The EU police agency Europol is expected to gain new powers that will
help it fight terrorism and cybercrime, thanks to new governance rules
endorsed by Civil Liberties Committee MEPs on Thursday.
The draft rules, which have already been approved by the European
Parliament and European Council, will make it easier for Europol to set
up specialised units to respond immediately to emerging threats.
The new regulation also includes clear rules for existing units or
centres such as the Internet Referral Unit, which ensures the swift
removal of websites praising terrorist acts or encouraging EU citizens
to join terrorist organisations.
Europol will in some cases be able to exchange information directly
with private entities such as firms or NGOs, which should enable it to
work faster. For example, it will be able to contact social network
service provider Facebook directly to ask it to delete a web page run by
ISIS or request details of other pages that might be run by the same user, so as to prevent the spread of terrorist propaganda.
In order to avoid information gaps in the fight against organised
crime and terrorism, the new rules state that member states should
provide Europol with the data necessary to fulfil its objectives.
MEPs have ensured that Europol’s new powers will go hand in hand with
increased data protection safeguards and parliamentary scrutiny. The
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) will be responsible for
monitoring Europol’s work and there will be a clear complaints procedure
under EU law for citizens.
To ensure democratic control, Europol’s work will be overseen by a
Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group with members from both national
parliaments and the European Parliament.
Parliaments’ negotiators also ensured that all information exchange
agreements between Europol and third countries will be assessed within 5
years after the entry into force of the new regulation, to ensure that
they comply with data protection rules and EU standards for policing.
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