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A safer EU: police cooperation, and crisis management
Regulation (EU) No 513/2014 sets out the rules for a European Union financing instrument which, as part of the Internal Security Fund (ISF), concerns police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management.
ACT
Regulation (EU) No 513/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management and repealing Council Decision 2007/125/JHA.
SUMMARY
Known as the ISF-Police regulation, the instrument aims to contribute to a high level of security in the EU. To reach this objective, it will support actions related to crime prevention; combating cross-border, serious and organised crime, including terrorism; and strengthening cooperation between law enforcement authorities and other authorities in EU countries, with Europol and other EU bodies, and with relevant non-EU countries and international organisations.
It will also support actions to enhance the capacity of EU countries and the EU for managing security-related risks and crises effectively, and preparing for and protecting people and critical infrastructure (e.g. electricity, water, transport) against terrorist attacks and other security-related incidents.
Operational objectives
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Strengthen EU countries’ capability to prevent and combat cross-border crime. |
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Promote cooperation among EU countries’ law enforcement authorities (police, customs, etc.) and between EU countries and Europol. |
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Develop training schemes, including technical and professional skills and knowledge of obligations relating to respect of human rights. |
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Develop measures, safeguards, mechanisms and best practices for early identification, protection and support of witnesses and victims of crime. |
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Develop measures to strengthen EU countries’ administrative and operational capability to protect critical infrastructure. |
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Enable the rapid production of comprehensive and accurate overviews in crisis situations, coordinate response measures and share secret or sensitive information. |
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Develop integrated approaches based on common and shared appreciations in crisis situations and enhance mutual understanding of EU countries’ and partner countries’ various definitions of threat levels. |
Examples of eligible actions include:
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actions to improve police cooperation, including joint investigation teams;
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communication activities;
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maintenance of EU and national IT systems, notably on cybersecurity and cybercrime;
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projects in relation to and in non-EU-countries.
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National programmes will be drawn up by participating countries to address the fund’s objectives and submitted to the European Commission for approval. Any allocation of resources among objectives must be proportional to the challenges and needs faced by the country.
Budget
The programme’s 2014-20 budget is set at €1.004 billion, broken down as follows (in current prices):
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€662 million for EU countries’ programmes (the regulation details how this is to be allocated among them);
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€342 million for EU actions, emergency assistance and technical assistance at the initiative of the European Commission.
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Implementation
Regulation (EU) No 514/2014 contains the main rules and procedures for implementing this fund.
REFERENCES
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Deadline for transposition in the Member States |
Official Journal |
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21.5.2014 |
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OJ L 150 of 20.5.2014 |
RELATED ACTS
Regulation No 514/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 laying down general provisions on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management [Official Journal L 150 of 20 May 2014].
Last updated: 10.08.2014