council decis jha februari common liaison offic post abroad law enforc agenc member state council european union regard treati european union articl articl articl thereof regard initi kingdom denmark regard opinion european parliament meet decemb council justic home affair minist adopt action plan council commiss implement provis treati amsterdam area freedom secur justic measur state year treati enter forc action promot cooper joint initi train exchang liaison offic second equip forens research meet vienna decemb european council endors conclus council commiss action plan implement provis treati amsterdam area freedom secur justic conclus call strengthen action organis crime light possibl open treati meet tamper octob european council invit council commiss close cooper european parliament promot full implement treati amsterdam basi action plan adopt decemb council home affair minist endors meet european council vienna decemb polit guidelin concret object involv deepen polic cooper purpos combat cross border crime agre tamper meet helsinki decemb european council urg european union intensifi effort intern level step cooper countri reduc demand suppli drug justic home affair european council note combin effort relev author role europol meet laeken decemb european council confirm conclus guidelin object defin tamper note impetu guidelin make good delai area octob council adopt joint action jha provid common framework initi member state liaison offic light experi appli joint action light provis treati amsterdam combat cross border crime cooper member state task assign post liaison offic countri intern organis strengthen develop relev perform task defin europol convent europol establish maintain cooper relat countri intern organis europol establish continu establish maintain cooper relat wide rang countri intern organis europol support mean function effect focal point european polic cooper european council stress europol plai central role cooper author member state investig cross border crime support prevent analysi investig crime union level europol opportun make extent member state liaison offic countri strengthen europol oper support function relat nation polic author member state recognis extens cooper take place liaison offic post member state view nation countri intern organis strengthen aspect cooper liaison offic make member state resourc cooper member state area strengthen facilit exchang inform view combat cross border crime member state attach weight cooper combat cross border crime strengthen cooper exchang inform enhanc nation author capabl combat crime effect member state europol plai central role aim decis regul question relat fight cross border crime provis convent implement schengen agreement june govern state benelux econom union feder republ germani french republ gradual abolit check common border hereinaft quot convent implement schengen agreement quot relat common liaison offic develop view strengthen cooper member state fight cross border crime iceland norwai decis constitut except articl develop provis schengen acqui mean agreement conclud council european union republ iceland kingdom norwai latter associ implement applic develop schengen acqui fall area refer articl council decis ec arrang applic agreement unit kingdom take part decis accord articl protocol integr schengen acqui european union annex treati european union treati establish european commun articl council decis ec request unit kingdom great britain northern ireland part provis schengen acqui ireland take part decis accord articl protocol integr schengen acqui european union annex treati european union treati establish european commun articl council decis ec februari ireland request part provis schengen acqui council joint action jha provis articl convent implement schengen agreement repeal decid articl definit decis quot liaison offic quot mean repres member state post abroad law enforc agenc countri intern organis establish maintain contact author countri organis view contribut prevent investig crimin offenc decis prejudic member state liaison offic task framework respons complianc nation law nation favour agreement conclud host state intern organis articl task liaison offic member state ensur liaison offic establish maintain direct contact compet author host state intern organis view facilit expedit collect exchang inform member state liaison offic contribut collect exchang inform combat cross border crime includ inform provid readier knowledg legal system oper method state intern organis concern liaison offic carri task framework respons complianc provis includ protect person data laid nation law agreement conclud host state intern organis articl notif post liaison offic member state inform intent second liaison offic state intern organis gener secretariat council european union gener secretariat year post liaison offic includ duti cooper agreement member state post liaison offic gener secretariat draw annual summari member state europol member state post liaison offic includ duti cooper agreement member state post liaison offic articl liaison offic network countri member state ensur member state liaison offic post countri intern organis meet regularli exchang relev inform member state hold presid council european union ensur liaison offic initi hold meet member state hold presid repres countri intern organis concern repres incom incom presid initi hold meet commiss europol invit meet member state ensur liaison offic post countri intern organis provid assist contact author host state relev member state agre liaison offic share task member state bilater multilater agre liaison offic post countri intern organis member state interest member state articl cooper member state exchang inform liaison offic countri member state ensur liaison offic countri intern organis accord nation law relev intern instrument subject complianc applic provis govern protect person data provid respect nation author inform relat crimin threat member state repres liaison offic countri intern organis concern nation author assess accord nation law serious threat member state concern inform member state liaison offic countri intern organis accord nation law relev intern instrument subject complianc applic provis govern protect person data provid inform relat crimin threat member state directli liaison offic member state question member state repres countri intern organis concern accord nation law relev intern instrument member state liaison offic countri intern organis make request member state liaison offic countri intern organis concern view exchang relev inform member state deal request paragraph accord respect nation law relev intern instrument state speedili request met member state consent inform exchang directli liaison offic countri intern organis author member state subject complianc applic provis govern protect person data perform task paragraph hinder liaison offic perform origin duti articl joint seminar liaison offic enhanc cooper liaison offic countri intern organis specif knowledg intervent countri intern organis concern member state hold joint seminar crime trend effect method combat cross border crime take due account eu acqui commiss europol invit seminar particip seminar paragraph hinder liaison offic perform origin duti articl compet nation author member state design contact point compet author facilit task refer decis ensur nation contact point carri duti effici speedili member state inform gener secretariat write contact point compet author subsequ pursuant decis gener secretariat publish inform offici journal european union decis appli prejudic exist nation provis divis compet author servic member state concern articl europol member state facilit accord nation law europol convent process request made europol obtain inform member state liaison offic countri intern organis europol repres europol request address member state nation unit accord nation law europol convent decis request inform member state liaison offic countri intern organis transmit europol accord nation law europol convent establish duti liaison offic member state pai attent task europol convent carri europol articl applic gibraltar decis appli gibraltar articl evalu council evalu implement decis year adopt articl repeal joint action jha repeal provis articl convent implement schengen agreement repeal articl entri forc decis enter forc dai public offici journal european union brussel februari council presid chrisochoïdi oj opinion european parliament novemb publish offici journal oj oj oj oj oj oj oj oj