European Commission Releases Three Proposals to Strengthen and Enhance Police Cooperation Across the EU

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Author: 
Michael Plachta
Volume: 
37
Issue: 
12
Abstract: 

On December 8, 2021, the European Commission released three key proposals aimed at streamlining and strengthening law enforcement in the European Union: Proposal for a regulation on automated data exchange for police cooperation (Prüm II), Proposal for a Council recommendation on operational police cooperation, and proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on information exchange between law enforcement authorities of member States.[1]



* Professor Plachta specializes in criminal law and international criminal law. He has authored numerous publication on a wide range of problems concerning law enforcement and international cooperation in criminal matters. He currently teaches criminal law and European criminal law at the University of Security in Poznan, Poland.

[1] European Commission, Press release, https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_6645.