Presentation of the Programme CZ14 - Schengen Cooperation - Norway Grants 2009 – 2014 in the following areas: Schengen Cooperation and Combatting Cross-Borerd and Organised Crime, including Trafficking and Itinerant Criminal Goups.
Programme CZ14 - Presentation of the Programme CZ14 - Schengen Cooperation - Norway Grants 2009 – 2014 in the following areas: Schengen Cooperation and Combatting Cross-Borerd and Organised Crime, including Trafficking and Itinerant Criminal Goups.
Donor states, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland provided financial means via EHP and Norwegian funds in order to decrease economic and social diffferences in the European economic area and to strenghten the co-operation with fifteen states in the Central Europe. The Czech Republic received from the Norwegian funds in the frame of the CZ 14 Programme: Co-operation within Schengen and combat the border and organised crime including illicit trafficking of people and migration of criminal groups, more than 6 millions EUR. This CZ 14 Programme was authorised on December 19, 2013.
Source of funding
Norway grants
Programme allocation
6 274 183 € (přes 155 mil. CZK)
Priority programme area
Justice and internal affairs – Co-operation within Schengen in combat the border and organised crime including illicit human trafficking and migration of criminal groups.
Global objective of programme
Increasing of inhabitants security by means of the improvement of the effectiveness of the co-operation among law enforcement authorities in Schengen countries in the fight against organised crime including human trafficking.
Results and outputs of programme
Increasing of competence of police officers according to Schengen regulations and the use of the accessible technical equipment for cross-border police co-operation, improvement of planning and time of the police reaction, increase of the effectiveness and safety during the border controls at the international airports, analysis of previous and current problems in the area of the police work with Roma communities and their improvement and last but not least also strenghtening of knowledge, how to improve relations between the police and Roma communities.
Intermidiary of programme
The Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic
The intermediary is responsible for the preparation and realisation of the Programme.
Partner programme
The Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic
The partner of the Programme provides the professional capacity and it is actively involved in the preparation and the realisation of the Programme.
January 5, 2015
Mgr. Pavlína Bulínová
publicity coordinator
press and prevention department
Police Presidium of the Czech Republic
The project: Schengen Cooperation and Combatting Cross-border Crime
Subject administrator: Police Presidium of the Czech republic - International Police Cooperation Division
Project director: Šárka Havránková - head of International Police Cooperation Division
Project Leader: Ivo Malecha
Planned completion of the project: 30. 4. 2017
Planned investment: € 403 063 (10 681 170 CZK)
Description of Project (Objective):
1. Education of the Czech police staff
Training, workshops and presentation with the target to introduce common EU preventive and repressive instruments, internationally shared information systems and other tolls created and used in order to improve police, judicial and customs cooperation in the Schengen area.
2. Working visits to EU authorities and neighbouring countries and welcoming foreign experts in the Czech republic
Focus on the presentation and sharing mutual exchange of information and experinences about practical concequeences of the implementaiton common EU preventive and repressive instruments, internationally shared information systems and other tolls created and used in order to improve police, judicial and customs cooperation in the Schengen area and establish of new bilateral working contacts
3. Analysis and introduction of standard information technology
The intention of this part of the project is to ensure an effective process of sharing information between the central police units (Interpol, Europol, SIRENE), the 6 existing Police and Customs Cooperation Centres and the 12 departments of international relations set up at Regional Police Directions that are dealing with specific cases when ensuring international police cooperation. The objective of this part of the project is to find solutions enabling the use of a standard information platform that is currently missing. The project should result in unified positions, a proposal for essential amendments to two relevant and independently used police registration information systems (EVIN and ETŘ) and the introduction of standardising processes for interactive communication including infrastructure provision, including the acquisition of a new server and client HW features to ensure the operation and integration of the international police cooperation within the frame of Czech Police.
4. Project publicity and management
The aim of management is to implement the project within the specified time and to present individual achievements and goals as a form of thanks for the support provided by donor.
January 5, 2015
Mgr. Pavlína Bulínová
publicity coordinator
press and prevention department
Police Presidium of the Czech Republic
Telc 6 to 8 October, 2015
Training of Czech police officers funded by Norwegian Funds in Telč
From 6 to 8 October 2015 in the south-west tip of Moravia, halfway between Prague and Vienna in the picturesque town of Telč, registered since. 1992 list of World Cultural Heritage (UNESCO) held a specialized training implemented within the project NFM, CZ-14 , PDP-1.
