Proposal to open negotiations on the Commission recommendation for a Council decision authorising the opening of negotiations for an agreement between the EU and Israel on the exchange of personal data between Europol and the Israeli competent authorities for fighting serious crime and terrorism

This dossier concerns a proposal to open negotiations for an EU-Israel agreement on the exchange of personal data between Europol and the Israeli competent authorities for fighting serious crime and terrorism. The amendments stress consistency with Articles 7, 8 and 16 of the Charter and TFEU, an impact assessment, an essentially equivalent level of data protection, prior authorisation by Europol, an independent supervisory authority, and suspension or termination clauses.