Establishing an EU law enforcement fusion centre ‘Arun Gruszczan® ‘ApsTRact ‘The paper takes into consideration prospects for the establishment of an EU law enforcement fusion centre as a mechanism of improved criminal intelligence analysis embedding the intelligence-led policing model throughout the European Union. It applies a multivariant analysis of the models of law enforcement fusion centres identified in the practical intelligence co-operation in the EU. It arrives at the conclusion that the network architecture of intelligence co-operation on the EU level {s flexible enough to integrate various parts of information exchange and intelligence sharing. EU agencies and bodies have moved towards closer co-operation, widening cautiously yet constantly the scope of mutual undertakings. An EU law enforcement fusion centre should be seen as a virtual networked arrangement closely connecting the existing EU agencies implementing intelligence tradecraft. Keywords: European Union — security — law enforcement — fusion centre ~ intelligence European Journat oF Poucinc Stupies, 4(1), 103-124 © 2016 Manu | ISBN 978 90 466 0829 6 | ISSN 2034-760X | Serreuter 2016 Associate Professor of Intemational Relations, Head of the Chair of National Security at the Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. His principal inte- rests and research areas: EU area of freedom, security and justice; cross-border police and customs. cooperation; EU intelligence cooperation (corresp: artur gruszczak@uj.edu.pl) 1, Introduction The detection, identification and prosecution of criminals and terrorists is increas- ingly dependent on large quantities of information acquired and collected by law enforcement services. Professional skills and capabilites in the field of data analysis and knowledge management are increasingly recognised as necessary tools in the conduct of criminal investigations, including those with a cross-border or transna- tional dimension. The integration and analysis of existing streams of information and data related to public order and internal and international security require the application of data fusion techniques, which in turn require the establishment of tailor made fusion centres. For now, these have been established at national level in numerous states in Europe and North America (Belgian Standing Intelligence Agencies Review Committee, 2010; US Department of Justice, 2008; Joyal, 2012). Given the advanced police and law enforcement cooperation across the European EB Maku 103