(CN) — An attempt to pin the fallout of an encrypted phone crackdown on EU crime-fighting agencies fizzled Wednesday, as Europe’s General Court made clear that coordinating a drug probe is not the same as owning its consequences.
In twin rulings, the court drew a firm boundary between EU agencies and national police forces. Europol, the bloc’s law enforcement coordination agency, and Eurojust, its judicial cooperation body, may assist and analyze cross-border investigations, but responsibility for arrests, seizures and prosecutions remains with member states.
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