Meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol – JPSG Europol
Session 27 mars 2023
The Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, is also referred to as JPSG Europol. The JPSG scrutinises how Europol performs its duties.
The 12th meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol will be held on 26–27 March in the Former Second Chamber of the Riksdag.
8.30–8.45 Adoption of the agenda and opening remarks
- Mr Adam Marttinen, Co-Chair of the JPSG and Head of the Delegation of the Swedish Riksdag to the JPSG
- Mr Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Co-Chair of the JPSG and Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament
8.45–9.30 Keynote intervention by Commissioner Johansson
- Ms Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs
9.30–11.00 Europol activities October 2022–March 2023
- Ms Catherine de Bolle, Europol Executive Director
- Mr Jérôme Bonet, Chairperson of the Europol Management Board
11.30–12.15 Report from the European Data Protection Supervisor
- Mr Wojciech Wiewiórowski, European Data Protection Supervisor
13.45–14.00 The priorities of the Swedish Presidency in the area of internal security
- Mr Gunnar Strömmer, Minister for Justice, Sweden
14.00–15.15 Thematic debate I: Europols operational support to member states – with a special focus on the concept of High Value Targets/ Operational Task Force (HVT/OTF)
- Ms Linda Staaf, Police Commissioner
- Mr Johan Sone, Superintendent, The Swedish Police Authority
- Mr Jean-Philippe Lecouffe, Europol Deputy Executive Director
15.30–16.45 Thematic debate II: The fight against trafficking in human beings
- Ms Diane Schmitt, EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator
- Mr Jean-Philippe Lecouffe, Europol Deputy Executive Director
- Ms Petra Bakker, Police Commissioner EU for the Netherlands, National EMPACT Coordinator, Driver EMPACT THB
16.45 –17.00 Closing remarks by JPSG Co-Chairs
Meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol – JPSG Europol
