EU Security Union Commissioner, Sir Julian King, visited Budapest, Hungary, today to discuss issues related to security, in particular information exchange and cybersecurity.
Commissioner for the Security Union Sir Julian King met the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) Acting Executive Director Detlef Schröder to discuss EU security challenges and the role of the agency in supporting the EU security agenda.
Mr Schröder briefed the Commissioner on the activities of the agency, pointing out how CEPOL is implementing its new legal mandate serving a much wider target group of law enforcement officials throughout the Union and beyond.
The discussion then moved to the challenges ahead of the agency, with an emphasis on the upcoming Strategic Training Needs Assessment (STNA), the capacity building projects in third countries and a stronger involvement on cyber-related training.
The Commissioner expressed his satisfaction with CEPOL’s performance and reiterated his support for the agency.
