Activities of Saskia BRICMONT related to 2023/2169(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) for the financial year 2022
Amendments (4)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomesNotes that the amended Europol Regulation which entered into force on 28 June 2022, and in particular the requires an increased oversight of its activities such as through the establishment and the appointment of a Fundamental Rights Officer (FRO) within Europol, and at ; further same time welcomestresses that the extension of Europol’s competences as regards support to Member States and possible cooperation with may propose opening investigations into a specific crime which concerns only one Member State, private parties, third countries and international organisationprivate parties, third countries and international organisations would require the establishment of additional internal and external oversight mechanisms to guarantee respect of EU law and ensure protection of fundamental rights;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes with concern reports of cases of conflicts of interest of former Europol staff working on issues related to work carried out in the last three years in Europol and lobbying made by those staff within Europol; call on Europol to address those issues with a matter of urgency;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Express concerns with regards to the findings of the EDPS’s audit report on Europol on 16 December 2022; recalls that upon conducting specific checks of third country nationals’ datasets held by Europol, the EDPS found multiple cases where personal data of minors under 15 years old were retained without clear necessity and proportionality justifications, given the fact that these minors were not directly involved in serious offences; stresses that Europol has the obligation to respect the principle of ‘strict proportionality’ established in Article 30(1) of the Europol Regulation; calls on Europol to comply with the ten recommendations issued by the EDPS.