CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION\'S JUSTICE AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS COOPERATION

NEŠKOVIĆ Slobodan (Univerzitet Privredna akademija u Novom Sadu, Fakultet za evropske pravno-političke studije, Univerzitet \"Sveti Kiril i Metodij\" Veliko Trnovo, Bugarska), slobneskovic@gmail.com

The concept of functioning of the European Union (EU) implies adequate and cohesive functioning of all its structural segments. Since the founding of the EU, particular importance has been devoted to the sphere of security in order to implement the newly inaugurated legal regulations of the group in question. Priority is given to prevention and the fight against all forms of organised crime, which is carried out through the coexistence of competent state institutions with existing European institutions. In the afore-mentioned context, essential importance belongs to the cooperation of the judiciary and the internal affairs authorities. The author\'s work discusses the genesis and peculiarities of the mentioned phenomenon, with special reference to Evrojast as an autochthonous security organisation.

Keywords: justice, internal affairs, organised crime, Eurojust, EU.