Eurojust strengthens international cooperation on accountability for crimes in Ukraine
Visits by UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas to Eurojust highlighted efforts to investigate…
Eurojust assesses impact of landmark ECtHR ruling on Russia’s war in Ukraine
A new Eurojust report examines how the landmark judgment by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the inter-State…
Five sentenced in UK over Vietnamese migrant smuggling and €1.8m laundering network
Five people have been convicted in the United Kingdom (UK) for running a smuggling network transporting Vietnamese migrants into the…
Eurojust and Europol: Syrian migrant smugglers arrested in coordinated strike in Germany and Serbia
German and Serbian authorities have arrested a suspected high-value migrant smuggler accused of coordinating at least 37 operations and facilitating…
Eurojust: Joint investigation leads to Ireland’s first convictions for labour trafficking
A Eurojust supported joint investigation team (JIT) between the Irish and Latvian authorities, and Europol, has led to Ireland's first convictions…
Eurojust supports crackdown on criminal groups selling stolen gold and jewellery
International cooperation was key to locating and arresting 19 members of several criminal groups active in France and Belgium involved…
Scam call centre in Kharkiv dismantled with Eurojust support
A joint investigation by Latvian and Ukrainian authorities, supported by Eurojust, has shut down a fraudulent call centre in Kharkiv,…
Murder, drugs and money laundering: Eurojust supports Italy–Albania crime crackdown
With the active assistance of Eurojust, the authorities in Italy and Albania have dealt a major blow to organised crime…
Eurojust: Authorities target criminal network smuggling migrants from Vietnam
A transnational criminal network that allegedly smuggled over 1,000 migrants from Vietnam into the United Kingdom has been taken down…
Joint investigation teams sharpen focus on illegal deportation of Ukrainian children
The Hague, 20 March 2026 The joint investigation team (JIT) established at Eurojust to investigate...
Eurojust: Continuing the road to accountability for Russia’s crimes in Ukraine
Eurojust and authorities from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine have remained steadfast in their commitment to accountability…
Ukrainian and EU investigators roll up fraudulent call centres in Ukraine
Authorities in the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine, with the support of Eurojust, have dismantled a criminal network operating…
International drug network dismantled: 24 arrests and €3 million seized
A five-year investigation involving decrypted messages, phone interceptions and controlled deliveries has resulted in the arrest of 24 members of…
Strike against synthetics: Tonnes of chemicals seized in Central and Eastern Europe
Emerging trends in synthetic drug production and trafficking dominated Europol’s annual Drugs Conference on 6–7 November, which gathered 191 experts…
Slovak–Hungarian operation dismantles major drug trafficking
A large-scale, coordinated operation by the Slovak and Hungarian authorities has led to the dismantling of a major organised crime…
Gang behind theft of over 100 luxury cars across Europe arrested
With the assistance of Eurojust and Europol, authorities in Italy, Spain and Belgium have arrested nine members of a gang…
Eurojust coordinates action to halt cryptocurrency fraud of over €100m
Eurojust has coordinated a major operation across Europe to halt an elaborate investment fraud with cryptocurrencies. During an action day,…
Tackling human traffickers forcing female victims into prostitution in Romania and UK
With support from Eurojust and Europol, Romanian and UK authorities have taken decisive action against a human trafficking network that…
Serbia: Organisers of large-scale drug transports to Nordic countries arrested
In an operation coordinated via Eurojust, the Serbian authorities arrested five suspects this week for organising the long-term, large-scale transport…
Three years of Russia’s war against Ukraine: How Eurojust supports road to accountability
The national authorities participating in the Eurojust-supported joint investigation team (JIT) on alleged core international crimes committed in Ukraine have…
Joint action in Brazil and Italy: 23 members of cocaine trafficking network arrested
A joint operation in Brazil and Italy has led to the arrest of 23 members of a cocaine trafficking network…
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…
Arrested: Criminals recruiting workers in Romania, exploiting them in Hungary
Eight suspects have been arrested during a Eurojust supported operation against a human trafficking ring in Hungary and Romania. The…
Supplier of small boats to migrant smugglers arrested – Eurojust
Dutch, Belgian and UK authorities worked together with Eurojust and Europol to arrest an individual suspected of supplying engines and…
Crackdown on cocaine trafficking from South America in Italy and Albania
