With the United Kingdom expected to make a formal announcement in March 2017 of its intention to leave the European Union, the British government announced on Monday 14 November that it plans to participate in the new Europol regulation, as it is permitted to do under the Treaty of the EU.
The competent minister, Brandon Lewis, made the announcement. He also took pains to stress that it is too early to speculate on the possible next steps in security cooperation between London and the EU,...