Euromed Police took part in the latest meeting of the Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security (COSI), held at the Council of the European Union in Brussels last month. The COSI is meant to promote, reinforce and facilitate the operational actions of the EU Member States concerning internal security.

Euromed Police presented the result of its activities in the field of terrorism, among which the Euromed Digital Evidence Manual, elaborated together with the Euromed Justice project, which constitutes one of the flagship products of the fourth phase of Euromed Police. The Manual will facilitate the requests of police officers to Internet service providers for investigations related to terrorism and be regularly updated to accommodate with the changing cyber environment.

Moreover, one of the main achievements of the Euromed Police Project presented during the COSI meeting was the EuroMed Threat Assessment (EMTA) which is soon to be published. The EMTA will be used to give to the Partner countries a vision of the threat in their own territory with a broader regional outlook, allowing them to develop intelligence-led security policies. It will also provide a promising basis for operational cooperation with the EU member states’ police forces through the EMPACT networks.

The aim of the Euromed Police IV project is to increase citizens’ security across the Euro-Mediterranean area through the strengthening of cooperation on security issues between the Southern Mediterranean partner countries, as well as between these countries and the EU Member States. It builds on the achievements of the previous phases of the project. The project runs from 2016-2020 with a budget of €5 million.

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