Commissioner denies ‘EU FBI’ as Europol gets power to prod states into criminal probes
Commissioner denies ‘EU FBI’ as Europol gets power to prod states into criminal probes
25/06/2026, 14:30:51 · EUobserver
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As EU home affairs commissioner Magnus Brunner insists Brussels is not building a “European FBI”, MEPs are questioning how much power Europol could gain under a new proposal — from influencing national prosecutors to using information it is currently not allowed to use under existing rules.
As EU home affairs commissioner Magnus Brunner insists Brussels is not building a “European FBI”, MEPs are questioning how much power Europol could gain under a new proposal — from influencing national prosecutors to using information it is currently not allowed to use under existing rules.