To the Chairperson(s) of the committee(s) concerned
Dear Chair,
In the framework provided by Article 51 of the Europol Regulation (EU) 2016/794, we are
pleased to invite you to the
11th Meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group
(JPSG) on Europol,
which will take place on
24 and 25 October 2022 at the European
Parliament in Brussels,
and will be held in person only.
The meeting will tackle a number of issues directly arising from the JPSG’s prerogatives
according to Article 51 of the Europol Regulation, including presentations by Ms Catherine
DE BOLLE, Europol Executive Director, Jérôme BONET, and a representative from the
European Data Protection Supervisor. There will also be a debate on
The impact of the war in
Ukraine on the area of security.
Europol's multiannual programming document 2023-2025
Pursuant to Article 51 paragraph 2(c) of the Europol Regulation, the JPSG is consulted on
Europol's multiannual programming document. Europol's multiannual programming document
2023-2025 was transmitted to JPSG delegates in the framework of the 10
th
JPSG and published
on IPEX. Please find attached the draft document for consultation. If they wish so, delegations
are invited to send to the JPSG Secretariat written comments to the document ahead of the
meeting by
7 October 2022.
The Executive Director of Europol will be asked to react to the
received written comments during her intervention.
General aspects
We would like to recall that your Parliament/Chamber can be represented by up to four
Members in the JPSG (in the case of bicameral Parliaments each Chamber with up to two
Members each). Members and their delegations will be asked to register for the meeting. The
languages for which interpretation is to be provided will be specified ahead of the meeting.
According to Article 4.3 of the JSPG Rules of Procedure, the working languages of the JPSG
are English and French, therefore we would like to ask the delegations to submit all written
questions, written comments or contributions in one of these two languages. The e-mail
addresses of the JPSG Secretariat are the following:
and a copy to
All documents submitted by Europol for the meeting in line with Article 51.3 of the Europol
Regulation, as well as all contributions by the delegations to the JPSG and other relevant