European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories
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European Union Police and Rule of Law Mission for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, official title EU Co-ordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support (EUPOL COPPS), is a European Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) mission for the Palestinian territories , based and operational in the West Bank.1 It is part of the wider efforts of the European Union in support of Palestinian state building in the context of working towards a comprehensive peace based on a two-State solution. It is one of two civilian missions the EU runs in the occupied Palestinian territory, the other being the European Union Border Assistance Mission Rafah (EU BAM Rafah). EUPOL COPPS has its headquarters in Ramallah , and its objective is to assist the Palestinian Authority in building the institutions of a future State of Palestine in the areas of policing and criminal justice under Palestinian ownership and in accordance with the best international standards. The support of the EU aims at increasing the safety and security of the Palestinian population and at serving the domestic agenda of the Palestinian Authority in reinforcing the rule of law. EUPOL COPPS acts also as a key channel for the efforts of the EU and the wider international community, in its area of responsibility, to improve the situation on the ground and obtain practical results.
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The European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (official title EU Police Co-ordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support , abbreviated to EUPOL COPPS ) is a "three-year mission to reform and rebuild the police force in the West Bank and Gaza ", which started on 1 January 2006, under the European Union 's Common Security and Defence Policy . It is one of two civilian missions the EU runs in the Palestinian Territories, the other being the European Union Border Assistance Mission Rafah (EU BAM Rafah). EUPOL COPPS has its headquarters in Ramallah , and its objective is to support the Palestinian Authority in establishing sustainable and effective policing arrangements. By attempting to improve Palestinian civil police and law enforcement capacity, EUPOL COPPS represents the efforts of the EU and the wider international community to support the Palestinian Authority in taking responsibility for law and order.
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The European Union Police and Rule of Law Mission for the Palestinian Territory, official title EU Co-ordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support (EUPOL COPPS), is a European Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) mission for the Palestinian territories , based and operational in the West Bank. It is part of the wider efforts of the European Union in support of Palestinian state building in the context of working towards a comprehensive peace based on a two-State solution. It is one of two civilian missions the EU runs in the Palestinian territory, the other being the European Union Border Assistance Mission Rafah (EU BAM Rafah). EUPOL COPPS has its headquarters in Ramallah , and its objective is to assist the Palestinian Authority in building the institutions of a future State of Palestine in the areas of policing and criminal justice under Palestinian ownership and in accordance with the best international standards. The support of the EU aims at increasing the safety and security of the Palestinian population and at serving the domestic agenda of the Palestinian Authority in reinforcing the rule of law. EUPOL COPPS acts also as a key channel for the efforts of the EU and the wider international community, in its area of responsibility, to improve the situation on the ground and obtain practical results.
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The European Union Co-ordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support (EUPOL COPPS), is a European Union Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) mission for the Palestinian territories , based and operational in the West Bank . It is part of the wider efforts of the European Union in support of Palestinian state building in the context of working towards a comprehensive peace based on a two-State solution. It is one of two civilian missions the EU runs in the Palestinian territories, the other being the European Union Border Assistance Mission Rafah (EU BAM Rafah). EUPOL COPPS has its headquarters in Ramallah , and its objective is to assist the Palestinian Authority in building the institutions of a future State of Palestine in the areas of policing and criminal justice under Palestinian ownership and in accordance with the best international standards. The support of the EU aims at increasing the safety and security of the Palestinian population and at serving the domestic agenda of the Palestinian Authority in reinforcing the rule of law. EUPOL COPPS acts also as a key channel for the efforts of the EU and the wider international community, in its area of responsibility, to improve the situation on the ground and obtain practical results.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The European Union Mission for the Support of Palestinian Police and Rule of Law (EUPOL COPPS), is a European Union Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) mission for the Palestinian territories , based and operational in the West Bank . It is part of the wider efforts of the European Union in support of Palestinian state building in the context of working towards a comprehensive peace based on a two-State solution. It is one of two civilian missions the EU runs in the Palestinian territories, the other being the European Union Border Assistance Mission Rafah (EU BAM Rafah). EUPOL COPPS has its headquarters in Ramallah , and its objective is to assist the Palestinian Authority in building the institutions of a future State of Palestine in the areas of policing and criminal justice under Palestinian ownership and in accordance with the best international standards. The support of the EU aims at increasing the safety and security of the Palestinian population and at serving the domestic agenda of the Palestinian Authority in reinforcing the rule of law. EUPOL COPPS acts also as a key channel for the efforts of the EU and the wider international community, in its area of responsibility, to improve the situation on the ground and obtain practical results.
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