> Among its aims is establishing Europol as “a truly operational police agency to reinforce support to Member States,” something potentially comparable to the U.S. FBI, with a role “in investigating cross-border, large-scale, and complex cases posing a serious threat to the internal security of the Union.”<p>> Alongside the new Europol, the Commission said it would create roadmaps regarding both the “lawful and effective access to data for law enforcement” and on encryption.<p>Yes, even more integration, more surveillance and breaking of encryption because "safety". That's exactly what EU needs. /s<p>All of these attacks on freedom will continue as long as the extremist Ursula von der Leyen is in charge. I hope to live to see the day this whole monstrosity falls apart.