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Europol's headquarters in The Hague (Photo: © European Community, 2005)

Brussels to boost powers of EU police office

The European Commission is set to boost the powers of the EU police office - EUROPOL - suggesting that the criminal intelligence body becomes a proper EU institution, financed by the union and partially controlled by MEPs.

The commission proposal - to be adopted on Wednesday (20 December) and seen by EUobserver - aims to strengthen Europol's legal basis, simplify the decision-making involving its activities and improve its powers in a bid to "address the new challenges" such as terroris...

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Europol's headquarters in The Hague (Photo: © European Community, 2005)

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