Introduction The problem of cooperation in gathering and sharing evidence between the EU Member States is not new and has been discussed widely during the last decade.1 The discussion touched upon the question of gathering evidence as well as the problem of admissibility of evidence gathered abroad. The aim of this paper is to shortly analyze the first aspect and to make some proposals for improving the cooperation. Present Situation The system of gathering evidence among EU Member States is still based on the Council of Europe Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters 1959,2 supplemented by its additional protocol… Read more