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Agreement on new Europol mandate welcomed in European Parliament, except by The Left, which will vote against, and Greens/EFA

Brussels, 07/02/2022 (Agence Europe)

The Spanish rapporteur on the reform of Europol, Javier Zarzalejos (EPP), received on Monday 7 February the support of the members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) after the agreement reached on Tuesday 1 February (see EUROPE B12881A5) with the EU Council on the agency’s new mandate.

The majority of groups welcomed the outcome of the negotiations, although the Greens/EFA group expressed concerns about several aspects of the agreement, as did The Left,...