US EditionEU Commission to propose expanding the role of pan-European police agency Europol
- The European Commission announced its proposal to expand the role of the EU law enforcement cooperation agency Europol and enhance law enforcement access to data to improve internal security across the bloc.
- In its new strategy, the Commission aims to provide more resources for law enforcement and strengthen EU agencies to combat organized crime and terrorism.
- European Commission Executive Vice President Henna Virkkunen stated that Europol will be transformed into a more operational police agency by 2026.
- Virkkunen emphasized the need for law enforcement to have the right tools for the digital era while balancing privacy concerns and data access.
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THE LETTER OF BRUSSELS. The transformation of Europol announced by Ursula von der Leyen is taking a turn. More staff and more tools for ever more sophisticated criminality.
The European Union is also joining the discourse on law enforcement agencies' access to often encrypted data.
In times of geopolitical uncertainty, the EU wants to become more crisis-proof. Now the EU Commission has presented a paper for its internal security. It is about more data exchange - and the strengthening of Europol.
The EU Commission wants to address the cross-border threats and urgently needs more cooperation.
The European Commission on Tuesday presented a new EU internal security strategy, aimed in particular at improving the fight against organised crime in the digital environment. The plan includes a strengthened role for the European police agency Europol and the possibility of making some encrypted communications from mobile applications available to police authorities in the future. While the commission says the police need these tools to more e…
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