The rapporteur of the European Parliament Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO), Mr. György Schöpflin (EPP, HU) visited CEPOL Headquarters on 30 October 2018. The visit was organised in relation to the preparation of his report on “Implementation of the legal provisions and the Joint Statement ensuring the parliamentary scrutiny over decentralised agencies”.
During his visit, Mr. Schöpflin had the opportunity to discuss the recent achievements of the Agency, as well as CEPOL’s current activities, with a focus on governance issues with the Executive Director of CEPOL, Mr. Detlef Schröder. He also had meetings with the Deputy Chair of the CEPOL Management Board, Mr. Elmar Nurmela, the Head of Corporate Services Department, Mr. Roeland Woldhuis, the Head of Operations Department (a.i.) Dr. Stefano Failla, the Head of Finance, Procurement and Travel Ms. Henrietta Sinkovits, as well as with senior experts of CEPOL, who provided detailed information regarding CEPOL’s activities in their fields of expertise.