The Bulgarian Prosecutor General with the President of Eurojust Michael Schmidt
Acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov participated in the 20th Consultative Forum of Prosecutors General and Directors of Public Prosecution Services of the EU Member States, which was held at Eurojust headquarters in The Hague. Among the main topics of the event were discussions on strengthening and supporting judicial cooperation in Europe and internationally to tackle the increasingly complex and globalized criminal environment, including organized crime networks and emerging hybrid threats.
Within the framework of the forum, the Bulgarian Prosecutor General held a working meeting with the President of Eurojust, Michael Schmidt, with whom discussed issues of mutual interest, including the establishment of joint investigation teams and specific cooperation in criminal cases. Borislav Sarafov confirmed the commitment of the Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office to actively cooperate with European partners in relation to the current international situation and the resulting challenges for law enforcement authorities.
The Acting Prosecutor General also spoke with his Hungarian counterpart, Dr. Gábor Nagy, and accepted his invitation to visit Budapest in May this year, which will be in response to the official visit to Sofia in November 2025 by the Hungarian Prosecutor General. During the meeting, both pointed out the need to continuously upgrade the interaction between law enforcement institutions in the EU member states as key to limiting cross-border organized crime, especially in the field of illegal migration.
Borislav Sarafov also met with the Head of the International Department of the Spanish Prosecutor's Office, Francisco Jiménez Villarejo, with whom discussed specific criminal cases related to Bulgarian citizens in Spain. The Prosecutor General highlighted the important role of judicial cooperation in dealing with today's increasingly global criminal environment and emphasized the high level of interaction between the Bulgarian and Spanish prosecutors' offices, including on joint investigations.