European Commission 17 July 2013, Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust)

52013PC0535 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) /* COM/2013/0535 final - 2013/0256 (COD) */ EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL Eurojust was set up by Council Decision 2002/187/JHA[1] to reinforce the fight against serious organised crime in the European Union.