Chapter I, Article 4, Paragraph 1. · Regulation (EU) 2018/1727

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1.Eurojust shall:

(a)inform the competent authorities of the Member States of investigations and prosecutions of which it has been informed which have repercussions at Union level or which might affect Member States other than those directly concerned;

(b)assist the competent authorities of the Member States in ensuring the best possible coordination of investigations and prosecutions;

(c)assist in improving cooperation between the competent authorities of the Member States, in particular on the basis of Europol’s analyses;

(d)cooperate and consult with the European Judicial Network in criminal matters, including by making use of and contributing to the improvement of the documentary database of the European Judicial Network;

(e)cooperate closely with the EPPO on matters relating to its competence;

(f)provide operational, technical and financial support to Member States’ cross-border operations and investigations, including to joint investigation teams;

(g)support, and where appropriate participate in, the Union centres of specialised expertise developed by Europol and other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies;

(h)cooperate with Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, as well as networks established in the area of freedom, security and justice regulated under Title V of the TFEU;

(i)support Member States’ action in combating forms of serious crime listed in Annex I;

(j)support Member States’ action in combating genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and related criminal offences, including by preserving, analysing and storing evidence related to those crimes and related criminal offences and enabling the exchange of such evidence with, or otherwise making it directly available to, competent national authorities and international judicial authorities, in particular the International Criminal Court.