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Cooperation with Latin-American Partners 
20 May 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
During a high-level online meeting of the Europe Latin America Technical Assistance Programme against Transnational Organized Crime (EL PAcCTO) and Eurojust, that was held on 5 March 2021, the partners agreed to expand their cooperation by establishing Contact Points to assist with judicial cross-border cooperation. … Read more
EU Eurojust Judicial Cooperation
Cooperation with EUIPO 
20 May 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 15 March 2021, Eurojust and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) signed a Service-Level Agreement to enhance their cooperation in the fight against criminal abuse of intellectual property rights in the field of counterfeiting and online piracy. Under the agreement, Eurojust will receive … Read more
EU Eurojust
Eurojust Annual Report 2020 
20 May 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 23 March 2021, Eurojust published its Annual Report for the year 2020. In 2020, Eurojust continued to be fully operational during the Covid-19 pandemic. The total number of cases supported by the agency increased 13% compared to the previous year, with 8800 cross-border … Read more
EU Eurojust
Hit Against “Dieselising Lubricants” 
1 April 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In January 2021, German authorities, supported by eleven European countries and Eurojust, revealed a major tax swindle involving sales of fuel that allegedly defrauded German tax authorities of approximately €8 million. The so-called “dieselising lubricants” criminal scheme involved suspects pretending to sell solvents and anti-corrosion … Read more
EU Eurojust
Eurojust Report on Environmental Crime 
1 April 2021 (updated 5 years, 5 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 29 January 2021, Eurojust published a Report on Eurojust’s Casework on Environmental Crime. The report provides an overview of the legal and operational challenges that arise in such cases and is based on experiences encountered in nearly 60 cross-border environmental criminal law … Read more
EU Eurojust Environmental Crime
Liaison Prosecutors for Albania and Switzerland at Eurojust 
1 April 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Two new Liaison Prosecutors took up their positions at Eurojust.At the end of January 2021, Ms Fatjona Memcaj started her work as first Liaison Prosecutor for Albania at Eurojust. Prior to taking this position at Eurojust, Ms Memcaj served as an appellate prosecutor at … Read more
EU Eurojust
Brexit: Eurojust Note on Judicial Cooperation with the UK 
1 April 2021 (updated 5 years, 5 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 28 January 2021, Eurojust published a note for judicial practitioners on future cooperation in criminal matters with the United Kingdom. This practical guidance provides an overview of the old, transitional, and new regimes and their respective application. It sets out the applicable … Read more
EU Brexit Eurojust
Working Arrangement Eurojust - EPPO 
1 April 2021 (updated 5 years, 5 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 12 February 2021, a working arrangement between Eurojust and the EPPO entered into force. The arrangement details practical modalities concerning cooperation in the fight against crimes that affect the EU’s financial interests.In particular, the arrangement sets out rules for the exchange of … Read more
Eurojust European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
OLAF Investigated Irregularities in Funding Agricultural Activities in Slovakia 
20 March 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 21 January 2021, OLAF reported on three cases that were closed in 2020 involving irregularities in agricultural funds in Slovakia. The three cases concerned direct payment applications made between 2013 and 2019 by several Slovakian companies. Investigations found that the conditions to receive … Read more
EU OLAF Eurojust
New National Member for Cyprus 
12 February 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 16 November 2020, Eleni Kouzoupi took up her position as National Member for Cyprus at Eurojust. Before joining Eurojust, Ms Kouzoupi served as Counsellor on Justice and Home Affairs matters at the Cypriot Permanent Representation in Brussels. She succeeds Katerina Loizou who held the … Read more
EU Eurojust
Vice-President Elected 
12 February 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 17 November 2020, the College of Eurojust elected Boštjan Škrlec as its Vice-President for the next four years. Mr. Škrlec has been National Member for Slovenia at Eurojust since 2017. Read more
EU Eurojust
New National Member for Spain 
12 February 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of November 2020, José de la Mata Amaya took up position as new National Member for Spain at Eurojust. Before joining Eurojust, Mr de la Mata Amaya served as judge of the Central Investigative Court No 5 of the Spanish National Court. … Read more
EU Eurojust
Further Cooperation between Eurojust and Third States 
12 February 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 19 November 2020, the European Commission issued a Recommendation for a Council Decision to authorise the opening of negotiations for Agreements between the EU and ten third States, in order to foster judicial cooperation with Eurojust. The States include Algeria, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, … Read more
EU Eurojust
JHA Agencies Stepping Up Digitalisation 
12 February 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 20 November 2020, the heads of the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies met virtually to exchange ideas on Artificial Intelligence and digital capacity building as well as training tools and innovative learning. As a next step, the JHA agencies agreed to draw … Read more
EU Eurojust
VAT Fraud Dismantled 
12 February 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of November 2020, Hungarian authorities, supported by law enforcement authorities from Austria, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, and by Eurojust, dismantled an Organised Crime Group (OCG) involving large-scale VAT fraud. The OCG had been operating a multi-level company network … Read more
EU Eurojust
Interparliamentary Committee Evalua-tion of Eurojust 
12 February 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 1 December 2020 − for the first time since the Eurojust Regulation became applicable in December 2019 −, Members of the European Parliament and national parliaments of the EU Member States convened (in a virtual meeting) to evaluate the Eurojust’s activities. In order to … Read more
EU Eurojust European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)