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LAFP NRW

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International exchange between the LAFP NRW and Ukraine

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Training with a lasting impact - International exchange between the LAFP NRW and Ukraine
Olha Radkevych is Ukrainian and trains Ukrainian security forces as part of an EU mission. A course run by LAFP NRW not only helped Olha, but has already had an impact on training on the ground.
International Affairs

LAFP NRW

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A generation abroad

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A police generation abroad - how the LAFP NRW gained global recognition
A good three decades ago, the NRW police took its first steps abroad. Today, over 30 years later, it has established itself as a mature partner in global security work.
International Affairs

LAFP NRW

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A LAFP trainer observes the Ivorian chapel.

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"Akwaaba!" - How police training is building international bridges between Germany and Côte d'Ivoire
Two German trainers from LAFP NRW not only trained security forces in Abidjan, but also created a first for international cooperation.
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ESDC

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Training of e-trainers

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New standard for digital teaching and learning: LAFP NRW sets European standards in the further training of "eTrainers"
A LAFP concept becomes the European standard in the field of digital teaching
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Martin Pieck, LAFP NRW

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Global child protection: UN and LAFP NRW hold special seminar

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Global child protection: UN and LAFP NRW hold special seminar
Global solutions for local challenges: UN seminar at LAFP NRW with participants from 18 countries shows how children can be protected across borders.

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Cooperation

International cooperation increasingly important

Police in NRW continue to expand their pioneering role in international police missions and Frontex.

NRW/Netherlands: Oil cans between the wheels

When it comes to soccer, Eugène Heijnen keeps a safe distance. He doesn't really want to talk about it. Especially not at championship times, when the Dutch and Germans are fighting for the European crown. "I'm always for the team that plays nicer and better soccer, and it's clear which team that is...

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Joint exercise in November 2017: command staff at Münster police headquarters

Cross-border cooperation

German-Dutch cooperation as a model for success

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Cooperation

European Commissariats

On vacation on the Spanish Atlantic coast or at a music festival in France, do you come across police officers from North Rhine-Westphalia? Welcome to Europe!

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Europol and

international exchange

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Official language English: NRW police officers at Europol

International police work is at the heart of the European security architecture. In The Hague, Netherlands, more than 130 employees support the EU member states in the fight against serious forms of international crime and terrorism.

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SIENA ensures better international exchange

Europol provides SIENA as a web application for the international exchange of information in criminal matters.

International police missions

Police officers from NRW have been taking part in international police missions since the mid-1990s. In addition to long-term missions, short foreign assignments are also possible, for example for the European border protection agency Frontex or for specialized use in the missions.