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Council of the European Union

Brussels, 29 October 2026 (OR. en, cs)

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Interinstitutional File: 2026/0165 (COD)

COVER NOTE

From: Czech Senate

date of receipt: 22 October 2026

To: The President of the Council of the European Union

Subject: 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 - [11158/26, ADDs 1-5 - COM(2026) 580]

- Opinion on the application of the Principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality

Delegations will find enclosed the opinion1 of the Czech Senate on the above, followed by a

courtesy English translation.

1 The translation(s) of the opinion may be available on the Interparliamentary EU Information

Exchange website (IPEX) at the following address: https://www.ipex.eu/IPEXL-

WEB/search.do

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15TH TERM

557th

RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE

Adopted on the 31st session held on 21 October 2026

on the Proposal for 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 /Senate Print

no. N 195/15, COM(2026) 580/

The Senate

I.

1. Supports

the strengthening of Europol’s technological and analytical support, but insists that the

Agency must remain a support platform, and rejects steps that would lead to disproportionate

centralisation or weaken the decisive role of the Member States;

2. Strongly supports

the development of capabilities in the areas of artificial intelligence and digital forensics, but

calls for clear mechanisms to ensure that these innovations primarily respond to the real needs

of investigators in the Member States;

3. Welcomes

the deepening of relations with Schengen associated countries and third countries, but warns

against the politicisation of such cooperation through its excessive linkage with the Union’s

broader external policies;

4. Expresses fundamental reservations

regarding provisions that would enable Europol to have direct access to national databases

(Article 9); considers such a step to be a breach of the principle of subsidiarity, as Member

States must retain control over the information provided;

5. Takes a sceptical stance,

in line with the Government’s position, on the establishment of Europol support offices in the

Member States (Article 26); considers that their added value has not been sufficiently

demonstrated and that there is a risk of duplication with existing cooperation structures;

6. Considers problematic

the power of the Europol Management Board to establish operational, technical or

administrative functions, capacities or facilities in the territory of the Member States (Article

72(2)(j)), as this model undermines the autonomy of Member States and interferes with

territorial sovereignty, particularly if such capacities were to be established without the prior

consent of the Member State concerned;

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7. Disagrees

with strengthening the influence of the European Commission and the European Parliament

on the Europol Management Board, as, given the implications for internal security, a strong

link with the Member States must be maintained; at the same time, it is also critical of the

creation of an excessively extensive administrative structure, including a new Executive

Board;

8. Points out

the high estimated implementation costs (a one-off cost of CZK 230 million and

approximately CZK 300 million over the period 2028–2034), and therefore supports the

Government’s efforts to limit the administrative obligations of the Member States so as to

keep the impact on the State budget as low as possible;

II.

1. Requests

the Government to inform the Senate in the course of the first half of 2027 of how it has taken

this Resolution into account and of the further progress of deliberations;

2. Authorises

the President of the Senate to forward this Resolution to the European Commission.

Miloš Vystrčil

President of the Senate

Martin Krsek

Verifier of the Senate