1. - The Role and Work of Eurojust - Combating International Crime
Cicero Foundation, Paris - 14 May 2004
Mike Kennedy
President of the College of Eurojust
National Member for the United Kingdom

2. What is Eurojust ? A group of 25 EU prosecutors / judges Aim -
One nominated by each Member State
Aim -
‘to deal more effectively with serious cross border crime, particularly when it is organised, and involves two or more Member States’ JHA Council Decision of 14 December 2000

3. Aims
Improve co-operation between Competent Authorities in Member States
Bring better co-ordination of cross-border investigations and prosecutions
Exchange of information
To make recommendations to change laws to improve MLA & Extradition arrangements

4. Why Eurojust ? Removal of frontier controls in EU states
At least 27 different legal systems
To improve action against cross-border crime
Existing Mutual Legal Assistance & Extradition arrangements are often lengthy and uncertain
Alternative to the European Prosecutor option

5. Some of the Problems European Union Principle Freedom of Movement
People Capital Goods Services
Minimal, if any, frontier controls
Mobility & relatively cheap travel
Computer and internet ‘cyber crime’
Organised cross-border crime
Terrorism
Trafficking in Drugs
Trafficking in Human Beings
Serious Fraud (inc..fraud on EU Budget)
Car Theft
Corruption

6. The Enlarged
European Union

7. 27 EU Legal Systems

8. Free Movement
27 EU Legal Systems

9. Eurojust - Membership (1)
Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ulrike Haberl-Schwarz = V/President
Michèle Coninsx
Katerina Loizou
Pavel Zeman
Johan Reimann
Raivo Sepp
Tuomas Oja
Olivier de Baynast = V/President
Hermann von Langsdorff
Stavroula Koutoulakou
Ilona Lévai

10. Eurojust - Membership (2)
Cesare Martellino
Rolandas Tilindis
Gunars Bundzis
Georges Heisbourg
Silvio Camilleri
Roelof-Jan Manschot
Jerzy Iwanicki
Jose-Luis Lopes da Mota
Peter Paluda
Barbara Brezigar (subject to Parliament)
Ruben Jimenez Fernandes
Solveig Wollstad
Mike Kennedy = President of the College
Italy
Lithuania
Latvia
Luxembourg
Malta
The Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden UK

11. How Eurojust Works Case Referrals Working Methods Adding Value
Strategic Meetings
Co-ordination Meetings

12. Cases Referred 1 March - 31 December 2001 = 192
1 January December = 202
1 January December = 300
1 January May = 118

13. Offences
Fraud
Drug Trafficking
Money Laundering
Terrorism

14. Working at Different Levels
Plenary Meeting of all 25 National Members
Twice each week
Level 2
Only those national members involved in a case
Level 3
Investigators & prosecutors dealing with a case