The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the report, drawn up by Timothy KIRKHOPE (ECR, UK), on the draft Council decision adopting the rules on the confidentiality of Europol information, calling on the European Parliament to reject the Council’s text.
Members consider that, taking into account the imminent entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon and its effects on police cooperation, there should be no amendments to the measures implementing the Europol Decision until such measures can be adopted under the new legal framework provided for in the Treaty of Lisbon.
They call on the Commission or the Council to make a declaration in plenary on a proposal for a new Europol decision which shall be submitted six months following the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon.
Lastly, they call on the Council to withdraw its proposal.