The European Parliament’s negotiator, Birgit Sippel (S&D, Germany), briefed the Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE), on Tuesday 23 March, on the interinstitutional negotiations (‘trilogues’) regarding the legislative proposals to facilitate access to electronic evidence in criminal investigations (see EUROPE B12003A18).
The second ‘trilogue’, which took place on 18 March, registered a “persistent disagreement between EU Council and Parliament” as regards the question of...