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National Council meeting of Sindicatul EUROPOL

CESP delegation was present on the National Council meeting of the Union EUROPOL in the period from 23-24 September 2023…

CESP presence at the MPS event in N. Macedonia

As a regular practice in the Balkan countries, CESP delegation visited the Macedonian Police Union in the period of 8-10…

SUP event in Montenegro

In the period from 2-4 June 2023, in Budva, Montenegro, CESP delegation was present on the event of the Police…

CoE Police Network Conference, Strasbourg, France

On 24 and 25 of May 2023 in Strasbourg, in the headquarters of the Council of Europe, the Police Network…

CESP Executive Committee meeting in Rome, Italy

In the period from 15-17 May 2023 in Rome, Italy, the European Council of Police Unions held its Executive Committee…

26th European Police Congress

In the period from 2-4 May 2023, the 26th European Police Congress was organized in Berlin, Germany. The European Police…

VI Congress of Criminal Investigation, organized by Asfic PJ Polícia Judiciária

In the period from 20-21 April, 2023, CESP participated on the VI Congress of Criminal Investigation, organized by Asfic PJ…

Presentation of CESP Strategic Document: “Nurturing the seeds of change” in Brussels

The European Council of Police Unions organized the Pre-release of the Strategic Document: “Nurturing the seeds of change: How a…

Bilateral meeting between CESP President Ricardo Valadas and the Minister of Interior of N.Macedonia Oliver Spasovski in Brussels

Prior to the Pre-release of the Strategic Document: “Nurturing the seeds of change: How a new police approach can shape…

Presentation of CESP Strategic Document: Nurturing the seeds of change

Presentation of CESP Strategic Document: “Nurturing the seeds of change” Presenting @cespolice Strategic Document: “Nurturing the seeds of change: How a new…

Bilateral meeting with VKÖ, Austria

In the period from 11-13 December 2022, in Vienna, the President of CESP, Ricardo Valadas and the General Secretary, Jesus…

1st European CESPolice Summit, 27-28 October 2022, Madrid, Spain

On 27 and 28 October 2022, the “1st European CESPolice Summit” was held in Madrid, organized with the help of…

19th Congress of SCSI

CESP President, Ricardo Valadas attended the 19th Congress of SCSI, our French member, on October 7, 2022 in Chambéry, France…

SAP General Council

In the period from 3 to 5 October 2022, in Rimini, Italy, the Union of SAP organized the General Council.…

MPS event

In the period from 9 to 11 September 2022 in Ohrid, N. Macedonia, the President of CESP, Ricardo Valadas and…

Policing in digital age: how new technologies can help improve policing in our modern societies

On June 28 and 29, the Police conference entitled ‘Policing in digital age: how new technologies can help improve policing…

30th Anniversary of the Macedonian Police Union (MPS)

In the period from 27-29 May 2022, in Skopje, N. Macedonia CESP attended the 30th Anniversary of the Macedonian Police…

11th CESP CONGRESS

In the period from 3-6 May 2022 in the island of Crete, Greece the 11th Congress of the European Council…

CESP Executive Bureau meeting and ASFIC/PJ Congress

On April 19, 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal, CESP organized its Executive Bureau meeting, both online and with physical presence. The…

Official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Upon Invitation of the President of the Police Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (USPFBIH), Mirza Hadziabdic, on March 24, 2022,…

CESP condemns arson attacks on the Austrian police

As informed by our member VKO, in Austria, six cars of the Criminal Intelligence Service were set on fire in the…

Meeting with Ms. Olena Petsun, Adviser to the Commissioner for Human Rights, CoE

As a continuation of the discussions and contacts during the IPCAN Seminar in Paris, France, today, CESP, represented by the…

33th Anniversary of CESP

…Plant trees in whose shadow you may not sit in… On this day, 33 years ago, some police unionists believed…

Official welcome of CESP member, VKӦ, Austria

During the CESP Executive Committee that took place in Limassol, Cyprus in the period of 9-10 December, 2021, CESP officially…

CESP Executive Committee Meeting, Cyprus

In the period of 9-10 December, 2021, the CESP Executive Committee Meeting was organized in Limassol, Cyprus, with the help…

