CEPOL Executive Director meets European Commission dignitaries in Brussels

On 20 February 2018 the CEPOL Executive Director Mr Detlef Schroeder visited Brussels for a series of high level meetings with the European Commission. In addition to meeting Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos- the Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, and Sir Julian King- Commissioner for the Security Union, Mr Schroeder met with the outgoing Director General Matthias Ruete and his Deputy Mr Olivier Onidi from the Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME).

Mr Schroeder illustrated his vision for the development of CEPOL as a key EU actor in the security sector, helping the EU law enforcement officials build their capacity to counter the threats posed by serious and organised crime, terrorism, cybercrime and other challenges affecting the Union. The Executive Director emphasized the role of CEPOL as a flexible, qualitative, efficient and genuinely European instrument to build a safer Europe in partnership with the Member States, the European Union institutions, the Justice and Home Affairs partner agencies and the wider network of international partners.

The Commissioners and the top management of DG HOME all wished the new Executive Director well upon the start of his tenure, and reiterated their full appreciation and support for CEPOL as part of the EU institutional family, providing top quality learning and training opportunities for law enforcement professionals.