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

This own-initiative report concerns a proposed agreement between the EU and Morocco on the exchange of personal data between Europol and the Moroccan competent authorities for fighting serious crime and terrorism. Amendments stress consistency with the Charter of Fundamental Rights and EU data-protection law, impact assessment, an equivalent level of protection, defined categories of offences, data retention and erasure, restrictions on onward transfers, independent supervision, and suspension or termination clauses.