European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol)

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the recommendation for second reading contained in the report by Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA (EPP, ES) on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA.

The committee recommended that the European Parliament approve, unamended, the Council position at first reading.

It also approved a joint statement by Parliament and the Council annexed to this resolution on Article 44 (Cooperation between the European Data Protection Supervisor Officer (EDPS) and the national supervisory officers).

The European Parliament and the Council considered that, following the adoption of the proposed General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Directive for data processing in the police and justice sector, including the new, soon to be created European Data Protection Board, and in light of the announced review of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, the different mechanisms for cooperation between the European Data Protection Supervisor and the national supervisory authorities in this field, including the Cooperation Board set up in this Regulation, should in the future be reorganised in such a way as to ensure effectiveness and consistency and avoid unnecessary duplication, without prejudice to the Commission's right of initiative.