EuroCOP joins the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work Agency’s (EU-OSHA) campaign "Safe Maintenance" as an official campaign partner.

New EuroCOP Executive Member Mauricio Moya puts focus on consequences of the financial crisis and wants to improve the working conditions for police officers all over Europe.

“We express solidarity with our colleagues in Northern Ireland who are suffering under the on-going tensions there, “ EuroCOP President Heinz Kiefer said in a comment to the outbreak of violence in Belfast where three police...

"Violence is a threat to democratic societies"

EuroCOP Task force on violence against the police meets in Berlin.

Greater transparency and regulations of activities of lobby groups are needed in Europe. The majority of the non-governmental organisations at the Council of Europe, where EuroCOP is represented, were in favour of such a code at...

Actions on tackling the financial crisis and setting up a task force on violence against the police. These were some of the outcomes of the EuroCOP Executive Committee meeting in Luxembourg on June 15.

It was also the very...

In the violent actions against the police, organized by leftwing extremists on Saturday June 12, 2010 in Berlin, 15 police officers were hurt, two of them severely. According to the German Police Union GdP, this marks another...

EuroCOP position fully carried as ETUC Executive Committee pins down its position on the revision of the working time directive

Put a stop to violence against the police and improve the working situation for the police across Europe. Those were some of the demands the EuroCOP Spring Committee made by passing resolutions on the Financial Crisis, Stockholm...

At its Spring Committee in Krakow the EuroCOP Committee elected two new Executive Committee members: Frank Richter, GdP Germany and Mauricio Moya, Fespol, Spain and new chairpersons and members of its subcommittees.

Polish Deputy Police Director supported EuroCOP’s Stability Pact in his speech at the Spring EuroCOP Committee in Krakow.

The Committee passed four resolutions on the Stockholm Programme, The Working Time Directive, the...

How does one prevent violence against police officers in the first place? In the Netherlands the police has taken a radical approach; by putting cameras on the officers’ helmets and police cars the colleagues at the station can...

“I have never been so scared in my entire life,” Daan, a young Dutch police officer who was attacked during an outdoor party says and his voice trembles when he speaks.

He is only one of many police officers across Europe who...

“In the whole EU we are concerned about [violence against the police] and we are ready to adopt measures to better protect police officers, “ Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba said at the EuroCOP Conference...

Occurrences of violence against the police are constantly rising across Europe. Whether it is social tension, frustration or boredom, police officers are very often the target when it comes to random acts of violence.

This is...

The risk of budget cuts for public services in the years to come, including the police, remains. However, the Commission including EU President Van Rompoy appeared to be concerned to promote a more balanced approach.

This...

The Belgian Interior Minister Annemie Turtelboom showed a great interest and willingness to support EuroCOP and make sure that Violence against the Police issues end up on the agenda of the upcoming Belgian EU Presidency.

This...

On March 24th EuroCOP presented its views on future policing issues, such as the importance of common basic standards in the EU, during a seminar of the Social Democratic Grouping dealing with the Stockholm Programme.

The EuroCOP Health and Safety Subcommittee met on March 22-23 in Luxembourg to discuss its future tasks and meet with Commission Experts on Health issues.

For the fifth time EuroCOP and its President Heinz Kiefer participated in the European Police Congress, held in Berlin. Many visitors, including police officers, politicians, diplomats and industrial representatives visited the...

When European Commissioner nominee for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström was heard by the European Parliament on January 19 the main focus was on illegal immigration and cross border crime and how the Commissioner would handle these...

Basic standards in policing, improved efficiency of police cooperation and a common framework for policing. Several EuroCOP demands and concerns are included in the Stockholm Program adopted on December 11th, 2009 by the Council.

The efforts of over 4000 demonstrating police officers and firemen on December 9th, 2009 in Prague paid of. The proposed wage cuts will not be implemented and wages will stay intact for 2010. EuroCOP President Heinz Kiefer was...

Over 5000 police officers gather in front of the government headquarters

EuroCOP welcomed new members from France and the Netherlands and discussed the increased violence against the police spreading in Europe. The repercussions of the financial crisis in the national budgets was another hot topic.

EuroCOP’s new homepage is here. With a fresh new design and more features than the previous one.

The first of October, 2009 marks 50 years of Nordiska being a member of EuroCOP.

Health and Safety police colleagues meet to discuss best practice experiences...

The financial crisis and policing in the future were in focus on June 15th when EuroCOP President Heinz Kiefer together with a EuroCOP Delegation met with the Swedish Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask...

On June 10th the Commission presented its priorities for the area of freedom, security and justice in the next five years, which includes more efficient security co-operations between member states as well as increased exchanges...

Officer killed by a car bomb

"Our feelings are with the family and friends of our colleague that fell victim to this cowardly attack," said EuroCOP President Heinz Kiefer in a first reaction to the killing of a police officer by...

Some 350,000 people, including representatives from EuroCOP, took to the streets in Madrid, Brussels, Berlin and Prague to support the ETUC Action Days for the unemployed following the financial crisis.

Climate, financial crisis and the Stockholm Programme on Justice and Home Affairs in focus.

On June 10th the Commission presented its priorities for the area of freedom, security and justice in the next five years, which includes more efficient security co-operations between member states as well as increased exchanges...

EuroCOP calls for EU Stability pact for police

EuroCOP President: EU must not loose sight of the Copenhagen Criteria in the financial crisis

EuroCOP President Heinz Kiefer: “Excessive cuts into police budgets undermine EU standards for rule of law and efficient administration.”

EU Organised Crime Threat Assessment calls upon Member States to allocate

sufficient resources to the fight against organised crime

Organised crime on the rise in the backwater of the financial crisis

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Report: Open dialogue on rights and civil status of the police

EuroCOP President Heinz Kiefer: “Elections a big step forward for Spain”

Disciplinary actions against staff representatives have to end

EuroCOP President Heinz Kiefer on proposals to cut public sector wages in Baltic Countries.

The European Parliament has on 17 December 2008 voted by a large majority against the proposals of the European Council for revision of the working time directive

This means that for the time being, the working time directive...

We urge the European Parliament to take its responsibility to maintain the social character of the European Union’, says EuroCOP President Heinz Kiefer

18 October 2008 - Madrid, Plaza de Colon crowded with police officers

EuroCOP new subcommittees start their work

Even though summer time is usually the period for vacation, this has not been the case for EuroCOP's newly formed subcommittees...

EuroCOP new subcommittees start their work

Even though summer time is usually the period for vacation, this has not been the case for EuroCOP's newly formed subcommittees...

EuroCOP Conference Schedule 2008

Stockholm - Spring EuroCOP Committee 10-11.03.2008

EuroCOP 2nd Ordinary Congress, Brussels

EuroCOP Congress A Social Europe for the Police – A Safer Europe for All.

Parliament moves to remilitarise the police in the Slovak Republic

The recent parliament decision in the Slovak Republic to place police officers under military jurisdiction from 2006 has been marked as populism to the detriment...