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The Europol is a EU support body, and not a federal police. They can't by law apply coercive measures, and its staff cannot execute investigative measures. It c
by belter 1y ago
The Europol is a EU support body, and not a federal police. They can't by law apply coercive measures, and its staff cannot execute investigative measures. It can only assist national police, can request, but not compel and may ask Member States to open investigations but the Capitals can say no.
It's nothing more one of the examples of EU bureaucrats trying to justify their inflated EU salaries. It is mostly coordination paperwork that inflates Brussels chaos without direct crime fighting effectiveness.
Should be closed as each country police already cooperates as needed. They are nothing more than a support only EU agency requesting bigger scopes to justify their existence.
- WaitWaitWha 1y ago> They can't by law apply coercive measures, and its staff cannot execute investigative measures. They can't by law apply coercive measures today, and its staff cannot execute investigative measures today. There are ample evidence of EU expanding authority beyond the original charter, from common market project into a political union with broad competences.
- Jensson 1y ago> There are ample evidence of EU expanding authority beyond the original charter, from common market project into a political union with broad competences. Right, EU will probably look like USA after 100-200 years, but it takes time to get there, and likely will take a civil war where they decide that member states are not allowed to leave the union like what happened in USA.
- nickslaughter02 1y ago> The Europol is a EU support body, and not a federal police. This is supposed to change with the ProtectEU plan. Europol would become an FBI equivalent.