Georgia to become 1st in S. Caucasus to sign agreement with Eurojust

Georgia will become the first country in the South Caucasus to sign an agreement with the EU agency Eurojust which was created in 2002 to help EU member and several non-member countries cooperate more effectively to combat terrorism and serious crimes, the Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office says.

The office stated that the European Parliament has already held a vote regarding the issue and its 555 legislators supported the signing of the deal between Georgia and the Eurojust, while 29 voted against and 20 refrained from voting.

In the coming days, Georgian Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani and Prosecutor General Shalva Tadumadze will go to The Hague to sign the agreement,” the Prosecutor’s Office said.

The Prosecutor’s Office states  that the agreement will provide opportunities for Georgia and the EU member countries to timely and effective cooperate during the investigation process of serious crimes.

This particularly concerns organized crimes,” the Prosecutor’s Office reports.

The office says that before making the decision regarding the signing of the agreement Eurojust had studied “in depth”  how the Georgian law enforcement agencies protect personal information.

Each year, Eurojust opens a growing number of cases [currently over 2,300] and holds about 250 coordination meetings and runs 10 coordination centres, the Eurojust press office reads.