7th IPCAN Seminar: “External and independent mechanisms of monitoring of police: functioning, interactions, and effectiveness”

On December 3, 2021, in Paris, France, the 7th IPCAN Seminar was held entitled: “External and independent mechanisms of monitoring…

XX Electoral Congress of SPP

In the period from 19-22 October, 2021, in Toledo Spain the XX Electoral Congress of Sindicato Profesional de Policia (SPP),…

101 Anniversary of VKO

On October 1, 2021, in Vienna, Austria, CESP delegation, comprised of CESP President, Ricardo Valadas, the General Secretary, Jesus Lira…

MEETING OF CESP EXECUTIVE BUREAU

On 14 and 15 September, 2021, the European Council of Police Unions (CESP) organized the first face-to-face Executive Bureau meeting…

24th EUROPEAN POLICE CONGRESS

On 14 and 15 September 2021, in Berlin Germany, the 24th European Police Congress was held. The European Council of…

19TH SPORTS GAMES OF THE MACEDONIAN POLICE UNION

In the period from 9-12 September, 2021, the President of CESP, Ricardo Valadas and the General Secretary, Jesus Lira Calvo,…

INTERVIEW OF CESP PRESIDENT FOR UTRINSKI BRIFING

“Corruption leads to direct victims; we should not allow politicians to interfere in investigations”  During the visit in N.Macedonia, the…

MEETING BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT OF CESP AND THE PRESIDENT OF FTUM

Today in the framework of the official visit of North Macedonia and the Macedonian Police Union (MPS), member of CESP,…

MEETING BETWEEN CESP AND THE LIBE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Today, the General Secretary of CESP, Jesus Lira Calvo, had a meeting with the Vice President of the Committee on…

BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN CESP AND POAXIA

Today, the President of CESP, Ricardo Valadas and the General Secretary, Jesus Lira Calvo had a bilateral meeting with the…

BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN CESP AND SCSI

Today, the President of CESP, Ricardo Valadas and the General Secretary, Jesus Lira Calvo had a bilateral meeting with the…

BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN CESP AND MPS

As a continuation of the round of bilateral meetings with CESP members, today the President of CESP, Ricardo Valadas, together…

CESP INTERVENTION TO MONTENEGRIN AUTHORITIES

After CESP’s interventions to the Montenegrin authorities regarding positioning of the police as a priority group for vaccination against COVID-19,…

BILATERAL MEETING WITH CESP MEMBER EUROPOL ROMANIA

Today, the General Secretary of CESP, Jesus Lira Calvo had an online meeting with the CESP member, Sindicatul EUROPOL from…

CEPS EXECUTIVE BUREAU MEETING

Today, the members of the CESP Executive Bureau had an online meeting on which they discussed current issues and forthcoming…

LETTERS TO THE NEWLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT IN MONTENEGRO

Having closely monitoring the overall political developments in Montenegro in the last  period, with a special emphasis on the work…

LAUNCH OF CESP2025 STRATEGIC PROGRAM

As previously announced CESP has been working devotedly to the finalization of our CESP2025 Strategic Program during the very delicate…

CESP LETTERS ABOUT ePRIVACY DIRECTIVE

The President of CESP, Mr. Ricardo Valadas has sent letters to the European Commission and the European Parliament regarding the…

CESP CONDEMNS ATTACKS IN AUSTRIA AND FRANCE

The European Council of Police Unions strongly condemns the terrible attacks that recently took place both in Austria and France.…

CONGRESS OF CESP MEMBER, EUROPOL, ROMANIA

CESP’s virtual attendance on the online Congress of Sindicatul Europol on October 26, 2020 “The Police Unionism is a synonym…

LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF NORTH MACEDONIA

26.9.2020 Having closely monitoring the situation with the police attacks in the previous period in the Republic of North Macedonia…

REPLY FROM FRENCH AUTHORITIES

21-09-2020 As a result of the contacts with the President of the Republic of France, Mr. Emmanuel Macron regarding the…

VIDEO CONFERENCES OF CESP

27-07-2020 During the summer period, CESP has organized two regular video conferences with its members on which the situation with…

CONTACT WITH MR. EMMANUEL MACRON, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE

