Closer Cooperation with Europol
BUCHAREST, June 26th – The SECI Center management, director Mitja Močnik and deputy director Gabriel Sotirescu, welcomed today the director of Europol, Max Peter Ratzel.
The discussions were focused on the development of the relationship between the two organizations, the future of the SECI Center, SELEC and its role in the region, as well as organized crime related issues.
Europol will offer support to the SECI Center as it has to draw a strategic overview of the threats from the organized crime in South East Europe, SEE OCTA, which will enable the decision-makers to take the necessary measures to counter the projected threats.
The SECI Regional Center for Combating Trans-border Crime, headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, was launched in 2000, and is a unique operational organization in which police and customs liaison officers from 12 member states (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey) work together in direct cooperation, coordinate joint investigations and facilitate information exchange. During the June JCC meeting, Montenegro became the 13th member state.
Besides the member countries, there are 21 observers, countries and organizations: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Canada, EUBAM, France, Georgia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, Ukraine, UNDP Romania, the United Kingdom, UNMIK, and the United States of America.
Italy and the United States maintain permanent representation at the SECI Center, and Interpol and the World Customs Organization are permanent (non-resident) advisors to the SECI Center.
The discussions were focused on the development of the relationship between the two organizations, the future of the SECI Center, SELEC and its role in the region, as well as organized crime related issues.
Europol will offer support to the SECI Center as it has to draw a strategic overview of the threats from the organized crime in South East Europe, SEE OCTA, which will enable the decision-makers to take the necessary measures to counter the projected threats.
The SECI Regional Center for Combating Trans-border Crime, headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, was launched in 2000, and is a unique operational organization in which police and customs liaison officers from 12 member states (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey) work together in direct cooperation, coordinate joint investigations and facilitate information exchange. During the June JCC meeting, Montenegro became the 13th member state.
Besides the member countries, there are 21 observers, countries and organizations: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Canada, EUBAM, France, Georgia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, Ukraine, UNDP Romania, the United Kingdom, UNMIK, and the United States of America.
Italy and the United States maintain permanent representation at the SECI Center, and Interpol and the World Customs Organization are permanent (non-resident) advisors to the SECI Center.
11 November 2008 - 12 November 2008
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