Police cooperation: action against international crime (drugs, traffick in persons, illegal migration)

The Parliament approved the draft joint action on combating international crime subject to some amendments. The Rapporteur was Sir Jack Stewart-Clark (EPP, UK). Article 2 of the draft is strengthened to ensure maximum effective results in the form of tracking down criminals and their organisations, the subsequent bringing of them to justice and to coordinate joint law enforcement action. The provision of personal data shall be governed by national law, by the 1981 Council of Europe Convention on the protection of data, and by international conventions.