EU Court: Disproportionate sentences alone cannot block European arrest warrants
The EU Court of Justice has ruled that an allegedly disproportionate prison sentence does not, in itself, justify refusing a…
EU Court of Justice Judgment in Case C-583/24 Tagu – European Arrest Warrant
Tuesday, 3 November 2026 Judgment in Case C-583/24 Tagu – European Arrest Warrant In December...
European Arrest Warrant: EU Judgment in Joined Cases C-722/23 Rugu and C-91/24 Aucroix
Thursday 4th June 2026 09:00 European Arrest Warrant: EU Judgment in Joined Cases C-722/23 Rugu...
Eurojust coordinates action to stop illegal waste trading
Italian authorities have acted against three companies suspected of illegally trading toxic waste. The companies allegedly processed and sold hazardous…
Eurojust coordinates arrest of fugitives in action against Spanish organised crime group
Eurojust supported a coordinated Italian-Spanish operation leading to the arrest of four suspects linked to transnational organised crime networks using…
Small boats chain disrupted: 21 arrested for supplying equipment to Channel smugglers
A joint investigation conducted under the framework of a Europol task force resulted in a significant disruption of the migrant…
Eurojust: Paris court sentences seven migrant smugglers to 3–15 years in prison
The Paris Tribunal has sentenced seven migrant smugglers to prison sentences ranging from 3 to 15 years, along with fines…
European arrest warrant: executing states need consent of issuing states to enforce a sentence
The Court of Justice ruled that a Member State cannot refuse to execute a European arrest warrant and enforce the…
European arrest warrant: EU Advocate General’s Opinion in Joined Cases C-722/23 Rugu and C-91/24 Aucroix
Thursday 10th July 2025 EU Advocate General: Opinion in Joined Cases C-722/23 Rugu and C-91/24 Aucroix...
Eurojust helps dismantle fraud scheme using hijacked trusted seller accounts
A criminal group defrauded customers of over EUR 400,000 by hijacking trusted online shop accounts and selling goods that were…
European Arrest Warrant: Rapid surrender of murder suspect from Greece to Italy
The suspect in a high-profile murder case can be surrendered from Greece to Italy, due to a rapid judicial support…
Dutch-Italian cocaine trafficking route intercepted after four-year investigation
Italian and Dutch authorities worked together to disrupt a cocaine trafficking route from the Netherlands to Sardinia, Eurojust reports. Following…
Fake lottery scam dismantled at request of German authorities
A major, long-term fraud involving fake lottery winnings has been dismantled at the request of the German authorities, with the…
European Arrest Warrant: EU Judgment in Case C-481/23 Sangas
Thursday 10th April 2025 European Arrest Warrant: Judgment in Case C-481/23 Sangas (Area of Freedom, Security...
Eurojust supports German and Dutch police to stop violent gang war: 23 arrested
Eurojust has supported the German and Dutch authorities in stopping a series of severe retaliatory attacks between criminals using explosives…
Eurojust: Authorities disrupt migrant smuggling supply chain
French and German authorities, supported by Eurojust and Europol, have rolled up a criminal network responsible for transporting equipment used…
International investigators take down encrypted messaging service MATRIX used by criminals
Authorities are staying on top of the encrypted messaging services that criminals use to undertake their activities. A joint investigation…
Fugitive Calabrian organized crime leader arrested in Slovenia – Eurojust
A fast and coordinated action by Italian and Slovenian authorities, supported by Eurojust, has led to the arrest of a…
Dangerous malware systems: Operation Endgame coordinated by Eurojust
In an unprecedented operation against aggressive and dangerous computer malware, authorities in the European Union and beyond have taken actions…
Eurojust coordinates arrests in Swedish cannabis trafficking case
Eurojust has supported the Swedish and Spanish authorities in the coordinated arrest of four suspects involved in the wholesale and…
Yezidi victims in Syria and Iraq: Belgium and Netherlands sign up to joint investigation team
The JIT aims at identifying and potentially prosecuting FTFs who targeted the Yezidi minority during the armed conflict in Syria…
33 arrests in action against globally active money laundering network
31 May 2023 Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy and Spain have carried out...
EU Judgment in Joined Cases C-562/22 PPU and C-563/21 PPU Openbaar Ministerie
Release 32/22: Judgment in Joined Cases C-562/22 PPU and C-563/21 PPU Openbaar Ministerie Refusal to execute a...
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-203/20 (abduction of the son of a former Slovak President)
The principle ne bis in idem does not preclude the issue of a European arrest...
European arrest warrant: Judgment of the EU Court of Justice in Case C-479/21 PPU
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-479/21 PPU – Governor of Cloverhill Prison...
European Arrest Warrant: EU Commission calls on Croatia and Finland to address shortcomings
The Commission today decided to open infringement proceedings against Croatia and Finland by sending letters of formal notice for...
Opinion of the EU Advocate General in the case C-203/20 (European arrest warrant, revocation of amnesty)
Advocate General Kokott: European arrest warrant for the abduction of the son of a former...
Judgment in Case C-665/20 PPU X: The Court of Justice clarifies the scope of the principle ne bis in idem applicable when executing a European arrest warrant in respect of acts which were previously the subject of a sentence in a third State
The Court of Justice clarifies the scope of the principle ne bis in idem applicable...