""Enhancement of the International Police Cooperation and the Prevention of International Criminal Activities""

Project facts

Project promoter:
International Operational Cooperation Directorate(BG)
Project Number:
BG-HOMEAFFAIRS-0005
Status:
In implementation
Initial project cost:
€290,000
Programme:

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Description

Programe outcome the project contributes to: "Improved capacity for law enforcement agencies in crime prevention and investigation".

The project will enhance the international police cooperation capabilities and the qualification of the law enforcement officials, through specialized training of law enforcement officials for work with the existing systems and databases, methods and channels for exchange of information and international police cooperation. The specialized training is related to the upcoming integration of AFIS and facial recognition into SIS, the inclusion of the alerts on the new article 40 “unidentified suspect/offender” and the expansion of the object categories of article 38 alerts, the start of implementation of the measures provided in the alerts on article 24 “entry ban” by Bulgarian authorities, and other new SIS features, as well as the new system for smarter and stronger borders – the ETIAS.

Through training in PRINCE2 project methodology, the project will contribute to strengthening the administrative capacity for implementation of projects for enhancement of the international police cooperation and prevention of international criminal activity. In addition, the project will facilitate the exchange of experience and knowledge in the fields of SIRENE, INTERPOL and Europol information exchange with Greece.

The project will include, inter alia, the following main activities:

  • Completing the training center of the project promoter and providing fully functional facility equipped with translation systems;
  • Foreign language and PRINCE2 trainings;
  • IT equipment for exchange of information delivered to respond to future police systems improvements;
  • Training on EU and international systems for exchange of operational police information.

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