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Ms Heli Vesaaja has taken up her duties as the new National Member for Finland at Eurojust, replacing Ms Lilja Limingoja. Before this appointment, Ms Vesaaja worked for the Prosecution District of Southern Finland, as a prosecutor since 1997 and as a senior specialised prosecutor since 2019. Since 2007, she has specialised in organised crime, drug trafficking and money laundering. She has actively participated in multiple joint investigation teams.

Ms Maria Baldacchino has taken up her duties as the new National Member for Malta at Eurojust, succeeding Mr Philip Galea Farrugia. Ms Baldacchino has already served as Deputy National Member since September 2021, combining this function with her work as a lawyer at the Office of the Attorney General in Valletta. She has worked at Eurojust as Assistant to the National Member since March 2020.

Eurojust welcomes two new Liaison Prosecutors who recently took up duties at the Agency. For the first time, the Republic of Moldova has stationed a prosecutor at Eurojust’s headquarters in The Hague, with the aim of strengthening cooperation with the Moldovan authorities on cases of serious cross-border crime. The new Liaison Prosecutor for Norway is set to continue the strong cooperation on judicial matters that dates back to 2005, when Norway became the first country to sign a cooperation agreement with Eurojust.

The College of Eurojust appointed Mr Vincent Jamin as new Administrative Director of the Agency. Mr Jamin is a French prosecutor by profession. He brings with him 25 years of experience in the area of criminal justice, ranging from assignments in the French Ministry of Justice (2003-2010) to several high-level positions at Eurojust since 2010. Before becoming Administrative Director of Eurojust, he served as the head of the Agency’s Operations Department since 2018.

President Ms Maia Sandu of the Republic of Moldova visited Eurojust to discuss the country’s cooperation with the Agency and its further integration into the EU’s judicial cooperation architecture. She met with Eurojust President Mr Ladislav Hamran, who underlined the importance of strengthened relationships to effectively fight serious cross-border crime. Ms Sandu was also briefed on Eurojust’s core activities and its support for the accountability efforts for Ukraine.

The Spanish artist Bea Sarrias has painted a portrait of Eurojust’s headquarters as part of a live performance carried out in the hall of the building between 3 and 7 July. The project, called ‘European Light’, is an initiative of the Spanish National Desk at Eurojust, with the support of the Ministry of Justice and the Embassy of Spain in The Hague. It marks the start of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which began on 1 July.

Malware network that infected more than 700.000 victims and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage worldwide dismantled in multinational law enforcement operation

Most wanted Hungarian criminals arrested in Spain with Eurojust support

Eurojust supports Romania and UK in action against human traffickers

The Prosecutors General and Directors of Public Prosecutions of EU Member States have extensively discussed how to enhance the role of judicial authorities in joint operations against major organised crime via the EMPACT platform.

Tackling migrant smuggling is at the heart of the EuroMed Justice (EMJ) multiannual 2022-25 strategy. With the active support of the Cypriot Ministry of Justice, several key actors had the opportunity to continue the exchanges started in Athens in 2022.

On 21 and 22 September 2023, a Workshop on international cooperation provisions of the Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention (Art. 9-10), organised jointly by Eurojust and the Council of Europe, was held at Eurojust’s premises and online.