These "Moravian Venice" constituting the administrative, cultural and social centre of southern Czechmoravian highlands, is a popular destination for many foreign tourists, who come here from all corners of the world to admire historical monuments , together helped create the atmosphere of training of designated Czech policemen. The main themes was the presentation of contemporary foreigners, asylum and migration tools that have been created by competent authorities in European Union.
Training on the topics mentioned above coincidentally happened at a time when, the European public can watch live in media an unusually strong migration wave rolling from the countries of the Middle East affected by war and the efforts of the political elite to look for this situation adequate solution.
The training program included topics such as the so-called Schengen legal package from 2013 consisting of the draft legislative amendments to certain EU Council Regulation (Schengen Border Code, EURODAC and the new Schengen evaluation mechanism), then Schengen Action Plan of the Czech Republic for the period 2014 -20, presentations concerning Visa information systems, bureau of VISION, which carries out consultations on some visa applicants and activities relevant department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czech Republic on area of visa policy.
This was followed by presentation of the immigration department of the Asylum and Migration Policy of the Ministry of Interior of Czech Republic, which is in collaboration with the Directorate of the Foreign Police Service participates in a solution of the current immigration crisis and their impact on the Czech Republic. he lectures covered the issues of the readmission agreements and the method of implementation European Return directive.
As part of the training also took place on the presentation of the technical aspects of the functioning and operation of national solutions to common large European IT systems in the Czech Republic (Schengen Information System II, used to search for wanted persons and property within the European area, the Visa Information System collects information on holders of Schengen( a short-stay) visas, EURODAC, which can be considered as a tool to facilitate the processing of applications for asylum in the EU and preventing abuse of asylum procedures and finally EUROSUR, which helps to monitor current situation and trends at the external borders and on external territories of UE) and the related information about the current agenda of the relevant working groups of the European Agency eu-LISA (agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice).
In the next block was introduced mart borders package, consisting in preparation of the systems Entry Exit System (an effort to improve management of EU external borders and combating against illegal immigration) and of the system RTP (Registered Traveller Program) supports faster clearance time for third country nationals, travelled frequently or regularly to EU countries.
The attention of training participants requests also the presentation of the European system FADO (False & Authentic Documents Online), and its internet version PRADO, that provide to the professionals and the general public information and specimen documents of EU Member States, as well as some third countries, and summary information on the circumstances of forgery and falsification these identity documents.
One of the presentations focused on current tasks and activities closely watched European agency Frontex (the agency promotes, coordinates and develops European border management).
The final day was dedicated to the presentation of the newly formed National Situation Centre of border protection in Czech Republic and the questions of implementation of two other projects funded by the same donor (Norway Grants), i.e. the project national supervisory authority which could be to ensure secure access for the competent authorities to the biometric data and elements contained in issued travel documents and on the presentation of the new E-gate, which are installed at Prague-Ruzyne airport, and contribute to the faster passenger check.
Mgr. Ivo Malecha
The project: Establishing a National Control Authority (NCA)
Subject administrator: Alien Police Directorate of the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic
Project director: Col. MIlan Majer
Project Leader: Petr Malovec
Planned completion of the project: 30. 4. 2017
Planned investment: € 1 747 682 (46 313 573 CZK)
Description of Project (Objective): biometric data of so-called “e-passports” are considered to be more sensitive than facial images. The reason is a possibility of more accurate identification. This is also ground for protection of the data in the European biometric passports by additional protective layer. Every state is obliged to build a national infrastructure, which is part of the international security infrastructure for verification of integrity and authenticity of the “e-passports”. Purpose of this infrastructure is secure identification of the holder of an “e-passport”. Information system of National Control Authority is to be understood as part of the control and verification infrastructure for work with electronic ID documents and represents a platform for an international collaboration.
The Ministry of the Interior will act as National certification and National verification authority. It will assess fulfillment of security requirements and trustworthy procedures of control authorities as well as the subjects creating secure/sensitive data. In the framework of checking functionality of electronic documents and correctness of the stored data the Ministry of the Interior will also manage inspection systems with authorization to access biometric data in documents containing media with biometric data issued by Czech Republic.
The Police of the Czech Republic was in accordance with law N. 197/2009 - “About certification of the public documents” mandated to act as National Control Authority. It will act as a provider of the certification services for inspection systems. The Police will in parallel operate some of the inspection systems in particular for the purpose of the border control of “e-passports” issued by Czech Republic and by other states alike.
