Developing joint operational and strategic capacities for law enforcement agencies in the Baltic Sea Region

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1 1 G O L D F I N G E R Developing joint operational and strategic capacities for law enforcement agencies in the Baltic Sea Region

2 2 PROJECT FACTS Partners: - Swedish Police Authority/NOA - State Police of Latvia - Regional Police Headquarters in Gdańsk - Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat (As co-coordinators for Policy Area Secure in EUSBSR) Budget: SEK Duration: August November 2019 Funding source: Swedish Institute

3 3 HOW CAN WE BECOME STRONGER TOGETHER? - There is no international network within law enforcement authorities cooperating on external funding and how to connect EU-calls to the needs of the member states in the BSR. - The current lack of such a platform means that there is no overall picture in the Baltic Sea region, of ongoing cooperation taking place through external funding. The intended project would aim not only to give the authorities such a picture but also go one step further. - Through a more structured approach to international cooperation through projects as tools for development, joint actions, partner search, exchange of knowledge and experience on future calls for application, it will enable all EU member states to secure more EU funds to further strengthen police cooperation in the BSR, both on a strategic level via ISF and Horizon 2020 also on an operational level (EMPACT - European multidisciplinary platform against criminal threats) sources of support that could be resorted to while carrying out the operational actions identified in the respective Operational Action Plans.

4 4 WHAT DO WE WANT TO DISCUSS WITH YOU? Questions formulated in a discussion with project partners 2 1 PRIORITIES How are the national priorities, challenges and needs connected with potential joint solutions with neighbouring countries? CONNECTIONS MAPPING How is your organisation working with external funding (ex. ISF/LVG)? 3 How are the national priorities connected to external funding opportunities for development processes for both the strategic and operational level? 4 PRIORITY TO ACTION How does it work when someone in your organisation has identified a good idea for a transnational project?

5 5 WHAT S OUT THERE? BSR TOUR Learning how other countries law enforcement agencies work with: - EU funds and joint actions /project partnerships - What development needs they have (long term and long term) - How these needs can be addressed by joint actions/projects - Projects as a tool for mutual development and joint actions

6 6 LEARNING. COOPERATION. CONTACTS. SUPPORT. Learning (how do other countries police organizations work with EU funds and joint actions/project partnerships) Cooperation (Collaboration on ongoing and future calls for proposals within the EU / Europol) Contacts (Forwarding of contacts within one s own organization and provide contacts to other national agencies) Support (Commonly discuss different regulations and announcements and ensure uniform application, etc.) Impact and development (Strategic discussions with the financial programs within the EU Commission and Europol, i.e H2020, Internal Security Fund etc) Interaction between law enforcement organizations Continuity (Ensure that the platform does not become person-dependent but that there is a structure at the end of the project on how to work together).

7 7 IMPACT AND DEVELOPMENT Matching programmes with national priorities, strategic discussions with the financial programs within the EU Commission and Europol, i.e H2020, Internal Security Fund, etc.

8 8 TOUR Fact-checking mission in all BSR EU member states, contacts, learning, cooperation, support JOINT WORKSHOP Sharing, networking, new ideas for cooperation with external funds ANALYSIS Best practices, who-is-who in BSR, structure analysis, INSTUTIONALISED NETWORK Impact and development, Increased cooperation, network of focal points to support existing structures/ platforms such as BSTF-OPC, Europol/Empact, PTN and BSRBCC

9 9 INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION AND BEYOND