Catalan police exclusion from Europol 'can compromise' European security, warns Eurocop
CNA
Brussels (ACN).- Politicizing security puts citizens at
risk. The Catalan police force, the Mossos d'Esquadra, should have
access to Europol databases and forums just like any other competent
security authority in Europe, said the president of Eurocop, Àngels
Bosch, in an interview with the CNA. Following the outrage in Catalonia
that the Basque police force, Ertzaitza, was granted access to Europol
by the Spanish government while the Mossos were kept out, the European
police union leader said this can "compromise" Europe's security. "A
lack of commitment between different security forces, a lack of
coordination, or subpar communication and exchange of information can
compromise the whole European area," she explained.
