Balgarianovinite.com Acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov reaffirmed the Bulgarian prosecution service’s commitment to active cooperation with its European partners at a forum in The Hague, the prosecution said on Saturday.
He did so during bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the 20th Consultative Forum of prosecutors general and heads of public prosecution services from EU member states, held at Eurojust headquarters in The Hague. The discussions focused on stronger judicial cooperation in Europe and beyond to address an increasingly complex and globalized criminal environment, including organized crime networks and emerging hybrid threats.
Sarafov met with Eurojust President Michael Schmid to discuss issues of mutual interest, including joint investigation teams and practical cooperation on criminal cases. He again confirmed the Bulgarian prosecution service’s readiness to work closely with European partners in response to the current international situation and the challenges facing law enforcement authorities.
Sarafov also met Hungarian Prosecutor General Gabor Balint Nagy and accepted an invitation to visit Budapest in May, following the Hungarian prosecutor general’s official visit to Sofia in November 2025. The two noted that cooperation among law enforcement institutions in EU member states must be strengthened continuously to curb cross-border organized crime, especially illegal migration.
Sarafov also met Francisco Jimenez-Villarejo Fernandez, head of the International Department at the Spanish Public Prosecutor’s Office, to discuss specific criminal cases involving Bulgarian nationals in Spain. The two noted the importance of judicial cooperation in addressing an increasingly global criminal environment and the high level of interaction between the Bulgarian and Spanish prosecution services, including in joint investigations.
Forum participants also discussed updating the Eurojust Regulation, the prosecution said on Friday. They also looked at the agency’s ambition to establish itself as a trusted source of practical guidance on complex cases, judicial tools and emerging crime trends, as well as the challenges posed by digitalization and artificial intelligence.
In October 2025, Sarafov attended the 19th Eurojust Consultative Forum in The Hague, where EU prosecutors backed closer criminal justice cooperation against organized cross-border crime. Later that month in Sofia, Sarafov and Eurojust President Michael Schmid said the Balkan prosecutors forum could serve as a working framework for deeper regional cooperation, and in November Sarafov and Gabor Balint Nagy agreed on joint training and exchanges of experience in cybercrime, money laundering and other offences. Acting Prosecutor General Reaffirms Commitment to European Cooperation 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-21 09:37:50 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law