24.7.2020 After coordination and consultation with CESP members and its colleagues from the Syndicat des Cadres de la Sécurité Intérieure…

ALBANIAN CASE SENT TO THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE

20-07-2020 After sending several Letters of concern to the Albanian authorities regarding violation of trade union rights in the country…

VIDEO CONFERENCES OF CESP

22-06-2020 Caption 1. Cesp Video Conference As a continuation of the regular practice of sharing experiences in times of COVID-19…

CESP SUPPORT TO SCSI

18-06-2020 The European Council of Police Unions (CESP) has declared unconditional support to our colleagues from our CESP member, the…

CESP CONCERN TO THE AUTHORITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

8-06-2020 After receiving information of concern from the Macedonian Police Union (MPS), our member from the Republic of North Macedonia,…

REPLY FROM THE EC RELATED TO CESP LETTERS CONCERN REGARDING POLICE PROTECTION DURING PANDEMIC OF COVID-19

26-05-2020 Referring to the contacts established with the European Institutions in the month of April, regarding CESP concerns of exposure…

THE CESP CALLS UP ON EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS

18-05-2020 The activities of the European Council of Police Unions (CESP) regarding undertaken actions on European level have been published…

LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS – MACEDONIAN POLICE DAY, MAY 7

7-05-2020 Caption 1. Leadership of CESP and MPS with the Macedonian Director, Bureau for Public Security, Saso Tasevski On behalf…

ARTICLE IN ANPV NEWSLETTER ON CESP ACTIVITIES

4-05-2020 The activities of CESP and the publishing of the new CESP website have been published in ANPV POLITIEBOND Newsletter.…

EDITORIAL: CRIME IN AND AFTER THE CRISIS

3-05-2020 BDK updated editorial: Crime in and after the crisis, need for strategic scientific research, work of the European Council…

REPLY FROM EU INSTITUTIONS TO CESP LETTERS OF CONCERN

22-04-2020 As a result of the efforts made by CESP to convey our concerns about the situation created for society…

STATEMENT OF CESP DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY IN GERMAN NEWSPAPER REGARDING COVID-19

17-04-2020 On behalf of CESP, the Deputy General Secretary, Mr. Hans Wengenmeir gave a statement in a German Newspaper regarding…

VIDEO CONFERENCE OF CESP

17-04-2020 As a regular practice for exchange of relevant information in time of pandemic situation of COVID-19, CESP organized its…

CESP LETTERS OF CONCERN TO EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS

06-04-2020 The European Council of Police Unions (CESP) closely monitoring the situation with the pandemic of COVID-19 in Europe has…

CONCERN FOR OUR COLLEAGUES

Dear colleagues, Dear police officers, Dear police union members, Having closely monitoring the latest development of the COVID-19, worldwide, especially…

23RD EUROPEAN POLICE CONGRESS, BERLIN 2020

On February 3 and 4, 2020, CESP attended the 23rd European Police Congress, that was held in Berlin, following an…

7TH CONGRESS OF THE MACEDONIAN POLICE UNION

In the period from 21-23 December 2019 in Ohrid, North Macedonia, the 7th Congress of the Macedonian Police Union was…

CESP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, BILBAO

The Executive Committee meeting of CESP was held in the period from 13-14 November 2019 in Bilbao, Spain. The ECM…

ARTICLE IN THE MAGAZINE OF THE BDK, DER KRIMINALIST

Mr. Hans Wengenmeir has been a representative of the BDK for a year on the board of the European umbrella…

VISIT TO THE POLICE UNION EUROPOL, ROMANIA

The President of CESP, Ricardo Valadas and the General Secretary, Jesus Lira Calvo participated on the Executive Committee meeting of…

X SPORT AND RECREATIONAL GAMES OF SUP, MONTENEGRO

Invited by our partners, the SUP union, of Montenegro, CESP representatives attended the meeting that took place in the city…

16TH SPORTS GAMES OF THE MACEDONIAN POLICE UNION

In the period from 14-17.9.2019 in Ohrid, North Macedonia, the President of CESP, Ricardo Valadas and the General Secretary, Jesus…

CONFERENCE OF INGOS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE

The CESP representatives, Ms. Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis and Ms. Chantal Pontal participated on the Conference of INGOs of the Council…