01-02-2021 10:00
Eighth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol, 1-2 February
The eighth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol (JPSG) took place on 1-2 February 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal and via remote participation due to the pandemic. The JPSG brought together Members of national parliaments and the European Parliament to fulfil the scrutiny and oversight on the activities of Europol including on fundamental rights.
The agenda included interventions by Europol Executive Director, Ms Catherine De Bolle and keynote speeches by Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ms Ylva Johansson and Eduardo CABRITA, Minister for Home Affairs of the Portuguese Government on the topic of the revision and strengthening of the mandate of Europol. JPSG heard also a presentation by the European Data Protection Supervisor, Mr Wojciech Wiewiórowski. Thematic debates with high-profile experts included topics of the impact of COVID-19 in the EU's internal security - the role of police cooperation and cybercrime and digital resilience.
- Programme for the 8th meeting (PDF - 124 KB)
- Speech by Ylva JOHANSSON, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs
- Speech by Pedro VERDELHO, Coordinator of the Cybercrime Office, Portuguese Prosecutor General’s Office (PDF - 590 KB)
- Guide on written and oral questions (PDF - 571 KB)
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Written contributions to agenda points
- Europol background document on activities (PDF - 63 KB)
- Europol background document on Cybercrime and resilience (PDF - 35 KB)
- Europol background document on Impact of COVID in the EU internal security (PDF - 49 KB)
- Written contribution by Professor Pellegrini, Chair of the Europol Cooperation Board (PDF - 88 KB)
- Activity report of the Europol Cooperation Board (PDF - 743 KB)
- Europol Management Board activities September 2020 to February 2021 (PDF - 90 KB)
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Documents received from Europol