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There has been an alarming rise in the amount of euro counterfeiting. The euro is one of the main targets of organised criminals, who are highly sophisticated and take advantage both of the fact that the EU no longer has any internal borders and of the lack of technical and operational resources in some of the Member States.
What we need are joint, harmonised and effective responses, which must involve close cooperation with Europol.
The proposal tabled by six Member States, however, enabling Europol to be designated as the EU's Central Office for combating euro counterfeiting, is not realistic, owing to its limited capacity to carry out its duties.
In spite of its good intentions, the proposal does not solve the underlying problems of Europol’s structure. Europol must be communitarised, provided with Community funding and given a more easily amendable legal basis. It must also be subject to qualified majority rule and the codecision process, and be under the democratic control of Parliament and the Court of Justice.
I endorse this report because, as things stand, the euro can only be adequately protected if the national central offices currently in existence retain their powers to protect the euro. As such, a mechanism must be established aimed at close cooperation and exchange of information between those offices and Europol."@en1
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