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Eurojust helps tackle massive fraud of EUR 645 million with medicinal cannabis plants
Eurojust has assisted national authorities across Europe in tackling a massive fraud involving fake investments in cannabis plants for medicinal use. Two linked criminal organisations that advertised the scheme online and laundered the profits of approximately EUR 645 million, have been dismantled. In a coordinated action, nine suspects have been arrested. Eurojust supported the case in setting up a joint investigation team.
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PUBLICATION DATE:18 April 2024
This Joint Paper document was developed to inform judicial practitioners in the Members States of the services and assistance in international cooperation in criminal matters that can be provided by the European Judicial Network (EJN) and Eurojust. The objective of the document is to assist...
PUBLICATION DATE:04 April 2024
The Justice and Home Affairs Agencies Network - Final Report 2023 captures the network’s activities in 2023, the progress made, and common milestones achieved by JHA Agencies of the EU. It also underlines the steady commitment of the JHA family to upholding the fundamental rights, freedoms, justice...
PUBLICATION DATE:02 April 2024
The JITs Network and its Secretariat, with support from Eurojust and Europol, developed a wide range of tools to encourage the use of JITs, facilitate their setting up, and contribute to the sharing of experience and best practice. This leaflet has a complete overview of the tools and resources for...
PUBLICATION DATE:27 March 2024
Eurojust is a hub for judicial cooperation, delivering hands-on support to prosecutors and judges working together in the fight against cross-border crime. Relying on its unique expertise, partnerships and modern digital tools, Eurojust ensures that national borders are no obstacle to prosecuting...
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Featured Projects
Western Balkans Criminal Justice Project
Strengthening cooperation within the Western Balkans and between the region and the European Union in the fight against organised crime and terrorism.
SIRIUS
A central reference point in the EU for knowledge sharing on cross-border access to electronic evidence, co-implemented by Eurojust and Europol.
EMPACT
European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats: a security initiative to identify, prioritise and address threats posed by organised and serious international crime.
Intellectual Property Crime Project
Enhancing judicial action against counterfeiting, piracy and other IP infringements, and helping the EUIPO enforce IP rights.
Featured Publications
Tools and Resources for JIT Practitioners
The JITs Network and its Secretariat, with support from Eurojust and Europol, developed a wide range of tools to encourage the use of JITs, facilitate their setting up, and contribute to the sharing of experience and best practice. This leaflet has a complete overview of the tools and resources for practitioners working in a joint investigation team or planning to set up a JIT.
Application of the principle of legality, right to a fair trial and other protected rights in core international crimes cases
This report outlines the most prominent cases in which the European Court of Human Rights evaluated the application of Article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Article 7 provides that ‘no one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a criminal offence under national or international law at the time when it was committed’.
Digital Information Exchange in Terrorism Cases
On 31 October 2023, an amendment of the Eurojust Regulation entered into force, enhancing Eurojust’s ability to identify links between terrorism investigations and prosecutions, to establish a modern Case Management System, to provide a secure digital communication channel between Member States and Eurojust, and to facilitate cooperation with third countries. This leaflet provides an overview of the amendment and its consequences for the digital information exchange in terrorism cases.
Case-law by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the European Arrest Warrant
This document, which is updated biannually, provides an overview of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) with regard to the application of Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) and the surrender procedures between Member States (EAW FD). The case-law overview contains summaries of the CJEU’s judgments categorised according to a set of important keywords that largely reflect the structure of the EAW FD.
Advertising-funded digital piracy
The use of advertising to fund websites and mobile apps that offer pirated content has become an insidious practice within the online piracy landscape. This flyer gives an overview of the scale of the problem, the actors operating within the advertising ecosystem, and the types and formats of advertising. It also discusses links to malvertising and other crimes. Finally, the flyer presents national case-law examples and existing EU initiatives to combat advertising on piracy sites.
Case-law by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the Principle of ne bis in idem in Criminal Matters
This document provides an overview of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) regarding the ne bis in idem principle in criminal matters under Article 50 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘Charter’) and Articles 54 to 58 of the Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement (‘CISA’). The aim of this document is to provide guidance on the application of the ne bis in idem principle in a transnational context.
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