This 18-month “cross-fertilisation” project consists of the organisation of a cycle of 3 international conferences on judicial cooperation in criminal matters between EU Member States, to be addressed to law students, legal professionals and academics:- I conference (University of Catania) on procedural rights in criminal proceedings in the light of mutual recognition measures- II conference (University of Catania) on criminal investigations in cross-border cases and the role of Eurojust- III conference (International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences – ISISC) on the status quo of EU judicial cooperation in criminal matters and its potential evolution, also in the light of the possible future European Public Prosecutor’s Office. This proposal responds to the need of addressing the continuous evolution of EU judicial cooperation in criminal matters, especially after the adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon. In this fast changing scenario, law students are not always fully aware of the importance of this field of law for their studies and future career, legal professionals struggle with staying up to date and getting familiar with the most recent EU judicial cooperation measures, and academics are continually confronting themselves with legislative supranational acts that are destined to affect domestic legal orders. Therefore, the objective of the project is twofold: contributing to boost awareness on sensitive EU law issues at educational/professional level, and stimulating studies and reflections on such issues at academic level. The final output of these activities will be the publication of a collective book, so as to allow dissemination of the project outcomes beyond those directly involved and give visibility to the project activities under the “Erasmus+: Jean Monnet Action” outside the institutions hosting the conferences. The publication will be in English in order to guarantee dissemination and visibility to their maximum extent.