According to the latest data, more than 70,000 warrants were issued between 2004 and 2010 and more than 12,000 have successfully been executed.
EAO tika ieviests 2004.gadā pēc EK priekšlikuma un tā mērķis bija nodrošināt paātrinātu izdošanas procedūru starp dalībvalstīm.