# European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Commission concerning the conclusion of an agreement, under negotiation, between the European Union and New Zealand on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the New Zealand authorities competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism

European Parliament procedure 2020/2048(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 90 committee amendments tabled by 14 Members between 2020-05-28 and 2020-05-28.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report is a recommendation on an agreement under negotiation between the EU and New Zealand on the exchange of personal data between Europol and the New Zealand authorities competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism. Amendments revise recitals on the Charter, data protection, purpose limitation and independent supervision, the Council negotiating mandate, the Christchurch attack and Call to Action, the EDPS, and Europol's reporting on terrorism threats.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskia BRICMONT | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197470.md |
| Clare DALY | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197731.md |
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Ralf SEEKATZ | Germany | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197425.md |
| Petar VITANOV | Bulgaria | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197844.md |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96932.md |
| Sylvie GUILLAUME | France | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96952.md |
| Elena YONCHEVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197842.md |
| Ondřej KOVAŘÍK | Czechia | PfE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/118949.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197463.md |
| Abir AL-SAHLANI | Sweden | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197400.md |
| Michal ŠIMEČKA | Slovakia | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103746.md |
| Nicola PROCACCINI | Italy | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197820.md |

## Official source documents

- PE652.503: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-652503_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2048-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2048-INI.json

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