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The 17th meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on Europol, 3-4 November, 2025, Brussels

The 17th meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on Europol will take place on 3-4 November 2025 at the European Parliament in Brussels, József Antall Building, room 2Q2.

The meeting will tackle a number of issues directly arising from the JPSG's prerogatives, including presentations by Ms Catherine DE BOLLE, Europol Executive Director, Mr Ireneusz SIEŇKO, the Chair of the Europol Management Board, and Mr Wojciech WIEWIÓROWSKI, the European Data Protection Supervisor.

During the meeting, exchanges of views with Europol's Data Protection Officer will also be held.

The agenda includes two scrutiny sessions:

• "Lawful access to data for law enforcement - necessity and proportionality"

• " From waste trafficking to trade in protected species - organized environmental crime".

A specific agenda point is also dedicated to an update on Europol activities linked to the war in Ukraine.

The JPSG will be consulted on Europol's Multiannual Programming Document 2026-2028 and the Executive Director of Europol will reply to the written comments received from parliamentary delegations during her intervention.