European Police Chiefs Convention: Conclusions on Future Organized Crime and Terrorism

Recently, The Hague hosted an extraordinary event: the first ever Convention of European Police Chiefs. The meeting opened on June 29, 2011, and concluded on July 1, 2011. Its organizational structure included plenary sessions and two working groups, accompanied by workshops. Remarkable for this convention were its participants who included Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Ronald Noble, Secretary General of Interpol. Also present were almost 300 Chiefs of Police, senior law enforcement officers and academic experts. Represented was also the United States Department of State. The chairman was Mr. Rob Wainwright, Europol’s Director...[more]