EDPS

Europol 2.0 Needs More Than More Data: The Accountability Question Behind the New Framework

by

A new regulatory framework for Europol should be judged not only by the additional data and analytical capacity it provides, but by whether the resulting exercise of law-enforcement power remains traceable, reviewable and subject to effective independent supervision.

Consistency Is Not Accountability: The Oversight Question Behind the EUDPR Reform

by

The proposed reform of the EU data-protection framework for operational processing in justice and home affairs promises greater consistency. The harder question is whether simplification will preserve effective independent supervision over increasingly data-intensive EU bodies.