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

European Parliament procedure 2018/2060(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 47 committee amendments tabled by 10 Members between 2018-06-01 and 2018-06-01.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative dossier concerns opening negotiations for an EU-Jordan agreement on exchanging personal data between Europol and Jordanian competent authorities to fight serious crime and terrorism. Amendments stress consistency with the Charter of Fundamental Rights and EU data protection law, an impact assessment, a protection level essentially equivalent to EU law, and an independent supervisory authority. They address purpose limitation, retention, onward transfers, defined offences, suspension, and sensitive data.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Roberta METSOLA | Malta | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/118859.md |
| Helga STEVENS | Belgium | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125105.md |
| Morten PETERSEN | Denmark | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124872.md |
| Louis MICHEL | Belgium | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96670.md |
| Gérard DEPREZ | Belgium | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1473.md |
| Angelika MLINAR | Austria | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125026.md |
| Nathalie GRIESBECK | France | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28208.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |
| Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS | Spain | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124932.md |

## Official source documents

- PE622.307: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-622307_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2060-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2060-INI.json

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