Document: Access to data for effective law enforcement

In the document (pdf), the Polish Presidency proposed that states should implement the following as soon as possible:

1. 1. Member States should consider sharing available digital forensics tools, e.g. software licences, with the law enforcement authorities of other Member States through the Europol Innovation Lab’s Europol Tool Repository (ETR)
   2. Europol and Eurojust should set up a joint project to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and expertise in digital forensics
   3. The European Cybercrime Training and Education Group (ECTEG), supported by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), should put in place an EU certification scheme and additional training opportunities for digital forensics experts
   4. Member States should support the activities under the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security’s thematic cluster on encryption, including on exploring a European approach for the management of vulnerabilities in internal security
   5. The Commission and Member States should consider raising awareness about possible solutions facilitating lawful access to data and devising cross-cutting initiatives under EMPACT (European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats)
   6. The European Working Group on Standardisation on Internal Security coordinated by Europol should propose ways to foster and better coordinate Member States’ participation in standardisation fora, building upon the existing standards developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
   7. Member States should make best use of cooperation with industry, standard-setting, and building or acquiring relevant tools when preparing for the implementation of the e-evidence regime
   8. Member States should consider concluding memoranda of understanding with private parties, laying down the principles of cooperation with industry, as well as leveraging the experience gained through SIRIUS, with a view to enhancing transparency and getting access to categories of available data
   9. Experts from Member States and relevant EU agencies are encouraged to apply to join the research group that will be established by the Commission to help assess the technical feasibility of lawful access obligations in compliance with fundamental rights and without undermining cybersecurity

Document

• Access to data for effective law enforcement (Council doc. 8453/25, LIMITE, 8 May 2025, pdf)