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AROUND THE WORLD
IN DEPTH

Niamey (Niger)

Until last December, in the framework of the Niger GAR-SI
SAHEL Project (led by FIIAPP: International and IA Foundation
for Administration & Public Policies), a CoESPU trainer con-
tributed, together with Spanish, French and Portuguese colle-
agues, to the creation of a new Special Unit of the Nigerian
Gendarmerie.
The first phase of the training took place in Logroño (Spain),
the second and the third ones were held in Niger. The newly
established Special Unit was created with the main aim of
counteracting terrorism and organized crime.

Ljubljana (Slovenia)

January 15 – 16, 2019
In the framework of the “Law Enforcement Training for
Capacity Building” (LET4CAP04) EU Project, managed
by the Carabinieri through the CoESPU, a Project Co-
ordination Meeting took place at the “Centre for Euro-
pean Perspective” (CEP) with the aim of planning the
activities to be carried out in 2019.
LET4CAP, co-funded by the internal Security Fund of the
European Union, aims to contribute to the harmoniza-
tion of a training package for Law Enforcement Officers
and to the development of a common law enforcement
capacity building culture (to third countries).

Ankara (Turkey)

February 6, 2019
At the presence of Maj. General Fuat Guney (Turkish Jandarma) and of the
Italian Ambassador Massimo Gaiani, The CoESPU Director delivered a speech
on the occasion of the conclusion of the “Strengthening the Institutional Ca-
pacity of Gendarmerie General Command regarding Public Order Manage-
ment and Crowd Control” EU-Twinning Project, between the Turkish Jandarma
and the Carabinieri. The 2-year Project proved to be a very effective Euro-
pean Union instrument for institutional cooperation among Member States
and Partner Countries: more than 1500 Turkish Gendarmes were trained by
the Carabinieri at different level and in several professional fields to upgrade
and enhance their capabilities in contributing to the “zero tolerance” appro-
ach against any violations of human rights, in accordance with EU standards
and best practices. The combined efforts of the participants allowed also the
drafting of the “Concept on crowd control in rural areas and manipulated by
terror elements”, in English and Turkish language.

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