Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen für die Weiterentwicklung von Europol

Europol is embedded in a dynamic development procedure of international police cooperation. Gregor Srock analyzes the perspectives for Europol's development by looking at the varying regulations of Article 30 Paragraph 2 of the EU Treaty and the European constitution. He shows the difficulties involved in the necessity of a common course of action on the one hand and the hesitation demonstrated by the Member States in delegating powers as well as the necessity of a sufficiently stable legal framework on the other hand. He concludes by giving an explanation of Europol's position in the European Constitutional Treaty. The author shows that the constitution does not include those steps which would be necessary for the development of Europol.