The European Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation

• Migrant smugglers sentenced in the United Kingdom following international investigation

  Five people have been convicted in the United Kingdom (UK) for running a smuggling network transporting Vietnamese migrants into the country and laundering over EUR 1.8 million in cash. The convictions follow an international investigation involving UK, Belgian and French authorities, coordinated by Eurojust and Europol.

• Serbian Prosecutor General visits Eurojust

  Eurojust President Michael Schmid welcomed Zagorka Dolovac, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Serbia, for a visit supported by the WBCJ Project. The visit included meetings with several Eurojust National Desks and highlighted Serbia’s growing cooperation with Eurojust, including 82 new cases between September 2025 and August 2026 and participation in nine Joint Investigation Teams.

• 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.

• Money laundering scheme involving EUR 4.5 million exposed

  The Italian and German authorities, in collaboration with Eurojust, have uncovered a money laundering scheme involving the diversion and misuse of grants and funding intended for a sports association for personal gain. During actions on 3 September, assets worth EUR 7 million were seized as a preventive measure.

• Eurojust cooperation with Iraq supports landmark terrorism conviction in Slovenia

  A recent ruling in Slovenia marked the first judgment in the country in which an asylum seeker was sentenced to five years in prison for membership of a foreign terrorist organisation. The judgement is not yet final. Eurojust provided swift support to the Specialised State Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Slovenia in obtaining crucial evidence from Iraq, making use of the recently signed Working Arrangement with the National Centre for International Judicial Cooperation (NCIJC) of the Republic of Iraq. The cooperation enabled the necessary evidence to be obtained within a tight timeframe, before the maximum period for the accused’s remand in custody expired.