EU looks at tech to bulk up its police agency

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to strengthen Europol's mandate by enhancing information exchange and embedding cutting-edge technology at the heart of its operations, as part of a broader internal security strategy to counter threats from cyberattacks to hybrid aggression linked to Russia-backed actors.

BRUSSELS — The European Union wants to make Europol the central nervous system for police to trade data and use cutting-edge technologies, as part of plans to beef up the bloc's internal security https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-presents-protecteu-internal-security-strategy-2025-04-01 en . The European Commission unveiled plans on Wednesday https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip 26 1420 to strengthen the way its law enforcement agency based in The Hague fights crime, as the bloc seeks to formulate a tougher response to threats ranging from cyberattacks to hybrid aggression previously linked to Russia-backed actors. "We are proposing to strengthen Europol's mandate by enhancing information exchange and we are embedding cutting-edge technology at the heart of its operations," said Commission Executive Vice President for tech and security Henna Virkkunen.