Cooperation with Third Countries

• (Draft) Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record data
• Agreement between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
• Agreement between the European Union and Japan on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters
• Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the application of certain provisions of the Convention of 29 may 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union and the 2001 Protocol thereto
• Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the surrender procedure between the Member States of the European Union and Iceland and Norway
• Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the United States for the purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program
• Agreement between the International Criminal Court and the European Union on cooperation and assistance
• Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses
• Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Records to the United States Department of Homeland Security
• Agreement on extradition between the European Union and the United States of America
• Agreement on mutual legal assistance between the European Union and the United States of America
• Agreements between the European Union, on the one part, and the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein, on the other part, on the application of certain provisions of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, of Council Decision 2008/616/JHA on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, and the Annex thereto, and of Council Framework Decision 2009/905/JHA on accreditation of forensic service providers carrying out laboratory activities
• Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Mexican States, the Kingdom of Morocco, New Zealand, the Republic of Singapore, the Swiss Confederation and the United States of America (ACTA)
• Arrangement with the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Iceland, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the participation by those States in the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice
• Commission Notice - Guidelines on Extradition to Third States
• Communication from the Commission On the global approach to transfers of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to third countries
• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the COmmittee of the Regions on Cooperation in the Area of Justice and Home Affairs within the Eastern Partnership
• Council Common Position 2005/69/JHA of 24 January 2005 on exchanging certain data with Interpol
• Council Conclusions on strengthening judicial cooperation with third countries in the fight against organised crime
• Council Decision (EU) 2015/1913 of 18 September 2015 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (CETS No 196) and Council Decision (EU) 2015/1914 of 18 September 2015 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (CETS No 196)
• Council Decision (EU) 2018/889 of 4 June 2018 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism and Council Decision (EU) 2018/890 of 4 June 2018 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism
• Council Decision (EU) 2022/895 of 24 May 2022 authorising the opening of negotiations on behalf of the European Union for a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes
• Council Decision (EU) 2023/2170 of 28 September 2023 authorising the European Commission to participate, on behalf of the European Union, in negotiations on a Council of Europe Convention superseding and replacing the 1998 Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law (ETS No. 172)
• Council Decision (EU) 2023/436 of 14 February 2023 authorising Member States to ratify, in the interest of the European Union, the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced cooperation and disclosure of electronic evidence
• Council Decision (EU) 2025/2307 of 13 October 2025 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes
• Council Decision (EU) 2025/2493 of 1 December 2025 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law
• Council Decision (EU) authorising the opening of negotiations for a cooperation agreement between the European Union and the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-INTERPOL)
• Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations in view of an agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on cross-border access to electronic evidence for judicial cooperation in criminal matters
• Council Decision authorising the participation in negotiations on a second Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (CETS No. 185)
• Counterfeiting: medicrime and approximation of national legislation
• Draft declaration for the notification of the EPPO as a competent judicial authority in relation to the 1959 European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and its Protocols
• Draft text of the Agreement on the New Partnership with the United Kingdom
• Eurojust guidelines for deciding on competing requests for surrender and extradition
• Extradition of EU citizens to third countries - Exchange of views
• Information by the Commission on the PNR legislation adopted by Mexico and the Republic of Argentina requesting the transfer of PNR data from the EU
• Proposal for a Council Decision authorising Member States to sign, in the interest of the European Union, the Third Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
• Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Specialised Committee on Law Enforcement and Judicial Cooperation established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, regarding the extension of the period referred to in Article 540(3) of the EU UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (Prüm) during which DNA-profiles and fingerprints can be exchanged with the United Kingdom
• Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, in the 83rd Plenary Meeting of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) as regards the participation of the European Union as observer in GRECO
• Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the European Commission to participate, on behalf of the European Union, in negotiations on an additional protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No. 198)
• Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations to amend the Agreement between the European Union and Japan on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters
• Recommendations for Council Decisions authorising the opening of negotiations for agreements between the European Union and foreign countries on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and their respective competent authorities for fighting serious crime and terrorism
• Review of the implementation by the European Union of articles 2 - 10, 15 and 23 “Criminalisation and jurisdiction” of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, Review of the implementation by the European Union of articles 3 and 5 of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Review of the implementation by the European Union of articles 3, 5 and 6 of the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Review of the implementation by the European Union of articles 3, 5 and 8 of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
• The impact of COVID-19 on judicial cooperation in criminal matters
• Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part