Tag: Europol
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New Europol regulation due to enter into force from May 2017 – oversight is likely to remain superficial
On 1 May 2017, the new regulation on Europol will enter into force. The compromise agreed on in the framework of the trilogue procedure lays down new more detailed provisions on oversight of the activities of Europol by the European…
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Europol to cooperate with new European intelligence service center
European intelligence services are establishing a “Counter Terrorism Centre” in the Dutch city The Hague. The centre belongs to the “Counter Terrorism Group” (CTG) that was founded by the so called Club of Berne in 2001. It consists of domestic…
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“Terrorist material” online: further successful removal requests by Europol
Europol’s Internet Referral Unit is more active than had previously been known. The partnership with the internet industry is now to be expanded further, with the aim of establishing a Joint Referral Platform for the police and private companies and…
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EU adds facial recognition capabilities to police databases
Last week, the European Commission published its proposal to recast the EURODAC Regulation, which includes plans for longer storage periods, an expansion of data categories and comparison capabilities, and mandatory fingerprinting and photographing. To date, EURODAC has been used for…