Eurojust Newsletter Q3 2026
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Eurojust Newsletter Q3 - 2026

Contents

In Focus: Working Arrangement with UAE

Eurojust continued to expand its cooperation with countries outside of the EU by signing a working arrangement with the United Arab Emirates in September.

As serious and organised crime increasingly extends beyond national borders, closer cooperation with judicial authorities outside the European Union is essential. Eurojust’s most recent Strategy on Cooperation with International Partners identifies the Gulf as a region, and the UAE in particular, where cooperation should be further developed.

Certain organised crime groups targeting the EU have used the UAE as a base from which to remotely direct criminal activities. This new working arrangement provides a framework for closer strategic cooperation and information exchange between Eurojust and relevant authorities in the UAE. It is the 14th working arrangement signed between Eurojust and countries outside of the EU, further strengthening our global network of judicial partners.

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At Eurojust

Executive Vice-President Virkkunen emphasises importance of Eurojust in the EU security chain

During a visit to Eurojust headquarters in The Hague, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen discussed the future of the EU Agency for judicial cooperation. The meeting with Eurojust President Michael Schmid and Administrative Director Vincent Jamin also highlighted the Agency’s valuable contribution to the new e-evidence legislative package.

 
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Lukáš Starý new National Member for the Czech Republic

Lukáš Starý has been appointed as National Member for the Czech Republic, following his tenure as Deputy National Member, working on judicial cooperation for international criminal investigations involving his country.

 
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New Liaison Prosecutor for Moldova: Alexandru Cladco

Mr Alexandru Cladco has been appointed as the new Liaison Prosecutor for the Republic of Moldova at Eurojust, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation. He has been seconded to Eurojust from the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Moldova for a five-year term, in accordance with the 2025 legal provisions on the status of liaison prosecutors at Eurojust.

 
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New Swiss Liaison Prosecutor Flavia Roy starts at Eurojust

Flavia Roy has been appointed as the new Liaison Prosecutor for Switzerland. In her role, she will ensure that the Swiss authorities can work together with their counterparts from the EU on complex cross-border criminal investigations. She brings years of experience as a Public Prosecutor and Investigative Judge.

 
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Helen Graves appointed as Liaison Prosecutor for the United Kingdom

A new Liaison Prosecutor for the United Kingdom has started at Eurojust, continuing to facilitate cooperation between UK and EU authorities. Helen Graves, a solicitor since 2007 and recently working as a Specialist Prosecutor in the field of Serious Economic Organised Crime, started her tenure in August 2026.

 
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Eurojust and The Netherlands sign amended seat agreement

Eurojust and the Dutch government have signed an amendment to the Agency’s seat agreement, further strengthening the framework for international judicial cooperation from Eurojust’s headquarters in The Hague.

 
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Eurojust and EUIPO: partners in strengthening the fight against intellectual property crime

Around 60 prosecutors from EU Member States and neighbouring countries gathered in Alicante on 10 and 11 September for the 13th annual workshop of the European Intellectual Property Prosecutors Network (EIPPN), organised by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in cooperation with Eurojust.

 
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Casework

Drug trafficking

International drug trafficking network halted: seven arrests

 
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Blow to international drug trafficking network: 20 arrests

 
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Organised Crime

Eurojust supports increased cooperation on Sky ECC investigations among France and Western Balkans

 
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Economic crime

Money laundering scheme involving EUR 4.5 million exposed

 
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EUR 1 million seized during ongoing investigation into money laundering network

 
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Trafficking in Human Beings

Migrant smugglers sentenced in the United Kingdom following international investigation

 
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Eurojust supports arrest of high-value target suspected of smuggling 625 people into Europe

 
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Eurojust-supported joint investigation leads to Ireland's first convictions for labour trafficking

 
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Terrorism

Eurojust cooperation with Iraq supports landmark terrorism conviction in Slovenia

 
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Eurojust-supported investigation leads to the arrest of an individual suspected of attempting to establish extremist terrorist organisation

 
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Countering Extremism

Eurojust-supported investigation leads to searches of suspected members of extremist organisation producing and disseminating hatred-inciting music

 
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Meetings and Events

Interregional Training on Joint Investigation Teams for EU and Latin American prosecutors

On 2-3 July 2026, the EJOCN in cooperation with the JITs Network Secretariat and with the support of EL PACCTO 2.0, organised an interregional training on Joint Investigation Teams (JITs), held at Eurojust.

 
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Eurojust hosts cross-Mediterranean partners to strengthen judicial cooperation

The seventh EuroMed Prosecutors General Forum offered a platform to strengthen cooperation between South Partner Countries, European Union Member States and Eurojust.

 
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Eurojust and EUIPO continue cooperation with WB and EaP regions against intellectual property crime

Held with the support of the WBCJ and EU4IP projects, the meeting strengthened cooperation with practitioners from the Western Balkans, the Eastern Partnership region and EU Member States.

 
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WBCJ Project brings Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership practitioners together to strengthen cooperation against cultural goods trafficking

On 24–25 September 2026, the Western Balkan Criminal Justice (WBCJ) Project at Eurojust , in cooperation with the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, organised its first event dedicated to the illicit trafficking of cultural goods.

 
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Eurojust Publications

Inter-State case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia

 
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SIRIUS Electronic Evidence Situation Report 2025

 
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Outcome report of the 3rd EJOCN Plenary Meeting

 
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