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 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
Opinion on a prior consultation by Europol regarding Europol's access to Visa Information System (VIS) data
EDPS Decision on the own initiative inquiry on Europol’s big data challenge.
Speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski at the 7th meeting of the Europol Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium.
Read EDPS Decision on the own initiative inquiry on Europol’s big data challenge.
EDPS Formal comments on the draft Commission Implementing Decisions on:
1. the minimum data quality standards and technical specifications for biometric data in the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks and return
2. the minimum data quality standards and technical specifications for biometric data in the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters