European Commission Publishes Law Enforcement Training Study: 869 Programmes Mapped, Only 20% of Authorities Say Training Is Sufficient
The European Commission published the Feasibility Study on Law Enforcement Training in the EU in Brussels on October 28, the first comprehensive overview of training for law enforcement across the EU since 2013. The study maps training at three complementary levels: around 507 programmes at national level, around 104 at regional level involving two or more EU countries, and around 258 at EU level.
Only around 20% of operational authorities in the EU consider current EU law enforcement training sufficient, while approximately 170,000 law enforcement officials across the EU still require training, and the landscape remains fragmented, the study found. Training at EU level helps translate EU tools such as the Schengen Information System (SIS), the Entry-Exit System (EES) and Europol's Secure Information Exchange Network Application (SIENA) into operational practice, and fills gaps where national training capacities are limited.
The study points to a sustainable model placing CEPOL, the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training, at the heart of coordination, and highlights CEPOL's cooperation beyond the EU, where training and knowledge-sharing with partners can enhance situational awareness, promote two-way learning and build long-term trusted partnerships for EU security.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 欧洲刑警组织（Europol）总部，位于荷兰海牙。Pikachu 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Pikachu, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
