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Estonian minister, president of Eurojust speak about international justice cooperation
Michele Coninsx and Urmas Reinsalu. Tallinn, 26.05.2016. Photo: just.ee |
Reinsalu said Eurojust as the coordinating authority has an extremely important role in solving and conducting proceedings on cross-border crime and in combating organized crime.
"In international cooperation it is particularly important to take account of new challenges, be it the migrant crisis, terrorism or cyber crime. At the present moment cooperation among countries of Europe to prevent human trafficking and in combating terrorism is very important," the minister said according to spokespeople.
Coninsx, who has headed Eurojust since 2012, is scheduled to meet during her three-day visit to Estonia also with Prime Minister Taavi Roivas and representatives of the prosecutor's office, the Tallinn Circuit Court, the Internal Security Service (ISS), the Estonian Forensic Science Institute and the parliamentary constitutional committee.
As president of Eurojust, Coninsx has defined the fight against terrorism, organized crime and cyber crime as her priorities, along with matters related to illegal immigration. Coninsx has been working as representative of Belgium in Eurojust for 15 years. Before that she worked as prosecutor for cases of organized crime and terrorism in Belgium.
Established in 2002, Eurojust was created to improve handling of serious cross-border and organized crime by stimulating investigative and prosecutorial coordination among agencies of the EU member states. It is composed of a College formed of 28 national members – experienced judges, prosecutors, or police officers of equivalent competence from each EU member state. The Estonian representative in Eurojust is Public Prosecutor Raivo Sepp.