Eurojust Newsletter Q1 2025
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Eurojust Quarterly Newsletter: Q1 2025

Contents

In Focus: ProtectEU
At Eurojust
Casework
Meetings and Events
Eurojust Publications

In Focus: ProtectEU

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On 1 April, the European Commission presented ProtectEU, a new European internal security strategy to support EU countries in guaranteeing security for its citizens. The strategy calls to strengthen Eurojust’s mandate, as well as that of other JHA Agencies, and to ensure close cooperation between agencies.

Ahead of this announcement, President Michael Schmid was pleased to host both Commissioner Magnus Brunner and Commissioner Michael McGrath at Eurojust’s headquarters in The Hague. During these visits, the critical role judicial follow-up to law enforcement actions plays in the EU’s security chain was discussed.

Additional links:

European Commission press release and fact sheet
Tasks & Tools of Eurojust

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At Eurojust

Ms Kirstine Troldborg new Representative for Denmark at Eurojust

Ms Kirstine Troldborg has taken up her duties as the new Representative for Denmark at Eurojust, replacing Mr Torben Thygesen. She was previously Head of International Affairs at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of Denmark.

 
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Mr Pavel Zeman rejoins Eurojust as National Member for Czech Republic

Mr Pavel Zeman has taken up his duties as the new National Member for the Czech Republic at Eurojust today, succeeding Mr Lukáš Starý. Mr Zeman joins the Agency for a second term, having previously served as the first Czech National Member following the country’s accession to the European Union in 2004.

 
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Mr Branislav Boháčik starts as new National Member for Slovakia at Eurojust

Mr Branislav Boháčik has started his work as the new National Member for Slovakia at Eurojust. Mr Boháčik has been appointed for a term of five years and succeeds former National Member and Eurojust President Mr Ladislav Hamran, whose mandate ended in November 2024.

 
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Mr Paweł Wąsik takes up duties as new National Member for Poland at Eurojust

Mr Paweł Wąsik took up his duties as the new National Member for Poland at Eurojust this week. He replaces Mr Marius Skowronski and will serve a term of four years. Mr Wąsik is an experienced public prosecutor who has been posted at the Agency since 2016 as Assistant to the National Member for Poland. He currently heads the Economic Crime Team at Eurojust.

 
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New Eurojust-hosted project widens scope of actions against impunity for war crimes and genocide beyond EU

Cooperation with countries outside the European Union to fight impunity for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity will be bolstered by a dedicated new project launched at Eurojust.

 
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Europol and Eurojust launch phase 3 of SIRIUS project to enhance cross-border access to electronic evidence

Building on six years of successful support to national law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and judicial authorities (JAs) in the field of electronic evidence, Europol and Eurojust launched the third phase of the SIRIUS project in January 2025.

 
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Casework

Drug trafficking

Cooperation via Eurojust leads to over thousand years of imprisonment for drug traffickers in Denmark and Norway

 
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Operation against international drug trafficking network

 
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Economic crime

Counterfeiting cash group disrupted: 12 arrests

 
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Criminals operating an illegal financial service to launder millions of euros busted

 
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Labour Exploitation

Assistance to Germany and Slovenia in operation against illegal labour and tax evasion: three arrests

 
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Organised Crime

Support to stop severe violence between criminals using explosives in retaliation

 
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Trafficking of Cultural Goods

Romania and Netherlands set up joint investigation team into theft of precious historic art from Dutch museum

 
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Meetings and Events

Western Balkan and Latin American Prosecutors meet in Peru to strengthen cross-border cooperation against organised crime

Prosecutors from the Western Balkans and Latin America gathered in Lima (Peru) for a meeting aimed at enhancing international cooperation in the fight against organised crime. The event, ‘’Networking for Impact: Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation Between Western Balkan and Latin American Prosecutors in the Area of Organised Crime’’ marked a significant step towards advancing joint efforts to dismantle international criminal networks.

 
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Trafficking of Human Beings and Migrant Smuggling in focus at the 5th EMJNet meeting

Twenty-nine criminal justice representatives from six South Partner Countries (SPCs) and eleven European Union Member States gathered to share knowledge and exchange best practices on international judicial cooperation related to tackling trafficking in human beings.

 
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Strengthening ties across the ocean: Latin American ministers visit Eurojust

Global cooperation is key to ensuring safety and fighting the increasingly numerous international operating criminal networks. On 7 March, representatives from 15 Latin American countries visited Eurojust to experience first-hand how the Agency ensures that judicial authorities can work together swiftly and safely.

 
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Eurojust Publications

Outcome Report: Eurojust Meeting on Migrant Smuggling

 
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Joint Eurojust-EIGE Report on the European Protection Order

 
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Common challenges in cybercrime: joint Eurojust-Europol report

 
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European Judicial Organised Crime Network: Outcome report of the launch event

 
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Intellectual Property Crime Case-Law of National Courts 2025

 
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SIRIUS Quarterly Newsletter Q1 2025: joint Eurojust-Europol

 
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#JusticeDone - Operational outcomes in 2024
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* This designation is made without prejudice to positions on status and is in accordance with UNSCR 1244/ 1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.


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