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RECOMMENDATION (10965/2025 – C100219/2025 – 2025/0120(NLE))

On the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Ecuador, of the other part, on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism

A-10-2026-0028

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · Rapporteur: Matthieu Valet

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Parliament gives its consent to the EU-Ecuador agreement allowing Europol to exchange personal data with Ecuadorian authorities to fight serious crime and terrorism.

Committee position. The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs recommends that Parliament give its consent to the agreement.

Key points

  1. Parliament consents to the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and Ecuador on Europol cooperation.
  2. The agreement enables personal data exchange, including general data protection principles, categories of data, rules for automated processing and onward transfers.
  3. The agreement includes safeguards on rights of access, rectification, erasure and restriction.
  4. The EDPS concluded positively that the agreement contains adequate safeguards for privacy and fundamental rights.

Who is affected

  • Europol and Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism.

Legal basis: Article 16(2), Article 88, Article 218(6)(a)(v) and Article 218(7) TFEU