European Union Police Mission in the Palestinian Territories
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Abbreviation | EUPOL COPPS |
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Formation | November 2005 |
Headquarters | Ramallah |
Head of Mission | Nataliya Apostolova |
Parent organization | European Union |
Staff | 106 |
Website | http://www.eupolcopps.eu |
The European Union Co-ordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support (EUPOL COPPS), is a
EUPOL COPPS has its headquarters in
Establishment
EUPOL COPPS was established following an EU Council decision in November 2005, and builds on the work of the EU Co-ordination Office for Palestinian Police Support (EU COPPS), which was established in January 2005 within the office of the EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Ambassador Marc Otte. The initiative followed the expression by EU leaders in June 2004 of their readiness to support the Palestinian Authority in taking responsibility for law and order, and in particular, in improving its Palestinian Civil Police Force and law enforcement capacity.
Organisational structure
EUPOL COPPS is composed of 106 unarmed members of staff, 71 of whom are internationals and 35 locals. Most of the staff are seconds from EU member states. EUPOL COPPS has three operational pillars: a Security Sector Reform Section, Justice section and a Programme and Evaluation Department. All sections are composed of experienced police officers, magistrates and experts from EU Member States and non EU contributing countries, such as Canada, Türkiye and Norway. Close cooperation between the sections takes place through various thematic groups.
The current Head of Mission is Nataliya Apostolova,who succeeded, Kauko Aaltomaa, Rodolphe Mauget, Kenneth Deane, Henrik Malmquist and Paul Robert Kernaghan. The first Head of Mission was Jonathan McIvor. The Head of Mission receives guidance from
References
- ProQuest 319713255.