European Parliament
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves  (PPE ),
in writing.
(PT)
Considering the complementarities between the European Police College and Europol, as well as the potential synergies, I endorse the call for the Commission to prepare a comprehensive impact assessment on a potential merger of these two agencies, setting out the cost and benefits by March 2013. With this proviso, I voted to approve the closure of Europol’s accounts for the financial year 2010.