January 5, 2015
Mgr. Pavlína Bulínová
publicity coordinator
press and prevention department
Police Presidium of the Czech Republic
17 to 18 June 2015; Venue: Oslo, Norway
Study trip abroad
The three-member delegation - Petr Malovec, Directorate of Alien Police, Karel Draganov, Police Presidium - Department of Information Technology Development and Operation, Jiri Děcký, Ministry of Interior, Central information systems department, undertook a study tour in an approved Program to the National Police Directorate of Norway.
The first day of the visit:
Gardermoen Airport Police Station. Throughout the visit the commander of the airport police unit accompanied the delegation. Presented was the organization of Norwegian police and briefly was described system of border control at the airport. Police in Norway is divided into 27 districts (reduction to 12 districts is considered). Within Police competences falls inter alia, the protection of state borders, border controls and issuance of travel documents. Criminal police department is not geographically bound. The number of police officers is significantly lower than in the Czech Republic, which is primarily due to differences in population density and historical development. Norway plans to reduce the number of police stations. In the period 2016/2017 is expected to commence issuing eID cards.
Czech delegation then visited the entry border checks area - arrivals from countries outside the Schengen area. This workplace is the same as in the Czech Republic. Here is carried out a brief initial interview. If traveling from countries requiring a visa and already roll-outed in the VIS project, fingerprints are taken and sent for comparison to the VIS (Visa Information System). For those who are planning a longer stay in Norway is carried out additional interview to detect the plans of the individual. The number of passengers coming from non-Schengen area is comparable to Prague airport, but only two counters are sufficient to handle it. The second line is in the immediate vicinity of the first control line. The software was well structured.
Within the police station at the airport Gardermoen delegation also visited an expert laboratory for the investigation of counterfeit and altered passports and travel documents. The department is equipped comparably to Czech workplace.
In the afternoon followed a visit to detention camp Trandum, which falls under the National Police Immigration Service. In this camp are housed foreigners whose identity has not been proved or rejected asylum seekers who do not leaved the country voluntarily. A brief history of the object was presented, the rules for the facility introduced and short tour was given. The vast majority located (90%) stays no longer than one week.
On the second day the delegation visited Oslo - politidistrikt, Grønlandsleiret 44, where the passport department is located.
Biometric passports are issued in Norway from April 2005. From April 2010, all applicants over 12 years are fingerprinted and fingerprints are stored in the chip of the passport. The passport is delivered by regular mail to the applicant within 10 working days after application was filled. About 80.000 passports a year is issued in Oslo. Validity is dependent on the age of an applicant. It is possible to ask for more then one passport if needed to travel to countries that do not accept passports with entry stamp of certain other countries.
To obtain the biometric data kiosk is used. Here a photo is taken, fingerprint and the applicant's signature on the signature tablet is recorded.
Where necessary so-called emergency passport is issued. It can be valid for up to one year and is only valid for one journey. A data page is handwritten, therefore it is not a machine-readable document, therefore it is not recognized in some countries (Oman, UAE, USA, ...). It is expected that by the end of 2016 so-called Express passports will replace them. Due to the large number of cases of identity theft Politidirektoratet adopted series of measures e.g. The construction of Norway ID center, IdeALT program etc. As part of measures against identity theft a new type of passport and national ID card will be introduced in the years 2016/2017.
The delegation also visited the personalization center, which provides Gemalto since 2005. Blank passports are manufactured in Finland. Personalization is performed on the automated line that secures the chip personalization, data page personalization using laser engraving, secondary (shadow) photo laser engraving and print with UV inks.
Subsequently, the delegation visited the workplace where CSCA and CVCA systems are operated. The Police operates these systems, but the determination of certification policies is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice, under which the police falls. Members of the delegation had a fruitful discussion with Norwegian colleagues regarding experience with the operation of these systems. Complete system of certification and verification authorities, including the communication system SPOC is under development. Estimated completion date is the end of 2016.
On this occasion Jiri Děcký gave representatives of Norway CSCA certificates of the Czech Republic that are used to validate signatures (Document Signer) in the CZ passports. These certificates will be used in systems of automated border control (ABC eGate) at the airport Gardermoen.
