On 11 December a delegation from CEPOL was welcomed in Vushtri (Kosovo*) by Ismail Smakiqi, General Director of the Kosovo Academy of Public Safety (KAPS). The delegation met also with representatives of the Kosovo Police Training Department and experts from EU-funded projects in the training area. The aim of the meeting was to get acquainted with the mission, tasks and structure of KAPS as the main training provider for law enforcement officers in Kosovo, with a view to the possible negotiation of a Working Arrangement at a later stage.
The Kosovo Academy of Public Safety is an institution in charge of providing training and higher education, implementing policies and strategies of training and capacity development in public safety field. Its mission is providing high quality education, research and development services to the public safety agencies of Kosovo.
*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.
Office address
European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training
1066 Budapest
Ó utca 27
Hungary
Correspondence address
European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training
1903 Budapest
Pf.314
Hungary
Telephone: +36 1 803 8030/8031
Fax: +36 1 803 8032