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2008

Eurojust

Opinion on the Initiative with a view to adopting a Council Decision concerning the strenghtening of Eurojust and amending Decision 2002/187/JHA, OJ C 310, 5.12.2008, p. 1

On 25 April 2008, the EDPS adopted an opinion on the Initiative of 14 Member States with a view to adopting a Council Decision concerning the strengthening of Eurojust. The initiative aims at further enhancing the operational effectiveness of Eurojust. The EDPS was not asked for advice on this initiative, although a significant part of the initiative deals with the - conditions for - processing of personal data by Eurojust. The opinion was therefore issued on his own initiative.

In his opinion, the EDPS emphasises that he understands the need to improve the legal framework of Eurojust. However, he regrets that the initiative was not accompanied by an impact assessment, together with an analysis of the shortcomings of the existing rules and the expected effectiveness of the new provisions.

Furthermore, the opinion highlights the various arguments in favour of waiting for the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. Other issues addressed in the opinion are the provisions on data protection, the relations with third parties and the supervision.

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Initiative published in OJ C 54 of 27.02.2008, p. 4
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