Europol Analysis System

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The Europol Analysis System (EAS) is a Fusion Center operated by Europol . In addition to the Secure Information Exchange Network Application (SIENA), the Europol Information System (EIS) and the Europol Platform for Experts (EPE), the EAS is referred to as Europol's core application in a report by the Council of Europe from January 2015 , although the EAS was at that time According to Netzpolitik.org, it was still under construction. The main tasks of the EAS are the operational and strategic analysis of various data sources.

The data pool is evaluated by around 100 permanent data analysts at Europol. They produce various products that Europol uses to inform participating police authorities, including:

  • The Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) for information about organized crime
  • The Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) with information on cybercrime
  • The EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) provides an overview of failed, averted and carried out terrorist acts
  • The Scanning, Analysis and Notification (SCAN) team provides early warnings about organized crime

The analysts work on what were formerly known as Focal Points (AP), 29 of which are listed on the Europol website.

function

The system consists of the analysis files and the tools with which the analysis is carried out. There are also program tools with which special functions such as future-forecasting and scenario techniques are to be implemented. The data can relate to financial transactions and should also access data from the Schengen Information System and other data sources, including publicly accessible commercial databases such as Facebook or Twitter . The expansion of these data sources and of technologies for tracking suspects, such as the European Tracking System, is one of Europol's goals.

Germany and data analysis

German law prohibits German police authorities from certain procedures and methods that Europol is supposed to use. At the same time, Germany described itself in 2015 as the “second largest user” of Europol's tools. The EIS is named as the most important part in a detail, but the EAS is not excluded at the same time.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h A short question from MP Andrej Hunko and others and the DIE LINKE parliamentary group. (PDF) Upgrading IT analysis capabilities at the EU police agency Europol. In: BT-Drucksache 18/4007. February 27, 2015, p. 17 , accessed March 27, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c Matthias Monroy: GPS tracking, pattern recognition, data mining, forecast software: Europol receives 12.5 million euros for IT arsenal. In: Netzpolitik.org. January 30, 2015, accessed March 29, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Europol Work Program 2015. Document 5250/15 of the Council of Europe of 16 January 2015, published on Statewatch . Europol, accessed on March 17, 2018 .
  4. ^ A b Strategic Analysis. Europol, accessed on March 20, 2018 .
  5. ^ Europol Analysis Projects. Europol, accessed on March 20, 2018 .