On Wednesday 24 June, the European Commission unveiled a proposed regulation to reform the Europol agency, with a view to its next mandate scheduled for 1 January 2028. In a context where “criminal activities are now often designed, coordinated and scaled transnationally from the start”, it wants once and for all to eliminate the compartmentalisation of national tools in favour of a fully interconnected operating model.
The reform reorganises Europol around three key functions. The...