Eurojust has concluded agreements with 12 third countries, including four Western Balkan countries (Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia), as well as Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Norway, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United States. These agreements create an enabling environment in which third countries can participate in and benefit from the practical cooperation instruments offered by Eurojust. These agreements also give national authorities of third countries the possibility to unlocate liaison prosecutors at Eurojust`s headquarters in order to work side by side with their counterparts in the Member States and to access Eurojust`s operational instruments. Under this Eurojust Decision, Eurojust also has the right to conclude strategic agreements (which do not involve the exchange of personal data), but no such agreement has been concluded up to that date.↩ Eurojust does not have the power to investigate or prosecute criminal offences, but rather seeks to cooperate between EU Member States in dealing with transnational crime. The kidneys. T42 [11] You can also support investigations and prosecutions between a requesting Member State and a third country in the event of a cooperation agreement or special need. [12] Europol also works closely with a number of EU institutions and agencies on the basis of cooperation agreements. A cooperation agreement, which entered into force in January 2010, strengthened efforts to strengthen cooperation between the agencies, in particular by strengthening the exchange of information and improving their strategic and operational cooperation, as well as Europol`s continued participation in Eurojust`s strategy and coordination meetings. The agreement also provided for additional cooperation activities, including the possibility of temporarily sending representatives of one or both agencies to the premises of the other agency, as well as the obligation to inform each other about participation in Joint Investigation Teams (JHA). [3] Eurojust has published numerous reports and guidelines for practitioners on the use of judicial cooperation instruments (Guidelines on Jurisdiction, Confiscation of Assets, EIO, to name but a few). .
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