EU Adopts Convention to Strengthen Mutual Assistance, Especially in Certain Crimes

On August 24, 2000, the European Union took a practical step to combat serious organized crime by establishing Eurojust, a judicial coordination unit. The goal of the initiative is to urgently strengthen judicial cooperation among EU Members, especially in combating forms of serious crimes often committed by transnational organizations. The effective improvement of judicial cooperation among EU Members requires the immediate adoption of structural measures at the EU level to facilitate the coordination of action for investigations and prosecutions covering the territory of more than one EU Member...[more]