Allow me now to say a few words about legal and police cooperation.

It is not enough simply to increase resources and step up police cooperation.

A second practical subject area in which I would ask for action to be taken is the issue of police cooperation.

This is the first step we should take before going down the road of Community legislation on legal and police cooperation.

In 2007, the two countries signed a police cooperation agreement.

We find the most marked progress in the field of police cooperation.

Nothing could beat personal contact for results in that grey area of press and police cooperation.

Global crime is not new, nor are instances of international police cooperation.

Where police cooperation is concerned we can say that substantial progress has been made.

This is a third pillar issue concerning legal and police cooperation.

We should remember, however, that international police cooperation existed way back in the 19th century, long before European integration.

Does the public think it is useful to have procedural rights or police cooperation at European level?

Is there progress when it comes to police cooperation?

The same is true for judicial and police cooperation.

Nor does it make sense that there are no parliamentary controls over police cooperation.

Secondly, reference has been made to police cooperation: this is vital.

The usual stuff, reported human rights abuse, no local police cooperation.'

That means we must strengthen Europol and police cooperation as a whole.

In the first part of the 20th century, several efforts were taken to formalize international police cooperation, but they initially failed.

Until now, these fields of judicial and police cooperation have required unanimity.

While these provisions concern police cooperation in criminal matters, Article 215 refers to the common foreign and security policy.

There are other ways to strengthen police cooperation such as the idea of a European police staff college.

Police cooperation and cooperation in criminal matters is a difficult area.

They include external border control, asylum, migration, criminal law and police cooperation.

Why not consider developing police cooperation to the same standards as represented by the Mattaeus programme?