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12 March 2010
Recently created Standing Committee on Internal Security (COSI) begins its work
Country: Europe
The Director-General of the Spanish Police and Civil Guard, Francisco Javier Velázquez, talks to the Director-General of the French National Police, Frédéric Péchenard, at the start of the first meeting of the Permanent Internal Security Committee held in Brussels on 11 March 2010. EFE
The Spanish Director General of the Police and Civil Guard, Francisco Javier Velázquez, chaired the first meeting of the Standing Committee on Internal Security, the COSI, in Brussels on Thursday, which began the process of designing a joint strategy to deal with global threats.
The meeting was attended by directors of police and heads of security forces in Europe, who examined joint measures for tackling terrorism, human trafficking, drug trafficking and cyber crime.
The COSI was created on 25 February under the Spanish Presidency of the European Union based on the guidelines established by the Treaty of Lisbon. Its objective is to strengthen the co-ordination of the operational actions between EU Member States in relation to internal security.
The launch of this committee, together with the definition of the EU's Home Affairs Security Strategy, are the two main priorities in this area for the six-month Spanish Presidency.
The COSI's first mission is to evaluate operational co-operation in the EU to identify weaknesses and to recommend the appropriate measures to correct them. In the case of terrorist attacks or major catastrophes, the Committee will provide support to the Justice and Home Affairs Council.
It will promote various operational initiatives, such as the extension of the early warning systems for explosives and the CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence plan); the creation of support teams for major terrorist attacks, or the establishment of a new form for high risk missing persons.
In relation to drug trafficking, senior police chiefs are studying proposals from Member States, such as a French operational project to deal with trafficking from Africa, or the possibility of creating EU platforms in affected African countries.
Other tasks entrusted to COSI include co-ordinating the action of European agencies with responsibilities in areas of justice and home affairs, such as EUROPOL, EUROJUST, FRONTEX and CEPOL. It must also ensure that none of their activities overlap and that there is a real focus on their requirements.
In terms of scientific and criminal policing, the President's Office of the COSI will review the implementation of the Prüm Treaty (relating to cross-border co-operation) with regards to the exchange of DNA data, finger prints or the EUCARIS system for vehicle information enquiries.
12 March 2010
Recently created Standing Committee on Internal Security (COSI) begins its work
Country: Europe
The Director-General of the Spanish Police and Civil Guard, Francisco Javier Velázquez, talks to the Director-General of the French National Police, Frédéric Péchenard, at the start of the first meeting of the Permanent Internal Security Committee held in Brussels on 11 March 2010. EFE
The Spanish Director General of the Police and Civil Guard, Francisco Javier Velázquez, chaired the first meeting of the Standing Committee on Internal Security, the COSI, in Brussels on Thursday, which began the process of designing a joint strategy to deal with global threats.
The meeting was attended by directors of police and heads of security forces in Europe, who examined joint measures for tackling terrorism, human trafficking, drug trafficking and cyber crime.
The COSI was created on 25 February under the Spanish Presidency of the European Union based on the guidelines established by the Treaty of Lisbon. Its objective is to strengthen the co-ordination of the operational actions between EU Member States in relation to internal security.
The launch of this committee, together with the definition of the EU's Home Affairs Security Strategy, are the two main priorities in this area for the six-month Spanish Presidency.
The COSI's first mission is to evaluate operational co-operation in the EU to identify weaknesses and to recommend the appropriate measures to correct them. In the case of terrorist attacks or major catastrophes, the Committee will provide support to the Justice and Home Affairs Council.
It will promote various operational initiatives, such as the extension of the early warning systems for explosives and the CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence plan); the creation of support teams for major terrorist attacks, or the establishment of a new form for high risk missing persons.
In relation to drug trafficking, senior police chiefs are studying proposals from Member States, such as a French operational project to deal with trafficking from Africa, or the possibility of creating EU platforms in affected African countries.
Other tasks entrusted to COSI include co-ordinating the action of European agencies with responsibilities in areas of justice and home affairs, such as EUROPOL, EUROJUST, FRONTEX and CEPOL. It must also ensure that none of their activities overlap and that there is a real focus on their requirements.
In terms of scientific and criminal policing, the President's Office of the COSI will review the implementation of the Prüm Treaty (relating to cross-border co-operation) with regards to the exchange of DNA data, finger prints or the EUCARIS system for vehicle information enquiries.
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