EUU, Alm.del - 2023-24 - Bilag 247: Invitation til 14. møde i den parlamentariske følgegruppe vedr. Europol 18-19/2-24 i Gent

Europaudvalget 2023-24
EUU Alm.del Bilag 247
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December 2023

To the Chair(s) of the committee(s) concerned,

Subject: Invitation to the 14

meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on Europol

on 18-19 February 2024

Dear Chair,

Within the framework provided by article 51 of the Europol Regulation 2016/794, we are pleased to

invite you to the 14

meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on Europol, which will

take place on the

and 19

of February 2024 in the

Oude Vismijn

in Ghent.

The meeting will be hosted by the Belgian Parliament in cooperation with the European Parliament,

and will be held in person only.

The meeting will cover a number of issues, arising directly from the JPSG’s prerogatives according to

article 51 of the Europol Regulation, and will include presentations by Ms Catherine DE BOLLE,

Europol Executive Director, Mr Peter DE BUYSSCHER, Chairperson of the Europol Management

Board, Mr Wojciech WIEWIÓROWSKI, European Data Protection Supervisor, and keynote

interventions by Ms Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Ms Annelies

VERLINDEN, Belgian Minister of Home Affairs.

Furthermore the draft agenda includes two scrutiny sessions, respectively on

Illegal weapons

Trafficking

and

Combating trafficking in human beings.

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 two members each).

Members and their delegations will be asked to register for this meeting.

According to article 4.3 of the JPSG Rules of Procedure, the working languages will be English and

French.

EUU, Alm.del - 2023-24 - Bilag 247: Invitation til 14. møde i den parlamentariske følgegruppe vedr. Europol 18-19/2-24 i Gent

All documents submitted by Europol, in line with article 51.3 of the Europol Regulation, as well as all

contributions by delegations to the JPSG, and other relevant documents will be published on the

IPEX

website ahead of the meeting.

Written questions to Europol

According to Article 4.2 of the JPSG Rules of Procedure, we kindly draw your attention to the right to

address oral and written questions to Europol. Please find attached the Guide for Members on JPSG

Written and Oral questions, explaining the procedure for submitting questions.

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. Please send them to the JPSG

Secretariat

[email protected]

and the Belgian Parliament

[email protected].

Please find attached the draft agenda of the meeting.

Yours Sincerely,

Ms Celia Groothedde, Co-Chair of the JPSG, Head of the Belgian Senate Delegation to the JPSG

Mr Koen Metsu, Co-Chair of the JPSG, Head of the Belgian House of Representatives Delegation to

the JPSG

Mr Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, Co-chair of the JPSG, Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties,

Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament

Annex 1 : Draft agenda of the 14th meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol

Annex 2 : Note with practical information

Annex 3: Guide for Members on JPSG Written and Oral questions