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Meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol – JPSG Europol

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.

Date: 26– 27 March
Location: The Former Second Chamber of the Riksdag, Stockholm

Europol's activities and cross-border organised crime on the agenda

JPSG Europol comprises members of the relevant committees from the national parliaments of the EU and the European Parliament. Europol's activities and police cooperation in Europe in order to combat serious and organised crime are topics for discussion during the meetings. Invited speakers can include Europol's Executive Director, the European Data Protection Supervisor and the European Commissioner for Home Affairs.

In order to carry out its scrutiny, JPSG Europol can access various documents and interview leading officials. JPSG Europol is also to be consulted when Europol's multiannual programme planning is drawn up. JPSG Europol can also summarise general conclusions regarding the political monitoring of Europol’s activities, including recommendations to Europol which are non-binding. Such conclusions are submitted to the European Parliament, the national parliaments and to EU institutions for their information.

JPSG Europol meets twice a year and the meetings are chaired jointly by the presiding parliament and the European Parliament. Each national parliament participates at the meeting with up to four members whilst the European Parliament may have up to 16 members. The meeting in Stockholm will be chaired by the Head of the Delegation of the Riksdag to JPSG Europol, together with co-chairs from the European Parliament. The Riksdag appoints a delegation to JPSG Europol for an electoral period, i.e. four years.

Webcast 27 March 8:30-17:00: Meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol – JPSG Europol

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Adam Marttinen
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Adam Marttinen (Sweden Democrats), Co-Chair of the JPSG and Head of the Delegation of the Swedish Riksdag to the JPSG

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Juan Fernando López Aguilar and Adam Marttinen
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Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in the European Parliament and Adam Marttinen (Sweden Democrats), Head of the Delegation of the Swedish Parliament to the JPSG.

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Four people sit on the platform.
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Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and Adam Marttinen (Sweden Democrats), JPSG Co-Chair and Head of the Delegation of the Swedish Parliament to the JPSG on Europol.

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A man and a woman sit at their desks.
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Koen Metsu and Celia Groothedde, Belgium.

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On the right, Alfonso Gil Invernón, Spain.

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A woman sits at her desk and speaks.
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Caterina Chinnici, the European Parliament.

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Konstantinos Karagkounis, Greece.

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Demetris Demetriou, Cyprus.

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Alexander Van Hattem, the Netherlands.

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A man speaks in the Former Second Chamber. A woman is seated to his right.
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Nazario Pagano, Italy.

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A woman stands at the rostrum and speaks. Three people sit to the right of her.
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Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs.

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Several people sit and listen in the Former Second Chamber.
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Siniša Hajdaš Dončić, Croatia.

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Four men sitting behind a podium.
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To the right, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in the European Parliament and Adam Marttinen (Sweden Democrats), Head of the Delegation of the Swedish Parliament to the JPSG.

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Three women speaking to each other.
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Evin Incir, the European Parliament, Celia Groothedde, Belgium and Stéphanie Empain, Luxembourg.

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Several delegates sit and listen in the Former Second Chamber.
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Delegates in the Former Second Chamber.

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Group photo on the Grand Stairway with approximately 80 people.
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Group photo JPSG Europol Conference on 27 March 2023.

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A man stands at the rostrum and speaks.
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Jérôme Bonet, Chairperson of the Europol Management Board.

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Evin Incir, European Parliament, on the right.

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The woman in the middle is speaking.
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Catherine De Bolle, Europol Executive Director, in the middle.

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A woman leans forward over the microphone in the Former Second Chamber.
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Maite Pagazaurtundúa, the European Parliament.

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James Lawless, Ireland.

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Cyrus Engerer, the European Parliament.

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Delegates sit at their desks and listen.
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Delegates in the Former Second Chamber.

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Miroslav Gregorič, Slovenia.

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Jürgen Ebner, Deputy Executive Director, Europol.

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Two women on the Grand Stairway.
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Nicoletta Spelgatti and Domenica Spinelli, Italy.

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Louise Morel, France.

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Wojciech Wiewiórowski, European Data Protection Supervisor.

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Gunnar Strömmer, Minister for Justice, Sweden.

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A woman in police uniform stands at the rostrum. A man in police uniform stands in the foreground.
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Linda Staaf, Police Commissioner, the Swedish Police Authority.

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Linda Staaf, Police Commissioner, the Swedish Police Authority.
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Giedrius Surplys, Lithuania.

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Three people listen to the debate in the Former Second Chamber.
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Mikael Damsgaard, Sweden.

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A woman follows the debate in the Former Second Chamber.
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Mechthilde Wittmann, Germany.

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A man speaks during the debate. He is sitting at his desk.
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Rik Janssen, the Netherlands.

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A man speaks on the platform. Two women and a man are seated beside him.
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Jean-Philippe Lecouffe, Deputy Executive Director of Europol.

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A man listens to the debate in the Former Second Chamber.
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Reinhold Einwallner, Austria, and Ľudovít Goga, Slovakia.

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  A man speaks during the debate in the Former Second Chamber. He is sitting at a desk.
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Jaroslav Bžoch, the Czech Republic.

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Elias Myrianthous, Cyprus.

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  A woman stands at the rostrum by platform. She is gesticulating with her arm.
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Petra Bakker, Police Commissioner EU for the Netherlands and National EMPACT Coordinator.

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Several people sit on the platform in the Former Second Chamber.
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The panel during the thematic debate II: The fight against trafficking in human beings.

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A woman speaks at her desk in the Former Second Chamber. A man sits beside her.
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Cláudia Santos, Portugal.

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Chrysanthos Savvides, Cyprus.

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A woman and a man sit on the platform in the Former Second Chamber.
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Caterina Chinnici, the European Parliament.

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On 26–27 March, the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on Europol, the EU law enforcement agency, will meet. The scrutiny group monitors how Europol carries out its duties. Adam Marttinen (Sweden Democrats), is Head of the Riksdag Delegation to the JPSG. Hear more from him here.

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