On 11 July 2017, the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training and the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) signed a Working Arrangement to enhance the co-operation between the two entities in the field of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).
The Working Arrangement, signed by the Deputy Director of CEPOL, Mr. Detlef Schröder and the Head of ESDC, Mr. Dirk Dubois, provides a firm basis to more actively engage in providing CSDP training for law enforcement officials, e.g. through co-operation in the organisation of courses, seminars, conferences and webinars, and in developing and implementing common curricula and course material.
The ESDC, established in 2005 with the aim of providing strategic-level education in the CSDP, has been a long-standing and valuable partner for CEPOL. Cooperation is already very intensive in the field of CSDP training, which is also part of CEPOL’s mandate when it comes to training law enforcement officials for participation in Union missions and law enforcement capacity-building activities in third countries.
