06/11/2018 (Agence Europe) – According to a press release from the European Union's judicial cooperation agency, the ministerial representatives of France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands announced in Paris of Monday 5 November that Eurojust is to host a new judicial counter-terrorism register. Eurojust "stands ready to swiftly create and host the counter-terrorism register, which would bring more clarity, security and speed to investigations after terrorist attacks". "The European Union needs improved information sharing between prosecutors. Swift and secure data exchange about investigations and prosecutions in the member states is vital for better coordination of our joint efforts against terrorism", the head of Eurojust, Ladislav Hamran, stated. (SP)