The CEPOL TRIO Presidency Handover meeting from The Netherlands, Slovakia and Malta to Estonia, Bulgaria and Austria took place in Budapest on 30 June 2017, at the premises of the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training. The meeting was led by Frederike Everts, Chair of the CEPOL Management Board until the end of June 2017.
The aim of this meeting was to inform the incoming TRIO Presidency about the best practices and experience acquired by the outgoing TRIO Presidency, and to discuss the priorities of the incoming TRIO Presidency. During the meeting, which was held in a very congenial atmosphere, the outgoing Chair of the CEPOL Management Board gave a briefing about the main activities developed during the last 18 months. The representatives from the TRIOs had the opportunity to exchange their ideas about the future challenges for CEPOL, with the support of Detlef Schröder, CEPOL Deputy Director, in order to ensure a smooth transfer of responsibilities between the TRIO Presidencies.
The meeting concluded with a formal ceremony for the signature of the Handover Protocol, with the participation of Frederike Everts, outgoing Chair of the CEPOL Management Board, Norbert Leitner, incoming Chair of the CEPOL Management Board and Detlef Schröder, Deputy Director of CEPOL.
The next CEPOL TRIO Handover meeting from Estonia, Bulgaria and Austria to Romania, Finland and Croatia is expected to take place in December 2018.