An international operation coordinated by Eurojust and Europol has disrupted the trafficking of large quantities of cocaine from South America…
Anti-mafia operation: Four arrests and nine companies seized in Italy, Brazil, and Hong Kong
Investigations into the criminal organisation uncovered an elaborate scheme that was laundering money from Italy to Brazil, through several companies.…
Encrypted platform used by organised crime: 51 arrests in wide-scale operation
During a global operation, authorities from around the globe took down an encrypted communication platform used for criminal activities such…
Joint investigation team enhances scope of investigations into Russian war crimes
The seven members of the Eurojust-supported joint investigation team (JIT) on alleged core international crimes committed in Ukraine have agreed…
Three Belarusians charged for forcing Polish plane to land to arrest dissident
A three-year investigation has led to the charging of three Belarusian nationals for deceitfully seizing a Polish aircraft in Belarus…
Authorities dismantle a €113m fraudulent investment scheme – Eurojust
A fraudulent pyramid scheme was taken down by authorities from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czechia, Lithuania and Liechtenstein, with the support…
Eurojust: Network of luxury car thieves dismantled
A large-scale ring of luxury car thieves has been dismantled with the support of Eurojust and Europol. Using straw men…
Migrant smuggling operation taken down by Romanian and Moldovan authorities
A migrant smuggling operation has been dismantled by Romanian and Moldovan authorities, with the support of Eurojust. From 2019 until…
Joint investigation Team dismantles Pakistani-led migrant smuggling network
In total, 12 suspects have been formally identified and will be charged during an action day with the active support…
Eurojust: Five criminals behind social benefit fraud convicted in UK
Five Bulgarian members of an organised crime group responsible for the largest-ever fraud against the United Kingdom benefit system pleaded…
Eurojust assists with taking down of drug trafficking ring in Greece
Ten suspects were arrested in Serbia, Greece and Spain for the murders, which took place in 2020. Eurojust also supported…
Money laundering: Investigation against Russian-Eurasian criminal network and financial institution based in Malta
National authorities in Latvia, Germany, France, Italy and Malta have carried out over 100 searches in a large-scale operation against…
Europol and Eurojust support disruption of multi-million euro voice-phishing gang
Czech and Ukrainian police have disrupted, with the support of Europol and Eurojust, a prolific phishing gang believed to have…
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…
Cum-cum and Cum-ex dividend fraud and tax evasion: Eurojust supports Dutch and Finnish actions
During an action day, two suspects were arrested in the Netherlands and Finland, who are allegedly involved in so-called ‘Cum-Cum’…
Dismantling human trafficking network: Eurojust assists Czechia and Finland
25 April 2023 Supported by Eurojust and Europol, judicial and law enforcement authorities in the...
EU Council adopts law to improve and digitalise cross-border judicial cooperation
Brussels, 24 April 2023 The Council has cleared a new EU law establishing a digital...
EU Commission VP Jourová discusses Ukraine accountability efforts at Eurojust
21 April 2023 The Vice-President of the European Commission, Ms Věra Jourová, visited the Agency...
Human trafficking, pimping, money laundering: Romania, Ireland and UK dismantle criminal network
21 April 2023 Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Romania, Ireland and the United Kingdom...
Fraudulent online investment platform: Eurojust & Europol support five high-value arrests
13 April 2023 Eurojust and Europol have supported a new coordinated action against a fraudulent...
Eurojust: Joint Investigation Teams funding deadline approaching
Deadline for applications: 17 April 2023 As part of its efforts to facilitate the use...
Trafficking of doping substances: Europol action in Romania and Moldova
30 March 2023 With the support of Eurojust and Europol, the Romanian and Moldovan authorities...
Core international crimes in Ukraine: 1st anniversary of the Joint Investigation Team
24 March 2023 One year ago tomorrow, on 25 March 2022, the national authorities of...
United for Justice Conference sets up Prosecution Centre against Crimes of Aggression
Lviv, 5 March 2023 The Ukrainian authorities organised the United for Justice Conference from 3-5 March in...
Ukraine: EU and US joint investigator teams formalise cooperation on war crime investigations
National Authorities of the Ukraine joint investigation team sign Memorandum of Understanding with the United...
Eurojust supports operation against cryptocurrency fraud in Romania and Moldova
The Hague, 2 March 2023 Eurojust has assisted the Romanian and Moldovan authorities with dismantling...