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

European Parliament procedure 2018/2066(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 53 committee amendments tabled by 11 Members between 2018-06-01 and 2018-06-01.

## What the amendments focus on

This report concerns opening negotiations on an EU-Egypt agreement on the exchange of personal data between Europol and the Egyptian competent authorities for fighting serious crime and terrorism. Amendments demand consistency with the Charter of Fundamental Rights, purpose limitation, data-retention limits, an independent supervisory authority, suspension or termination clauses, and an impact assessment. They raise human-rights violations, torture and freedom of expression in Egypt, and reference Frontex and the EDPS.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 21 | 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 |
| Martina ANDERSON | United Kingdom | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113959.md |
| Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS | Spain | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124932.md |

## Official source documents

- PE622.357: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-622357_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2066-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2066-INI.json

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