Value proposition

The EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, supporting prosecutors in the fight against serious cross-border crime

The European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation helps prosecutors and judicial authorities to solve some of Europe’s most serious and complex crimes, including terrorism, trafficking in human beings, cybercrime, drug trafficking, corruption and fraud. Eurojust coordinates cross-border investigations and action days, supports joint investigation teams (JITs) and facilitates the use of judicial cooperation tools, such as confiscation orders, European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) and European Investigation Orders (EIOs). The Agency consists of prosecutors, judges and representatives of judicial authorities from the Member States. It also collaborates with third countries, several of which second Liaison Prosecutors to work at Eurojust’s premises in The Hague, the Netherlands. With contact points around the globe, the Agency is the gateway for prosecutors around the European Union to more than 70 jurisdictions worldwide.

Judicial cooperation, coordination and the exchange of information between Eurojust, national competent authorities, JHA agencies and third States are the fundamental elements in Eurojust’s work.