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Mr José Luis Ferreira Trindade has been appointed Eurojust National Member for Portugal as of 8 November 2023. He replaces Mr António Cluny who has been the National Member since 2014. Mr Ferreira Trindade has been serving as Deputy National Member for Portugal since September 2020.

On 4 December, Mr Ladislav Hamran informed the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs Council on the latest developments at Eurojust on working towards accountability for Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Ministers were updated on the state of play of the Joint Investigation Team’s work the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine as well as on the Core International Crimes Evidence Database.

The U.S. Department of State has announced that it will provide USD 1 million to the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (ICPA), established at Eurojust.
Eurojust welcomes this financial contribution, which will support the ICPA’s ongoing work to build the strongest possible cases for future prosecution of the crime of aggression committed in Ukraine.

Eurojust and the Attorney General of Nigeria, Mr Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN, signed on 9 November a Working Arrangement to enable structured and closer cooperation in the fight against organised crime groups.

The Attorney General of Colombia, Mr Francisco Barbosa, visited Eurojust today to discuss stepping up cross-border judicial cooperation with EU Member States through the Agency. A particular focus was on enhancing cooperation to combat the sharp increase in illicit drug and wildlife trafficking from Colombia to the EU.

The Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union will come to an end on 31 December. In the domain of Justice and Home Affairs, the Spanish Presidency has focused on enhancing the area of freedom, security and justice.

20 migrant smugglers sentenced to prison in Belgium with Eurojust support

Takedown of Belgian-Greek network smuggling migrants with fake documents by air, eleven arrests

Major international operation against the Ragnar Locker ransomware group with Eurojust support

Actions across Europe against online fraud with cryptocurrencies

Europol and Eurojust support Czech and Ukrainian police in taking down multi-million euro voice phishing gang

Ransomware group dismantled in Ukraine in a major international operation supported by Eurojust and Europol

Coordinated arrest of Swedish high-value target suspected of major drug trafficking

Five right-wing terrorists arrested throughout Europe with the support of Eurojust and Europol

Eurojust supports international operation against tax evasion through sham contracts

Joint action in Germany and Italy against money laundering via rental of luxury cars

Historic religious statue returns to Italy with support of Eurojust

On 26 and 27 October 2023, a meeting on Mutual Legal Assistance Cooperation between the European Union and the United Kingdom was held at Eurojust’s premises and online.

The 19th Annual Meeting of the Network of National Experts on JITs explored how to step up judicial and law enforcement cooperation between EU Member States and Latin American countries in the fight against serious organised crime.

On 8 and 9 November, Eurojust hosted its sixth Annual Meeting on Migrant Smuggling. This event, organised by the Eurojust Anti-Trafficking Team, is a forum dedicated to judicial practitioners active in the fight against migrant smuggling.

The 34th Genocide Network meeting on 15-16 November 2023 focused on the investigation and prosecution of core international crimes committed by ISIL against the Yazidi community in Iraq and Syria.

On 21-23 November 2023, the SIRIUS Project held its fifth Annual Conference. The hybrid event, focused on cross-border access to electronic evidence, was attended by over 900 participants.

On 27-28 November 2023, the 15th Plenary Meeting of the European Judicial Cybercrime Network (EJCN) took place at Eurojust.