15/03/2024 (Agence Europe) – Kolbrún Benediktsdóttir took up her duties as Iceland’s first Liaison Prosecutor at Eurojust, the European Union’s judicial cooperation unit, on Tuesday 12 March. This post, the result of an agreement signed in 2005 between Iceland and Eurojust, aims to facilitate the fight against cross-border and organised crime. Iceland joins a list of twelve countries with liaison prosecutors at Eurojust: Albania, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States. These prosecutors play a key role in establishing cross-border judicial cooperation requests, which are essential for effectively combating international crime. “It is a very important step for Iceland and I’m sure that it will prove to be essential when it comes to prosecuting cross-border and organised crimes”, said Ms Benediktsdóttir. (NP)