The main purpose of this regulation is to establish the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Co-operation and Training (Europol),repealing Decision 2009/371/JHA, and aligning it with the Lisbon treaty by increasing its accountability. The proposal also aims to strengthen democratic governance and parliamentary scrutiny of Europol at both European and national level. The European Parliament and national parliaments will receive annual activity reports and final accounts each year, and receive information such as annual and multiannual work programmes, threat assessments, strategic analyses and general situation reports.
The proposal strengthens and clarifies the data-protection regime including giving the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) overall supervision of Europol's processing of personal data, enhancing access rights to personal data, further specifying the uses of personal data and introducing the necessary safeguards.