Europol is the European Law Enforcement Organisation and " aims at improving the effectiveness and co-operation of the competent authorities in the Member States in preventing and combating terrorism, unlawful drug trafficking and other serious forms of international organised crime ".
Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes sarunas, abām iestādēm vienojoties par kopīgiem grozījumiem, noslēdzās 31. janvārī trešajā lasījumā jeb samierināšanas procedūrā.