Round Table Seminar: From the Hague to Stockholm: the Future of EU’s Internal Security Architecture and Police Cooperation, Den Haag - Main contents
| date | September 30, 2009 |
|---|---|
| city | Den Haag |
| location | Instituut Clingendael  |
| attending | E.M.H. (Ernst) Hirsch Ballin i, M.G.W. (Monica) den Boer i et al. |
| organisation | Institute Clingendael i |
On 30 September, the Clingendael European Studies Programme organised a high-level round table seminar on the Stockholm programme and the future of police cooperation in Europe. This round-table took place on the eve of the informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Ministerial meeting convened at Europol by the Swedish presidency, in The Hague, on 1st October 2009. In preparation of the seminar, a Clingendael overview paper was written by Sarah Wolff, to introduce the issues addressed during the seminar.
This round-table took place a few months after the celebration of Europol’s 10th anniversary, and the adoption of its new legal basis. The Council decision will turn Europol into an agency funded from the general budget of the European Union (EU) and subject to the European Community (EC) financial and staff regulations, from 1st January 2010.
The round-table provided a unique opportunity to engage in a deeper reflection on the future of EU’s internal security and police cooperation. Participants to the round-table included government officials and academics. Convened under the Chatham House rule, this summary is purely informative and does not attribute any comment to any of the participant.
After Jaap de Zwaan, Director of the Clingendael Institute, welcomed the participants, the round-table discussion started by a keynote speech delivered by the director of Europol, Mr. Rob Wainwright.
In the session entitled “From the Hague to Stockholm: what future for police cooperation in Europe?” chaired by Professor Monica den Boer (Professor in Comparative Public Administration at the Free University Amsterdam and Academic Dean of the Police Academy of the Netherlands), the discussion revolved around the challenges that need to be addressed by the Stockholm programme in the field of police cooperation.
Proposals were made to improve the EU’s Internal Security Architecture. Dr Anna-Carin Svensson, (Director of the Division for Police Issues, including Public Order and Safety, of the Swedish Ministry of Justice), Professor Willy Bruggeman (Chair federal police board of Belgium and Former Senior Deputy Director Europol), as well as Joaquim Nunes de Almeida, (Head of Unit of the Police co-operation and access to information Unit, Directorate F of the Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security, of the European Commission) shared their thoughts with the participants and were actively involved in the discussion that followed.
The closure speech was delivered by Minister Hirsch Ballin, Dutch Minister of Justice.
Mr Rob Wainwright delivered the keynote speech
From left to right: Professor Den Boer, Dr Svensson and Professor Bruggeman
From left to right: Mr Nunes de Almeida, Professor Den Boer, Dr Svensson and Minister Hirsch Ballin
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