German Federal Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble declared the German Council Presidency in the field of European home affairs policy "a great success ". He mentioned the extension of Prüm Treaty – EU wide access to Member States’ DNA and fingerprint data and to vehicle registration databases – as a huge step forward. Another success concerns Europol: "We have brought about political agreement on incorporating Europol into the EU´s legal framework. In this context, Europol´s mandate will be extended to cover all forms of serious cross-border crime."