Press Release: The Commission paves the way for increased transparency and parliamentary scrutiny of Europol

The European Commission has adopted a Communication which paves the way for a more robust parliamentary control system of Europol's activities. The communication supports the idea of creating a joint body through which the European Parliament and national Parliaments can exercise control over Europol. It also proposes ways to increase transparency in Europol's work.

European Commission: COM(2010)776: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the procedures for the scrutiny of Europol’s activities by the European Parliament, together with national Parliaments http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2010:0776:FIN:EN:HTML

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