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 Supervisory Opinion on the Rules on Processing of Operational Personal Data by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex).
EDPS Opinion on the Proposal for a Directive on information exchange between law enforcement authorities of Member States.
EDPS Opinion on the Proposal for a Regulation on automated data exchange for police cooperation.
EDPS Opinion on authorising the opening of negotiations for a cooperation between the EU & INTERPOL
EDPS Formal comments on the Proposal for amendment of Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 on the use of SIS within the field of police and judicial cooperation as regards entry of alerts by Europol
Read the related Opinion 4/2021