The EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) supports law enforcement officials in their work to prevent and fight against serious and organised crime, terrorism, and emerging security threats. CEPOL offers specialised vocational training at EU-level that facilitates and enhances cross-border law enforcement cooperation.
In 2024, the agency continued its efforts to promote a safer Europe. Throughout the year, CEPOL delivered 347 training activities to almost 22 000 law enforcement officials, achieving an impressive overall satisfaction rate of 97%.
63 onsite activities were organised in EU Member States. Furthermore, 112 e-learning activities, alongside nearly 160 exchanges were implemented to enhance collaboration and professional development among law enforcement professionals.
CEPOL’s International Cooperation projects in the EU neighbourhood region continued to strengthen law enforcement collaboration beyond EU borders as more than 3 200 officials participated in 172 activities.
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In our new publication ‘2024 in brief’, you can explore key milestones and other activities carried out by the agency throughout 2024. Including 10 short sections, it provides an overview of CEPOL’s core achievements and challenges:
- Training priorities focusing on serious and organised crime
- Fundamental rights protection at the core of our training
- CEPOL Knowledge Centres offered specialised and focused training
- CEPOL Exchange Programme – towards a common EU law enforcement culture
- CEPOL Research and Science brings new impetus to knowledge management
- Strategic training needs assessment, and efficient tool to identify EU-level training needs
- Other achievements in 2024
- Relocation to new headquarters in Budapest
- Successfully resuming activities after cyber incident
- New momentum for international cooperation projects
Discover important updates, achievements, and notable moments from our agency’s work in 2024: click to read the publication.
More detailed information regarding CEPOL’s contribution to the EU security ecosystem is available in the Agency’s Consolidated Annual Report 2024, which was approved in June 2025 by the CEPOL Management Board.
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