Serbia and North Macedonia Lose Key EU Crime-Fighting Links Amid Political Disruption

Serbia and North Macedonia, two critical hubs in combatting organized crime in the Western Balkans, have suddenly found themselves without liaison prosecutors to Eurojust, the European Union's judicial coordination agency. These positions, vital for enabling fast and efficient international cooperation in major criminal cases, were vacated without replacements—an alarming development in a region where financial crime, drug trafficking, and migrant smuggling operate across borders with increasing