European Police Office, Europol: protocol to the Convention, money laundering. Initiative Denmark

PURPOSE : to present a Protocol amending the Europol Convention. CONTENT : the proposal, an initiative of the Kingdom of Denmark, aims to adopt a Council Act drawing up, on the basis of Article 43(1) of the Convention on the Establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention), a Protocol amending that Convention. In this context, it is proposed to : - give the necessary support and means to function effectively as the focal point of European police cooperation; - make changes to the Europol Convention so as to strengthen Europol's operational support function with respect to the national police authorities; - provide the necessary support so that Europol can carry out its task on Union-wide crime prevention, analyses and investigation.