EUROJUST STEPS UP EUROPEAN JUDICIAL ACTION AGAINST CROSS BORDER CRIME

Judicial authorities across the European Union (EU) are increasingly turning to the European Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) for help to combat serious cross-border crime, according to the EU agency’s 2019 annual report. Published April 14, it shows that Eurojust tackled nearly 8,000 cases last year, an 17% increase compared to 2018, split between 3,892 new cases and 3,912 ongoing from previous years. A statement says “a growing level of complexity in cross-border criminal investigations” means probes increasingly last more than a year. ...


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