Europol’s new powers will enable Big Data analysis and mass surveillance. We say NO!

The European Parliament is soon to vote on the new Europol reform which aims to expand the law enforcement agency’s powers without any accountability and with as few fundamental rights safeguards as possible. To influence the vote, EDRi has mobilised civil society organisations in a joint advocacy action of reaching out directly to members of the European Parliament to urge them to vote against the proposal.

Europol’s new mandate will lead to a massive expansion of the agency’s operational powers without sufficient democratic accountability, oversight and safeguards to guarantee the protection of fundamental rights. In particular, the legislation would create considerable risks of violations of the right to a fair trial, to privacy and data protection and to non-discrimination as well as freedom of expression.