CEPOL Executive Director welcomed the Executive Director of Europol

On 25 June 2018 the Executive Director of CEPOL, Mr Detlef Schröder welcomed the Executive Director of Europol, Ms Catherine De Bolle at CEPOL Headquarters in Budapest.

During the meeting, Mr Schröder underlined that Europol is an important strategic partner of CEPOL in the field of law enforcement training, as it provides outstanding support and contributes with a significant number of experts to numerous CEPOL training activities.

The Executive Director of CEPOL briefed his counterpart on the Agency’s mandate and training activities in priority areas, such as Cybercrime, Counter-Terrorism, and Serious and Organised Crime. He also took the opportunity to express CEPOL’s appreciation for the support provided by Europol regarding EU-STNA and explained the importance of this valuable tool as the starting point for a constructive and structured future training coordination.

Mr Schröder and Ms De Bolle also discussed how both organisations can strengthen their cooperation and exchanged views on how to best address the challenges deriving from today’s security landscape in Europe.