24
Nov
2025
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Mejora de la cooperación policial en relación con la prevención, detección e investigación del tráfico ilícito de migrantes y la trata de seres humanos, y mejora del apoyo por parte de Europol a la prevención de dichos delitos y la lucha contra ellos (debate)
Madam President, Madam Commissioner, colleagues, rapporteur, we all agree we must act decisively against migrant smugglers and human traffickers. On that we agree. I, as a lawyer, also welcome that the final text is based solely on Article 88(2) TFEU on Europol's competences, as I advocated in the JURI Committee. Yet, even so, as a lawyer, I must also say that this outcome does not make me happy. It weakens the essence of our Union. This text doesn't do what the promise of the text is. Instead, it shifts resources away from protection and funnels it into criminalisation of migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and even humanitarian actors. And yes, as a lawyer, as a jurist, I have to say this. The means that are employed there are also problematic. We don't have impact assessments on behalf of the Commission. A massive expansion of Europol's biometric surveillance is foreseen. Increased sharing of biometric data with third countries is foreseen. So no matter how the legal basis is correct, there are concerns, legal concerns, and that's what I wanted to inform you about.