24/05/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 24 May, the Council of the EU definitively adopted one of the two regulations amending Europol’s mandate. The text should be published in the Official Journal of the EU and enter into force before the end of June. The adopted regulation covers improvements on research and innovation, the processing of large datasets, cooperation with private parties and third countries, cooperation with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, and how new alerts in the Schengen Information System can be entered on the basis of information from third countries, as Europol can suggest the entry of alerts to Member States. The Executive Director of Europol will also be able to propose the opening of a national investigation into non-cross-border crimes affecting a common interest covered by an EU policy. The next text to be definitively adopted concerns the modalities for the creation of a new category of alerts. Link to text: https://aeur.eu/f/1sj (SP)