Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation establishing the European Public Prosecutor`s Office has been in force since 20 November 2017. In its legislative resolution of 5 October 2017, Parliament gave its assent to the draft Council regulation. Effective regional judicial cooperation may be hampered by different legal systems and gaps in appropriate national legislation. To this end, the different legal systems and frameworks in the region, as well as the lack of appropriate national legislation in some countries, have and hinder the judicial cooperation necessary for a solid and effective response to the fight against drugs. On this basis, Subprogramme 2 on international/regional legal cooperation aims to strengthen the rule of law by providing technical and legal support to the countries of Western and Central Asia to better address drug and crime issues at the regional and international levels. To this end, legal expertise and advisory services will be made available to FP countries to develop effective and accountable crime prevention strategies and strategies and to strengthen the capacity of their criminal justice systems to work more effectively to address the problem. The gradual abolition of border controls within the EU has greatly facilitated the free movement of EU citizens, but has also facilitated the cross-border activity of criminals. In order to meet the challenge of cross-border crime, the area of freedom, security and justice includes measures to promote judicial cooperation between Member States in criminal matters. The starting point is the principle of mutual recognition. Specific measures to combat cross-border crime and terrorism have been adopted to ensure the protection of the rights of victims, suspects and prisoners throughout the EU. B. Agencies for judicial cooperation in criminal matters and other related bodies In addition, at the request of some Member States, subprogramme 2 has expanded its areas of intervention to support legal cooperation between FP countries in order to better combat trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants.

Eurojust shall promote and improve the coordination of investigations and prosecutions and cooperation between member States` authorities. In particular, it facilitates the execution of international requests for mutual legal assistance and the execution of requests for extradition. Eurojust shall provide all possible support to the authorities of the Member States in order to make their investigations and the prosecution of cross-border crime more effective. `Judicial cooperation in criminal matters` (Chapter 4) is part of the AFSJ (Title V) and aims to ensure a high level of security (Article 67(3) TFEU). In order to achieve that objective, the EU legislature may adopt `measures to prevent and combat crime, racism and xenophobia`, `measures of coordination and cooperation between police and judicial authorities and other competent authorities` and `mutual recognition of judgments in criminal matters and, where appropriate`. approximation of criminal law` (Article 67(3) TFEU). In accordance with the TFEU, most measures of judicial cooperation in criminal matters are adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure and are subject to judicial review by the Court of Justice of the European Union. However, even considering the specificities of the area of freedom, security and justice (opt-outs for Ireland and Denmark (see Protocols 21 and 22 annexed to the TFEU) and the privileged role of national parliaments (see Protocol No 21). 1 and 2)), judicial cooperation in criminal matters, as well as police cooperation, have not been fully integrated into the EU framework and retain some of its original characteristics of the period. prior to the Treaty of Lisbon: Parliament played a key role in shaping EU legislation in the field of judicial cooperation in criminal matters, giving political priority to the fight against crime and corruption.