The Cypriot Desk is headed by Zacharias Symeou, who is the National Member for Cyprus since November 2021.
In 2023, the Cypriot Desk was involved in 164 new cases, 8 coordination meetings and 4 coordination centres.
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National Member
National Member
Zacharias Symeou was appointed National Member for Cyprus at Eurojust in November 2021. Before joining Eurojust, Mr Symeou was Counsel of the Republic at the Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus, handling numerous requests for the execution of European Arrest Warrants. As a prosecutor, he furthermore litigated many high-profile criminal cases, involving human trafficking, murder and the trade in illicit substances, such as drugs.
Previously, Mr Symeou worked as a lawyer in the private sector, after being admitted to the Bar in Cyprus in 2008. Mr Symeou graduated as a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at the University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom in 2007 and obtained his General Law LLM (Master’s) degree from Middlesex University in 2008.
‘I am honoured to be appointed as National Member for Cyprus at Eurojust and I am prepared to assist my colleagues from other Member States, to the best of my abilities, in the fight against international cross-border crime.’
Zacharias Symeou, National Member for Cyprus at Eurojust
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Casework
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New cases (total) | 89 | 89 | 84 | 86 | 136 | 145 | 164 |
Coordination meetings (initiating and/or participating) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
Coordination centres (organising and/or participating) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
Joint investigation teams (newly signed and/or ongoing) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Press releases
08 May 2024|PRESS RELEASE
01 February 2024|PRESS RELEASE
22 January 2024|PRESS RELEASE
07 November 2023|PRESS RELEASE
12 January 2023|LAST UPDATE:23 February 2023|PRESS RELEASE
22 November 2021|NEWS
11 October 2021|PRESS RELEASE
22 April 2021|PRESS RELEASE
16 November 2020|PRESS RELEASE
Documents
12 January 2024|AVAILABLE IN 24 LANGUAGES
09 November 2023|AVAILABLE IN 24 LANGUAGES
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20 December 2021|AVAILABLE IN 24 LANGUAGES
15 February 2021|AVAILABLE IN 24 LANGUAGES
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