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2015/0809(CNS) Agreement on strategic cooperation in the fight against serious crime and terrorism between the United Arab Emirates and European Police Office (Europol). Implementing decision

Role	Committee	Rapporteur	Shadows
Opinion	AFET
Lead	LIBE	MUSSOLINI Alessandra (EPP)	DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA Agustín (EPP), KAUFMANN Sylvia-Yvonne (S&D)

Lead committee dossier: LIBE/8/04528

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2015/12/15 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
- T8-0443/2015 summary
  
  The European Parliament adopted by 490 votes to 159, with 44 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council implementing decision approving the conclusion by the European Police Office (Europol) of the Agreement on Strategic Cooperation in the fight against serious crime and terrorism between the United Arab Emirates and Europol. Parliament approved the Council draft under the Parliament’s consultation procedure. It called on the Commission to: assess, after the entry into force of the new Europol Regulation, the provisions contained in the cooperation agreement, in particular on data protection; inform the Parliament and the Council of the outcome of this assessment and, if appropriate, to submit a recommendation for an authorisation to open international renegotiation of the agreement.
2015/12/03 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
- A8-0351/2015
2015/11/30 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
2015/10/05 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
2015/08/24 Legislative proposal published
- 10510/2015 summary
  
  PURPOSE: to approve the conclusion by the European Police Office (Europol) of the Agreement on Strategic Cooperation in the fight against serious crime and terrorism between the United Arab Emirates and Europol. PROPOSED ACT: Council implementing decision. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council adopts the act after consulting the European Parliament but without being obliged to follow its opinion. BACKGROUND: pursuant to Decision 2009/371/JHA establishing the European Police Office (Europol) and Decision 2009/934/JHA adopting the implementing rules governing Europol's relations with partners, including the exchange of personal data and classified information, Europol is to conclude agreements with the third States which have been put on the list determined by Decision 2009/935/JHA. Such agreements have the objective of supporting and strengthening action by the competent authorities of the Member States and their mutual cooperation in preventing and combating organised crime, terrorism and other forms of serious crime affecting two or more Member States, and may concern the exchange of operational, strategic or technical information, including personal data and classified information. The United Arab Emirates is included in the list determined by Decision 2009/935/JHA. In order to increase effectiveness in preventing and combating serious forms of crime, Europol has initiated, in accordance with Decision 2009/934/JHA, the procedure for the conclusion of an Agreement on Strategic Cooperation in the fight against serious crime and terrorism between the United Arab Emirates and Europol (‘Strategic Agreement’). Strategic agreements may be concluded by Europol only after approval by the Council, the latter having previously consulted the Management Board of Europol. The Management Board approved the Operational and Strategic Agreement on 13 May 2015. The conditions for triggering the exercise of the implementing powers by the Council pursuant to Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA and 2009/935/JHA have been met. CONTENT: in accordance with the draft implementing decision, Europol shall be authorised to conclude the Agreement on Strategic Cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and Europol. The terms of the cooperation governed by the Strategic Agreement provide for the exchange of information, which may include specialist knowledge, general situation reports, results of strategic analysis, information on criminal investigation procedures and information on crime-prevention methods; participation in training activities; and the provision of advice and support in individual criminal investigations. In addition, the Agreement contains no provisions relating to the exchange of personal data. Denmark, the United Kingdom and Ireland shall all take part in the adoption and application of this Decision.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/', 'title': 'Migration and Home Affairs'}, AVRAMOPOULOS Dimitris

Documents

Legislative proposal published: 10510/2015
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A8-0351/2015
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0443/2015

Amendments	Dossier
10	2015/0809(CNS) 2015/11/25 LIBE 10 amendments... Amendment 1 # Morten PETERSEN Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 1 1. ~~Approve~~Rejects the Council draft; Amendment 10 # Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to assess, after the entry into force of the new Europol Regulation, the provisions contained in the cooperation agreement; calls on the Commission to inform the Parliament and the Council of the outcome of this assessment and, if appropriate, to submit a recommendation for an authorisation to open international renegotiation of the agreement; Amendment 2 # Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 1 1. ~~Approve~~Rejects the Council draft; Amendment 3 # Cornelia ERNST Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 1 1. ~~Approve~~Rejects the Council draft; Amendment 4 # Morten PETERSEN Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Council not to adopt the draft decision until the new proposed Europol Regulation (2013/0091(COD)) enters into force, under which the procedure for concluding agreements with third States and organisations, as well as the relevant provisions and safeguards for the protection of personal data, are significantly modified; Amendment 5 # Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Council not to adopt the draft decision until the new proposed Europol Regulation (2013/0091(COD)) enters into force, under which the procedure for concluding agreements with third States and organisations, as well as the relevant provisions and safeguards for the protection of personal data, are significantly modified; Amendment 6 # Morten PETERSEN Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 2 ~~2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;~~deleted Amendment 7 # Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 2 ~~2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;~~deleted Amendment 8 # Morten PETERSEN Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 3 ~~2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;~~deleted Amendment 9 # Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS ~~3. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament;~~deleted source: 572.835

