The aim of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters is to ensure a high level of safety for individuals in the EU by preventing and combating crime.
The cooperation takes place between national police forces and national judicial authorities with the help of EU agencies such as Eurojust, Europol and the European Judicial Network where needed. This cooperation involves the collection and exchange of information on people.
EDPS Formal comments on the draft Commission Implementing Decision on the automated search and exchange of police records through EPRIS (The Prüm II Regulation)
EDPS Formal comments on the draft Commission Implementing Decision on the automated search and exchange of biometric data through the Prüm router in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/982 on the automated search and exchange of data for police cooperation, and amending Council Decisions 2008/615/JHA and 2008/616/JHA and Regulations (EU) 2018/1726, (EU) No 2019/817 and (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the Prüm II Regulation).
EDPS Formal comments on the draft Commission Implementing Decisions amending Decisions C(2021) 5052 and C(2021) 5053 laying down technical details for European search portal user profiles, pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/817 and Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/818.
EDPS Formal comments on the draft Commission Implementing Decision repealing and replacing SIRENE Manual – Police.
Speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski at the 12th Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol, Stockholm, Sweden