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(45) Europol is the hub for information exchange in the Union. It plays a key role in cooperation between Member States’ authorities responsible for cross-border criminal investigations by supporting the Union-wide prevention, analysis and investigation of crime. Consequently, Europol should also have access to the ETIAS Central System within the framework of its tasks and in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/794 in specific cases where this is necessary for Europol to support and strengthen action by Member States to prevent, detect or investigate terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.