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This is important in particular when it comes to fighting organised crime and terrorism.
One concrete example suggested is to set up an exchange programme, a so called "Erasmus-programme" for police officers and improve the scheme that already exists for judicial staff.
This paper is the Commission's attribution to the so-called "Stockholm Programme", which will replace the Hague Programme and set the priorities for the next five years. It will define the framework for the EU police and customs cooperation, rescue services, criminal and civil law cooperation, asylum, migration and visa policy for the period 2010-2014. It will be discussed at an informal ministerial meeting in July 2009 and adopted in December 2009.
EuroCOP President Heinz Kiefer as well as EuroCOP Executive Committee Member Lillemor Sving Melin, EuroCOP Head of Office Jan Velleman and Swedish Police Union President Jan Karlsen will meet the Swedish Justice Minister Beatrice Ask to discuss among other things the Council's Presidency programme in Stockholm on June 15, 2009.
Sweden will take over the EU Presidency from the Czech Republic on July 1st, 2009.
Find out more:
The Official Press Release from the European
Commission:
European Commission outlines its vision for the area of
freedom, security and justice in the next five years
EuroCOP's Contribution to the Hague
Programme:
EuroCOP Resolution 10-03-2009: For a strong police in a Secure Europe - EuroCOP Contribution to the Priorities of the EU within the area of Justice and Home Affairs after 2009
Official page of the Swedish EU Presidency
EuroCOP's Contribution on European Commission Justice and Home Affairs' Site:
"Freedom, Security and
Justice: What will be the future?", consultation on priorities for the next five years (2010-2014)
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