Therefore, Europol should be able to process data provided to it by Member States, Union bodies, third countries, international organisations and, under stringent conditions laid down by this Regulation, private parties, as well as data coming from publicly available sources, in order to develop an understanding of criminal phenomena and trends, to gather information about criminal networks, and to detect links between different criminal offences.
Mar sin, ba cheart do Europol bheith in ann próiseáil a dhéanamh ar shonraí a dhéanann na Ballstáit, comhlachtaí de chuid an Aontais, tríú tíortha, eagraíochtaí idirnáisiúnta agus, faoi na coinníollacha géara a leagtar síos leis an Rialachán seo, páirtithe príobháideacha a chuirtear ar fáil dó, mar aon le sonraí a thagann ó fhoinsí atá ar fáil don phobal, d'fhonn tuiscint a fháil ar fheiniméin choiriúla agus ar threochtaí coiriúla, chun faisnéis a bhailiú faoi ghréasáin choiriúla, agus chun naisc a bhrath idir ciontaí coiriúla éagsúla.