The Minister for the Interior and Administration, Coordinator of Special Services, spoke about the importance of Europol for the EU security policy.

EU ministers and the European Commission always hear Europol's voice. They take the demands of this institution into consideration. As the presidency, and as Poland, we are in favour of strengthening the role of Europol

he declared.

The Minister of the Interior and Administration noted that we are facing many challenges these days.

The world is becoming increasingly complex and criminals respect no borders. Wars are being fought which can lead to an increase in crime as well as arms, human and drug trafficking. Europol’s mission and the efforts of the police forces in EU member states are increasingly important and emphasised at all EU meetings

he said.

Minister Tomasz Siemoniak also brought up the Polish presidency in the Council of the European Union, which is coming to an end.

The headline of our presidency was “Security, Europe!” Our citizens take note of various aspects of security, including military and external security, but most importantly, they focus on security in their cities and towns, in their surroundings and their countries. This is what police forces offer them

he concluded.

European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation - Europol

On 1 January 2010. Europol became a fully-fledged EU agency. On 1 May 2017, with the entry into force of the new regulation, Europol officially became the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation.

Europol's mission is to support Member States in combating and preventing all forms of serious international and organised crime, cybercrime and terrorism. Europol also cooperates with a number of non-EU partner states and international organisations.