Ladislav Hamran
 Ladislav Hamran  (lawyer, civil servant) | ||||||||
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| Born | 1973 | |||||||
| Nationality | Slovak Republic | |||||||
| Alma mater | Comenius University in Bratislava | |||||||
Slovak President of the European Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, overseeing its expansion and global scope.
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Ladislav Hamran was elected as President of Eurojust, the European Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation in 2017.[1]
Career
Hamran is a public prosecutor with over twenty years of experience, particularly in cases involving economic crime, corruption and asset recovery. After completing his legal studies at the Faculty of Law of Comenius University in Bratislava, he started working as a prosecutor in 1997.
In 2003, he joined the General Prosecution Office in Bratislava, where he mainly investigated and prosecuted cases involving economic crime and corruption, until his secondment to Eurojust in September 2007. In 2013, he was elected Vice-President of Eurojust and was re-elected in this role in 2016 before becoming President in November [[[2017]].
Expansion of Eurojust
One of the focal points of Hamran’s terms as President was the digitalisation of justice in the EU. In 2020, the European Commission will table proposals for the Digital Justice project and Eurojust will play an important role in rolling out a system of secure digital channels for the exchange of information and evidence between prosecutors across the EU.[1]
Another priority for Hamran will be to further extend Eurojust’s global scope. Stressing the need for further international cooperation for a long time, with criminal networks increasingly operating on a global scale, Hamran has also stepped up collaboration with partners outside the EU since starting his term as President.
Other expansions include a Judicial Counter-Terrorism Register at Eurojust, and strengthening Eurojust’s partnerships with other EU Agencies in the field of Justice and Home Affairs, such as Europol and Frontex. In addition, Hamran wants to build up a good working relationship with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Luxembourg, which started in 2020, and continue the good cooperation with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).[1]
Personal
Hamran is married with two children. He speaks Slovak, English, Hungarian and Russian.[1]
