joint parliamentary scrutiny group for Europol

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The joint parliamentary scrutiny group for Europol is an oversight body composed of members of the European Parliament and national parliaments that monitors and evaluates Europol’s activities to ensure democratic accountability and respect for fundamental rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union body
interparliamentary body
parliamentary oversight body
canExamine Europol’s annual reports
Europol’s budgetary and administrative management aspects relevant to democratic oversight
Europol’s multiannual programming
canInvite Europol’s Executive Director
representatives of the Council
representatives of the European Commission
cooperatesWith European Parliament
national parliaments of EU Member States
engagesIn dialogue with EU institutions on Europol-related matters
dialogue with Europol’s management
ensures democratic control over Europol at EU level
parliamentary scrutiny of Europol
hasDecisionMakingMode interparliamentary cooperation and consensus-building
hasFullName Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol
hasLegalBasis Article 88 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Regulation (EU) 2016/794 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol)
hasPurpose to ensure democratic accountability of Europol
to monitor respect for fundamental rights in Europol’s activities
to scrutinise Europol’s performance
hasScope European Union
hasTypeOfMembership parliamentary delegates
hasWorkingLanguages official languages of the European Union
holds joint meetings of the European Parliament and national parliaments
isComposedOf members of national parliaments of EU Member States
members of the European Parliament
isEstablishedBy Regulation (EU) 2016/794
isPartOf European Union’s area of freedom, security and justice governance framework
location Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
mayHoldMeetingsIn Strasbourg
meets regularly
meetsFrequency at least twice a year
monitors Europol
operatesWithin framework of EU internal security policy
oversees Europol’s activities
overseesRespectFor Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in Europol’s activities
promotes protection of fundamental rights in law enforcement cooperation
transparency of Europol’s work
relatedTo Council of the European Union
European Commission
national law enforcement oversight structures
reportsOn political monitoring of Europol’s activities
shortName JPSG on Europol
subjectOf Rules of Procedure adopted jointly by the European Parliament and national parliaments

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Regulation (EU) 2016/794 providesFor joint parliamentary scrutiny group for Europol
joint parliamentary scrutiny group for Europol hasFullName Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol
linked to: joint parliamentary scrutiny group for Europol
joint parliamentary scrutiny group for Europol shortName JPSG on Europol
linked to: joint parliamentary scrutiny group for Europol