On September 18, 2024, Judge Tomoko Akane, the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and Catherine De Bolle, the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), signed a memorandum of understanding on secure communication and a liaison agreement at Europol headquarters in The Hague.
These agreements complement a framework working arrangement establishing cooperative relations which was signed between Europol and the ICC on April 25, 2023. The agreements operationalize aspects of the cooperative relations between the ICC and Europol, better enabling the two institutions to enhance their cooperation and encourage the exchange of information, knowledge, experience, and expertise.
The ICC is the first permanent, treaty-based international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community, namely war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and the crime of aggression.
Europol is the European Union’s Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation. It serves as the center for law enforcement cooperation, analytical expertise, and criminal intelligence in Europe.
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