Interpol vs. Europol

Interpolnoun

an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world

Interpol

The International Criminal Police Organization (official abbreviation ICPO; French: Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol (UK: INT-ər-pol, US: -⁠pohl), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control. Headquartered in Lyon, France, it is the world's largest international police organization, with seven regional bureaus worldwide and a National Central Bureau in all 194 member states.Interpol was conceived during the first International Criminal Police Congress in 1914, which brought officials from 24 countries to discuss cooperation in law enforcement.

Europolnoun

police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces

Europol

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, better known under the name Europol, formerly the European Police Office and Europol Drugs Unit, is the law enforcement agency of the European Union (EU) formed in 1998 to handle criminal intelligence and combat serious international organised crime and terrorism through cooperation between competent authorities of EU member states. The Agency has no executive powers, and its officials are not entitled to arrest suspects or act without prior approval from competent authorities in the member states.