Eurojust: New President and Vice-President
On 12 November 2024, Michael Schmid was elected new President of Eurojust for a four-year term. Mr Schmid succeeds Ladislav Hamran, who has completed his second and final term of office. Mr Schmid has previously served as National Member and Deputy National Member of Eurojust for Austria and Justice Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Austria at the EU in Brussels. The President of Eurojust represents the Agency and oversees the meetings of the National Members who meet regularly in the College. The President also directs and monitors Eurojust’s activities and management.
On 10 December 2024, Mr José de la Mata Amaya, National Member for Spain, was elected Vice-President of Eurojust. His four-year mandate started on 18 December 2024. Eurojust's two Vice-Presidents (Mr de la Mata's fellow is Ms Margarita Šniutytė-Daugėlienė) carry out duties entrusted to them by the President of the Agency and represent or replace him. As the new Vice-President, Mr de la Mata will also be a member of Eurojust's Executive Board, which assists the Agency's College in its management tasks and supervises the preparatory work of the Administrative Director. He succeeds former Vice-President Boštjan Škrlec, National Member for Slovenia at Eurojust, who decided not to run for a second mandate. Mr de la Mata has been Eurojust's National Member for Spain since December 2020.