On Wednesday 4 May, the European Parliament gave its final approval to a draft agreement reached with the EU Council on the new tasks of the police cooperation agency Europol, which will be able to exchange data with third countries or private entities and to help Member States control foreign direct investment in security-related cases.
By 480 votes to 143 with 20 abstentions, MEPs approved the agreement reached in February, which also allows Europol to carry out research and innovation...