CEPOL welcomes a delegation from the Netherlands Presidency of the European Union

On 26 November 2015, a delegation representing the Netherlands Presidency of the European Union visited CEPOL’s Headquarters. The aim of this visit was to discuss the priorities and expectations of the EU Presidency and to explore ways for close cooperation between CEPOL and the Presidency Team.

The delegation consisted of Mrs. Frederike Everts, CEPOL's Governing Board voting member for the Netherlands, Mrs. Sandra Wijkhuijs, National Contact Point, and assistants Mr. Guus Bakker and Mr. Cor van der Lugt.

The agenda of the meeting covered topics such as the agency’s new legal mandate recently adopted by the European Parliament – which will enter into force on 1 July 2016 - and two strategic documents that reflect how this regulation will impact CEPOL’s work: the Single Programming Document and the Change Management Plan.

Furthermore, CEPOL staff presented the agency’s core business, the main achievements in 2015, the implementation of next year’s training activities and the areas where the agency will be focusing in 2016. CEPOL’s cooperation with external partners and other stakeholders was also addressed at the meeting.

The Netherlands took over the Presidency of the European Union on 1 January 2016.