EUROJUST ȘI INSTITUȚIA MAGISTRATULUI DE LEGĂTURĂ
EUROJUST AND LIAISON MAGISTRATE INSTITUTION

Summary/Abstract: Eurojust is a judicial cooperation body set up following the European Council Decision on Tampere (15-16 October 1999) in order to improve the fight against serious crime. In Romania, the Council decisions regarding Eurojust were translated by GEO no. 123/2007 on certain measures to strengthen judicial cooperation with European Union Member States, approved with amendments by Law no. 85/2008. The role of Eurojust is to stimulate and improve the coordination of investigations and prosecution activities conducted by competent authorities in the Member States and to strengthen cooperation between those authorities, in particular by facilitating the execution of requests international judicial assistance and extradition. Eurojust cooperates with other agencies, especially with European Police Office, Anti Fraud Office and with third countries. Eurojust's competence covers various types of crimes: terrorism, drug trafficking, counterfeiting, money laundering, cybercrime, crimes against public or private property, including fraud and corruption, crimes which offenses the financial interests of the European Communities, crimes against the environment and membership in a criminal organization. Eurojust is composed from 28 national members, one from each EU member state. Eurojust supports and strengthens judicial cooperation in penal matter.National members, acting individually or as a Colleagues, interfer on the criminal concrete cases when national authorities need consolidated coordination or must exceed difficulties on the practical use of judicial cooperation. Eurojust reforming is one of the priorities of the current EU Commission. By proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the European Union Agency on Criminal Justice (Eurojust) is following to strengthen and increase the efficiency of Eurojust activities , both operational and administrative, Eurojust becoming the European Union Agency for Cooperation in Criminal Justice.

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