09-10-2017 15:00
Constituent meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on Europol

European Parliament (Brussels), room Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS) 3C50
Poster of the constitutive meeting of the joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol
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The constituent meeting of the JPSG, taking place in the European Parliament on 9 and 10 October 2017, shall bring together representatives of national parliaments and the European Parliament.

Pursuant to Article 88 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 51 paragraph 1 of the Europol Regulation and in accordance with Article 9 of Protocol 1 of the Treaty of the European Union and the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union, the Conference of Speakers of European Union Parliaments on 23-24 April 2017 established the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol). This newly created body will politically monitor the agency's activities in fulfilling its mission, including as regards the impact of those activities on the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons.