Estonia joins Europol

  • 2005-06-29
  • By TBT staff
TALLINN - An act passed by Parliament in January will step into force on July 1 as Estonia joins the convention of Europol, the European law enforcement organization set up to combat international crime and prevent breaches of law.

TALLINN - An act passed by Parliament in January will step into force on July 1 as Estonia joins the convention of Europol, the European law enforcement organization set up to combat international crime and prevent breaches of law.

The purpose of the Europol Convention is to promote member states' anti-crime activities, analyze felonies and harmonize investigation methods, spokespeople for the central criminal police said.

Estonia's central criminal police will represent the Europol framework's domestic unit, and the Data Protection Inspectorate will serve as the supervisory authority.