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

European Parliament procedure 2018/2063(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 46 committee amendments tabled by 10 Members between 2018-06-01 and 2018-06-01.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns opening negotiations for an agreement between the EU and Tunisia on the exchange of personal data between Europol and the Tunisian competent authorities for fighting serious crime and terrorism. Amendments demand a prior impact assessment, data-protection safeguards essentially equivalent to EU law and consistent with the Charter, purpose limitation, defined offence categories, data-retention and erasure rules, an independent supervisory authority, restrictions on onward transfers and special protection for sensitive data, with some calling to refrain from negotiations.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 18 | 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

- PE622.354: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-622354_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2063-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2063-INI.json

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