“Following the Commission proposal for a new legal framework for the EU Agency for Law Enforcement and Training (Europol), the EDPS has stated that robust data protection considerations can strengthen the credibility of investigations into serious crimes in the EU.

Given the increasingly crossborder nature of this work, the EDPS says it is imperative that clearly defined criteria are outlined for transfers of information to third countries and international organisations [...]“.

The full press release can be found here.