Amendments

Dossier

2015/0809(CNS)

2015/11/25 LIBE 10 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Morten PETERSEN

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Approve~~Rejects the Council draft;

Amendment 10 #

Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to assess, after the entry into force of the new Europol Regulation, the provisions contained in the cooperation agreement; calls on the Commission to inform the Parliament and the Council of the outcome of this assessment and, if appropriate, to submit a recommendation for an authorisation to open international renegotiation of the agreement;

Amendment 2 #

Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Approve~~Rejects the Council draft;

Amendment 3 #

Cornelia ERNST

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Approve~~Rejects the Council draft;

Amendment 4 #

Morten PETERSEN

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Council not to adopt the draft decision until the new proposed Europol Regulation (2013/0091(COD)) enters into force, under which the procedure for concluding agreements with third States and organisations, as well as the relevant provisions and safeguards for the protection of personal data, are significantly modified;

Amendment 5 #

Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

Amendment 6 #

Morten PETERSEN

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;~~deleted

Amendment 7 #

Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;~~deleted

Amendment 8 #

Morten PETERSEN

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 3

~~2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;~~deleted

Amendment 9 #

Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS

~~3. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament;~~deleted

source: 572.835

History

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2016-01-06Show (1) Changes | Timetravel

activities/3/docs/0/text

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted, in the framework of a special legislative procedure (Parliament’s consultation), the report by Alessandra MUSSOLINI (EPP, IT) on the draft Council implementing decision approving the conclusion by the European Police Office (Europol) of the Agreement on Strategic Cooperation in the fight against serious crime and terrorism between the United Arab Emirates and Europol.

The committee recommended the European Parliament to approve the Council draft.

The Commission is called upon to:
- assess, after the entry into force of the new Europol Regulation, the provisions contained in the cooperation agreement, in particular on data protection;
- inform the Parliament and the Council of the outcome of this assessment and, if appropriate, to submit a recommendation for an authorisation to open international renegotiation of the agreement.
To recall, according to the current Europol Council Decision (Decision 2009/371/JHA), it is for the Council to approve the conclusion of international cooperation agreements with thirds states or international organisations, after having consulted the European Parliament. Such agreements may concern the exchange of operational, strategic, technical or classified information. The operational cooperation agreement also includes the exchange of personal data.

This proposal concerns the proposed approval of a strategic cooperation agreement between Europol and the United Arab Emirates. Such strategic agreement excludes the exchange of personal data, so the issue of data protection is not relevant in this case. The information exchanged could include specialist knowledge, general situation reports, results of strategic analysis, information on criminal investigation procedures, information on crime-prevention methods, training activities, and the provision of advice and support in individual criminal investigations.

The explanatory statement accompanying the report stated that according to Europol, the United Arab Emirates are increasingly relevant in the fight against organized crime as that country is becoming a growing hub for economic and financial crime. Proceeds from criminal activities such as Value Added Tax (VAT) fraud, Missing Trader Intra Community (MTIC) fraud and Money Laundering have been reinvested in the United Arab Emirates and key criminals involved in these frauds have sought refuge there.

The conclusion of this strategic cooperation agreement with the United Arab Emirates would aid and reinforce the fight against financial fraud and would contribute to enhancing international cooperation in the field of financial investigation and other relevant criminal matters.

2015-12-22Show (1) Changes | Timetravel

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The European Parliament adopted by 490 votes to 159, with 44 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council implementing decision approving the conclusion by the European Police Office (Europol) of the Agreement on Strategic Cooperation in the fight against serious crime and terrorism between the United Arab Emirates and Europol.

Parliament approved the Council draft under the Parliament’s consultation procedure. It called on the Commission to:
- assess, after the entry into force of the new Europol Regulation, the provisions contained in the cooperation agreement, in particular on data protection;
- inform the Parliament and the Council of the outcome of this assessment and, if appropriate, to submit a recommendation for an authorisation to open international renegotiation of the agreement.

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