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European UnionEuropean Commission24 Jun 2026

Europol Regulation and related legal changes

Official titleProposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Union Agency fo...

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 and Regulation (EU) 2024/982, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/794

This proposal would update the EU rules on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), amend two related regulations, and repeal Regulation (EU) 2016/794.

Proposal publishedEuropean CommissionEUR-Lex sourceCOM/2026/580 finalUpdated Jul 5Source synced
Selected official stepProposal published
Actor
European Commission
Date
24 Jun 2026
Record
Proposal for a regulation
Policy journeyProposal published

Understand the proposal

Six questions, grounded in the official record.
01

What is being decided?

The European Commission proposes a regulation for the European Parliament and the Council that would reorganise Europol, amend two other EU regulations, and repeal Regulation (EU) 2016/794.

02

Who could be affected?

The directly addressed institutions are the European Parliament and the Council, and the proposal concerns Europol and the two EU regulations named in the title.

03

Why is this proposed?

The available official record does not specify this yet.

04

Where would it apply?

The proposal applies at EU level and concerns Europol, the EU agency for law enforcement cooperation.

05

When could it matter?

The file is a Commission proposal dated 2026-06-24 and has not been shown as adopted in the supplied record.

06

How would it work?

It would work by replacing the current Europol regulation, while also changing Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 and Regulation (EU) 2024/982.

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