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EU police agencies reject cost-cutting merger

07 May 2013

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"The European police college Cepol and the EU police agency Europol both formally rejected on Tuesday (7 May) a proposal by the European Commission to merge the two in a cost cutting measure."

Full story: EU police agencies reject cost-cutting merger (euobserver, link)

See: CEPOL Position Paper: European Commission Package on the creation of a European Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (pdf)

"First and foremost, the legal viability is not established. The financial benefits described are not substantiated and the costs of the proposal are inadequately quantified. The proposed governance would seem to be more costly and not in accordance with the requirement to streamline the governance of agencies. Key operational factors such as the likely loss of expertise and Member State engagement are not considered. The use of outdated information and the consequent disregard of more recent data and performance indicators do not provide a sound basis for consideration of the proposal."

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