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Dear Readers, Cooperation on the part of national courts and executive authorities in the criminal law field is constitutive for the functioning of the area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ). Focusing on a more or less voluntary cooperation on the part of the national authorities might initially have been an indication of the Member States’ reluctance to also give up sovereignty in the field of criminal law and criminal justice. Today, however, it is clear that the AFSJ cannot be realized without such cooperation. It is therefore of programmatic significance when “cooperation” is expressly referred to in the relevant…

The right of access to the case materials (Art. 7 of Directive 2012/13/EU) is crucial to enable an effective defence and ensure equality of arms in criminal proceedings. However, when it comes to the pre-trial stages of criminal proceedings, Art. 7 of Directive 2012/13/EU is …

In 2018, the number of illegal border-crossings at Europe’s external borders − at an estimated 150,000 − was at its lowest in five years. This drop was caused mainly by the Central Mediterranean route to Italy seeing the lowest number of irregular entries since 2012. …

Eurojust published a report about a two-day meeting on the European Investigation Order (EIO) attended by prosecutors from the EU Member States as well as representatives from EU institutions and academia at Eurojust’s premises in the Hague from 19-20 September 2018. The meeting provided a …

From 30-31 January 2019, Prosecutors General from Europe and Mediterranean countries took part in the second EuroMED Forum of Prosecutors hosted by Eurojust in The Hague. This year’s Forum dealt with issues such as the fight against terrorism and organised crime as well as …

On 11 January 2019, Eurojust and Europol published their first joint report on encryption offering an overview of the state of play in this area. Encryption is defined as the process of converting data, such as messages or pieces of information, in a way …

In February 2019, Eurojust published a report on its casework in asset recovery with the following overview:The main legal and practical issues encountered by Eurojust in its asset recovery casework;The support provided by Eurojust during the asset recovery process;The main judicial …

At the beginning of January 2019, an operation against an organised criminal group suspected of manipulating professional tennis competitions led to the arrest of 83 suspects, 28 of them professional players. Professional players had been bribed to guarantee predetermined results. Members of the OCG then …