New National Member for Greece at Eurojust
7. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Athens, followed by two Master’s degrees, one in law and one in terrorism studies, followed by an LL.M. and a Ph.D. in criminology. read more
View ArticleJoint international operation against online piracy
On 8 and 9 November 2017, Eurojust supported an international joint operation against online piracy criminal groups. This operation resulted in 2 arrests, one of which was based on a European Arrest...
View ArticleSuccessful Operation against Sexual Exploitation of Women
Eurojust and Europol have supported coordinated judicial investigations in Spain (Investigative Court no 34 and Prosecution Office in Madrid) and Romania (DIICOT Prosecution Office) to dismantle an...
View ArticleAndromeda botnet dismantled in international cyber operation
On 29 November 2017, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in close cooperation with the Luneburg Central Criminal Investigation Inspectorate in Germany, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre...
View ArticleMs Hilde Vandevoorde appointed National Member for Belgium
Ms Hilde Vandevoorde was appointed National Member for Belgium at Eurojust for a five-year period. In accordance with Article 2(1) of the Eurojust Decision, the appointment was approved by the...
View ArticleInternational criminal network involved in synthetic drug trafficking dismantled
On 12 December 2017, a coordinated international operation supported by Eurojust and Europol took down an organised crime group (OCG) involved in the production and trafficking of drugs and...
View ArticleEurojust: action day against scrap metal carousel fraud
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View ArticleVAT fraud and money laundering network disrupted
Police action took place on 28 January against a network of money launderers operating in France and Spain. The action has resulted so far in arrests in Catalonia, Andalusia, Aix en Provence and...
View ArticleSpanish and Romanian action against prostitution OCG
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View ArticleMajor Europe-wide VAT fraud network busted with the support of Eurojust and...
On 3 March 2015, law enforcement and prosecution authorities from Germany and the Netherlands, supported by Eurojust and Europol, dismantled a gang responsible for defrauding Member States of...
View ArticleMs Maria Schnebli appointed first-ever Liaison Prosecutor for Switzerland
On Monday 2 March, Ms Maria Schnebli joined Eurojust as the first-ever Liaison Prosecutor for Switzerland. read more
View ArticlePan-European operation dismantles migrant smuggling network with 77 arrests
With the support of Europol and Eurojust and nearly 400 law enforcement officers, 77 individuals suspected of large-scale irregular migrant smuggling from Kosovo1 to the EU have been arrested in...
View ArticleMillions of euro recovered in OPERATION STURM OIL
On Tuesday 24 March, in a case registered by the Italian National Desk at Eurojust, an action day involving the law enforcement and prosecution authorities of six Member States and supported by...
View ArticleCrash of Germanwings Airbus A320: Eurojust coordination meeting
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View ArticleAction against fraud in horsemeat trade taken by Eurojust and Member States
April 2015 Today, a coordination centre run by Eurojust and led by the French Desk succeeded in stopping an organised criminal network involved in trade in illegal horsemeat. Police and judicial...
View ArticleChild abusers face the courts
Following the breaking up of a unique worldwide network of paedophiles, the trial of the main coordinator has begun in Sweden. The trial is expected to continue until July. Producers of child abuse...
View ArticleCriminal gang behind trafficking in human beings for sexual exploitation...
Yesterday, as a result of operational activities carried out in France and Romania, coordinated by Eurojust and with the participation of Europol’s experts and mobile office, law enforcement...
View ArticleDutch-Hungarian human trafficking joint action aided by Eurojust and Europol
Three men were arrested today in northern Hungary in a coordinated action conducted by the Royal Dutch Military Police (Koninklijke Marechaussee) and Hungarian Police. Eight homes in the town of...
View ArticleStepping up the fight against counterfeit cosmetics, perfumes and luxury goods
According to an OHIM report published last March, this economic loss results in the direct loss of more than 50 000 jobs and is estimated at almost EUR 5 billion, representing almost 8% of the sector’s...
View ArticleVisit of Justice Commissioner Jourová to Eurojust
The Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Ms Věra Jourová, met with the College of Eurojust today to get hands-on insight into Eurojust’s operational activities against serious...
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