EUROJUST SIGNS COOPERATION DEAL WITH UNITED STATES ON SERIOUS CRIME

BY KEITH NUTHALL THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) body established to help EU prosecutors and crime fighters pursue cross-border investigations has signed an agreement with the United States, maybe making it assist trans-Atlantic extraditions. In a potentially controversial move, given the uproar surrounding cases such as the Nat West Three extradition, Eurojust can now stage joint meetings with USA judicial authorities, "where data regarding cases under evaluation of charges are considered". A spokesman for the current EU Finnish presidency said: ...


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