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EUPOL COPPS hosts a new year reception in Ramallah

Ramallah- 18 January 2011 - EUPOL COPPS hosted on Wednesday a new year’s reception in the West Bank city of Ramallah, attended by dozens of Palestinian officials, senior security and police officers, representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations.

EUPOL COPPS refurnishes Azzun Police Station

Tuesday, 10 2012 - EUPOL COPPS Police Advisory Section delivered new office equipment for the community policing station in the West Bank village of Azzun near Qalqilya to support the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) to continue performing valuable community policing.

The PCP inaugurates a Protocol Unit
Ramallah, Dec. 22, 2011 - The Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) has officially inaugurated a Protocol Unit in a ceremony held this week. The newly-established unit aims at supporting the PCP to properly organise ceremonies and other events involving international or/and national official delegations based on best international standards and Palestinian traditions.

The Council of the European Union extends the mandate of EUPOL COPPS

The Council of the European Union decided on December 19, 2011 to extend the mandate of EUPOL COPPS (the European Union Co-ordination Office for Palestinian Police Support) for a further six months, starting from the beginning of 2012 on the basis of its current mandate.

Palestinian Police officers participate in ‘Interviewing Techniques’ course

Sixteen Palestinian Juvenile Police officers participated in an advanced course on “Interviewing Techniques”. The course that was held recently in the West Bank city of Jericho, was organised by EUPOL COPPS and closely coordinated with the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) and UNOPS.

Family Protection Unit, Attorney General's Office participate in a workshop

Ramallah, 20 October 2011 - The Palestinian Civil Police’s Family Protection Unit and Attorney General’s office participated in a workshop this week in Ramallah and discussed best practices to liaise between police and prosecutors.

Police gender adviser meets with Cabinet Secretary

Ramallah, 13 October 2011 - The Palestinian Civil Police gender adviser, Mj. Wafa SULEIMAN, met today with the Secretary of the PA Cabinet, Dr. Naim ABU-HOMMOS. Mj. Suleiman was accompanied by the gender adviser from the Prime Minister’s Office, Hayat BAZZAR, the head of the gender unit of the Ministry of Women Affairs (MOWA), Fatima RADAYDEH, the head of the PCP’s Protocol Unit, Mj. Sufian OMAREYA, along with EUPOL COPPS’ gender adviser.

Palestinian prosecutors participate in a study trip to Finland

Ramallah, September 14 - Three Palestinian prosecutors assigned to the Palestinian Anti-Corruption Commission participated in a study trip in Finland to learn specialized techniques in the field of investigation and asset recovery.

PCP Training Department participates in study trip to Finland

Ramallah, 13 September 2011 -  Three members of the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) recently participated in a four-day study trip to Finland to understand best police practices in running the new Palestinian Police Training School, located in the West Bank city of Jericho.

Statement by HR/VP Catherine Ashton on the 10th anniversary of the September 11
"10 years after the 9/11 attacks, the European Union remembers the victims of that terrible day and all those who have suffered at the hands of terrorists. We in Europe continue to work hard to put into effect the global strategy to combat terrorism agreed in 2006. We are striving both to eliminate the threat of terror and to address its causes.