.

Dismantling encrypted criminal EncroChat communications leads to over 6 500 arrests and close to EUR 900 million seized

Organised crime

Main administrator of iSpoof website sentenced to 13 years

Cybercrime Fraud

132 ‘Ndrangheta mafia members arrested by an investigation of Belgium, Italy and Germany

Drug trafficking Firearms trafficking Money laundering

New action against ‘Ndrangheta in Italy, Belgium and Germany

Drug trafficking

Action against the ‘Ndrangheta criminal organisation: 34 arrests

Corruption Fraud  Money laundering

Strike against an Albanian drug trafficking network in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands

Drug trafficking Money laundering

Fourteen stolen cultural artefacts return to Italy with Eurojust support

Asset recovery Seizure

Network that smuggled hundreds of migrants to Germany dismantled with Eurojust support

Migrant smuggling

Action against criminal network dealing with human trafficking, pimping and money laundering

Trafficking in human beings Money laundering

33 arrests in action against globally active money laundering network

Money laundering

Eurojust coordinates actions in Netherlands and Finland against dividend fraud and tax evasion

Fraud

Crackdown on a Lithuanian criminal network involved in large-scale food fraud and tax evasion

Fraud

The aim of the meeting was to gather the broadest group of specialists to develop a common approach to take on the increasing crime of money laundering and to improve asset recovery.

In recent years, it has become manifest how universal or extraterritorial jurisdiction have served as powerful tools of last resort in the fight against impunity against the gravest crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Convictions have been obtained connected to crimes committed, for example, in Syria, Afghanistan or Rwanda, for crimes dating as far back as 40 years. Intensifying efforts to work towards ending impunity for core international crimes was the theme for this year’s EU Day Against Impunity, which was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 22 May.

The EJN assists judges and prosecutors with day-to-day cooperation on criminal justice matters worldwide, via a network of National Contact Points. It has seen the requests for this kind of collaboration rise, with 8 000 new reported cases and approximately 4 million website page views per year.

A high-level delegation of magistrates from the Court of Appeal in Aix-en-Provence, France, visited Eurojust to discuss with judicial authorities in Italy and Spain the current trends on drug trafficking in ports and to pave the way for further and stronger cooperation.