Posted on 03/28/2013 12:05:05 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The EU police agency in The Hague, Europol, is to see its powers expand and its performance put under stronger oversight under a European Commission proposal set out on Wednesday (27 March).
The draft regulation would require member states to feed the agency more data and to enhance their cooperation in cross-border crimes and investigations.
The commission now wants to turn Europol into a hub for information-sharing and analysis on serious crimes. The reform should include police training, says the Brussels executive.
For its part, the London-based civil liberties group Statewatch has in the past voiced reservations on how data is used by (Europol chief Rob) Wainwrights people.
(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...
Oh boy — another order for a billoin bullets!
Of course they do. Time to rebuild the German Army yet? They historically do a wonderful job of policing.
Lemme guess, more powerful and better funded than the military?
The US and EU are really ramping up the fascism. It is going to be a bloody and miserable existence for the slaves. The West’s global elitists are EVIL.
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