EUROJUST’S ROLE & TASKS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ORGANISED CRIME & TERRORISM Michèle Coninsx President EUROJUST National Member for BE, Chair Counter-Terrorism Team Visit of the LIBE and CRIM Committees, The Hague, 11 February 2013

WHAT IS EUROJUST? More Effective Coordination & Cooperation 27 EU PROSECUTORS/JUDGES

OBJECTIVES 1. To stimulate and improve coordination between competent authorities 2. To improve cooperation between competent authorities by facilitating the execution of international mutual legal assistance and the implementation of extradition requests (EAW) 3. To support competent authorities in order to render their investigations more effective

OPERATIONAL CO-ORDINATION MEETINGS LEVEL I - Meeting LEVEL II - Meeting... BE I PL SL D S F UK L NL 27 National Members... Concerned NM’s SL BE UK D LEVEL III - meeting BE UK D CONCERNED NAT. MEMBERS + JUDICIAL A/O POLICE AUTHORITIES OF CONCERNED COUNTRIES BE UK D D SL

COLLEGE TEAMS  Presidency  Casework strategy and performance management  Counter-terrorism  Trafficking and related crimes  Financial and economic crime  Judicial cooperation instruments  Brussels: Council, Commission & EP  EJN & Liaison magistrates  Europol  External relations

STATISTICS

Case evolution

Priority crime types in Eurojust cases

Eurojust Cases - Requesting Countries

Eurojust Cases - Requested Countries

Total number coordination meetings

Coordination meetings - Requesting countries

Coordination meetings - Requested countries

Michèle Coninsx President Chair Counter-Terrorism Team Belgian National Member EUROJUST Tel Fax Maanweg 174 NL AB The Hague The Netherlands