Activities of Dennis de JONG related to 2014/0217(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Union agency for law enforcement training (Cepol), repealing and replacing Council Decision 2005/681/JHA PDF (651 KB) DOC (340 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To ensure that Union level training for law enforcement personnel is of high quality, coherent and consistent, CEPOL should strive to structure it in line with the principles of the Law Enforcement Training Scheme, whilst putting particular emphasis on the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights with regard to the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the context of law enforcement. Union-level training should be available to law enforcement officers of all ranks. CEPOL should ensure that training is evaluated and that conclusions from training needs assessments are part of planning to enhance effectiveness of future actions. CEPOL should promote the recognition in Member States of training provided at Union level.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) To achieve its objectives, CEPOL, as a centre of Union learning activities, should maintain and encourage cooperation with the network of the training institutes of the Member States. It should further be supported by a ‘National Unit’ in each Member State. The activities of the National Units should be coordinated at the Union levelsupported by CEPOL.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To ensure the scientific quality of CEPOL’s work, a Scientific Committee, composed of independent persons of the highest academic or professional standing in the subjects covered by this Regulation, in particular with regard to the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the context of law enforcement, should be set up as an independent advisory body.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) It is important to seek the most efficient solutions for the location of agencies, and, whilst fully respecting the fundamental need to maintain CEPOL´s complete independence, it is logical to locate CEPOL in the Hague, the Netherlands, being the seat of EUROPOL, EU´s main agency for police co-operation.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. CEPOL shall support, develop and coordinateimplement training for law enforcement officers, in line with the Law Enforcement Training Scheme, in particular in the areas of the fight against serious crime affecting two or more Member States and terrorism, management of high-risk public order and sports events, planning and command of Union missions, as well as law enforcement leadership and language skills, in order to:
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The Scientific Committee for Training shall be composed of 11 persons of the highest academic or professional standing in the subjects covered by Articles 3 and 4 of this Regulation, in particular with regard to the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the context of law enforcement. The Management Board shall appoint the members following a transparent call for applications and selection procedure to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The members of the Management Board shall not be members of the Scientific Committee for Training. The members of the Scientific Committee for Training shall be independent. They shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government, nor from any other body.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The seat of CEPOL shall be in Budapest, Hungarythe Hague, the Netherlands.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The necessary arrangements concerning the accommodation to be provided for CEPOL in Hungarythe Netherlands and the facilities to be made available by that Member State together with the specific rules applicable in the host Member State to the Executive Director, members of the Management Board, CEPOL staff and members of their families shall be laid down in a Headquarters Agreement between CEPOL and Hungarythe Netherlands, concluded after obtaining the approval of the Management Board and no later than 2 years after the entry into force of this Regulation.