Objective of the study trip – to see performance of the system for issuing and personalization of passports, familiarization with the processes of border controls at the international airport Gardermoen and to start cooperation with colleagues securing the operation of certification authorities in Norway - has been achieved. Norwegian colleagues expressed interest in reciprocal visit to the Czech Republic, which could take place this fall.
Author: Petr Malovec
GALLERY
The project: The expansion of a system of automated controls of electronic travel documents at international airports (e-gate and full page documents scanners)
Subject administrator: Alien Police Directorate of the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic
Project director: Col. MIlan Majer
Project Leader: Petr Malovec
Planned completion of the project: 30. 4. 2017
Planned investment: € 2 300 000 (60 950 000 CZK)
Description of Project (Objective): project description (objective): The main project objective is a development of the new working methods, logistic measures and state-of-the-art technologies to straighten systematic entry/exit border checks of the persons.
Increase of the information about “e-passport” holder including number of biometric data is slowing down security checks of the travel documents. It is possibly to significantly simplify and speed up the process by modernization of an existing information and communication technology used at the airports with status of an international airport with external border. System allowing automatic self-service check will be installed at the Schengen airports.
The whole system consists from central system for the airport and “terminals” – eGates. The eGates consist from reading device – scanner, digital camera auto-aligning to the height of a passenger, LCD screen displaying necessary instructions and information and from two pairs of sliding gates. The first gate will automatically open after correct loading of the data from MRZ of an e-passport (Basic Access Control), the second will open automatically after successful comparison of the photo form chip of an e-passport with photo made by an eGate. After loading of the data from MRZ are the data checked in relevant police databases.
Taking into consideration above mentioned facts, one of the main tasks of the project is an acquisition of the technology called eGate or automatic gate or ABC (Automated Border Control) and acquisition of readers allowing to read whole page of the travel documents in the three light spectra with optical and electronic check. Automated system of checks at the external borders shall be also equipped by appropriate verification technology based on international standards, to ensure interoperability within EU.
January 5, 2015
Mgr. Pavlína Bulínová
publicity coordinator
press and prevention department
Police Presidium of the Czech Republic
The Project: Application of Geographic Information System of the Police of the Czech Republic in direct duty
Subject administrator: Crisis Management Department of the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic
Project Director: col. Mgr. Pavel Osvald
Project Leader: lt.col. Ing. Vojtech Bravenec
Planned completion of the project: 30. 4. 2017
Planned investment: € 570,899 (15 128 824 CZK)
Project Description (project objective): police work in the field is dependent on the amount of relevant information. Positive impact on the flexibility, efficiency, but also the security of the police intervention can have a range of information. Among others for example the demographic composition and the estimated number of people living in the target location, information from the registry of inhabitants, the number and characteristics of previously recorded crimes of the site and its immediate surroundings, risk factors of the site, detailed information from the Cadaster of Real Estate registry and points of interest such as hospitals, banks, restaurants, casinos, pawnshops, unofficial border crossings, etc.
Sharing and visualization of the above mentioned data in the framework of criminality and as geographic and analytical support for the exercise of the duty of the police services will be developed in the framework of this project. The result will be functional mobile infrastructure of Geographic information system of the Police (hereinafter referred as "GIS"). In addition to the above mentioned functionality GIS will provide directly in the field accurate information about position and the time of police patrols operating in the field. That data can also be the basis for the creation of analyzes designed to support effective management decision making.
The Project: Providing a unified platform for data mining of the information systems of the Police of the Czech Republic
Subject administrator: Department of IT Development and Operation, Police Presidium of the Czech Republic
Project Director: col. Mgr. Pavel Osvald (from 1. 6. 2015)
Project Leader: lt.col. Ing. Miroslav Krejčí (from 25. 1. 2016)
Planned completion of the project: 30. 4. 2017
Planned investment: € 1.370.000 (36 305 000 CZK)
Project Description (project objective): The Police of the Czech Republic in connection with the fulfillment of legal obligations operates about 60 IT systems. These IT systems do not have uniform data models, they use various information technologies and they are located in different geographic locations. Among these IT systems are search systems, systems supporting criminalistics investigation, economics systems, systems supporting personnel agenda and systems shared with the EU member states. Many systems contain particular information that is accessible to the user only within the system itself using its tools. It is therefore very difficult to find relevant context and information across all the systems.
In the framework of the project should be created a single, secure platform, which will connect various heterogeneous sources of information and will allow access to it. With the use of modern technologies - such as advanced indexing and automatic processing of unstructured, semi-structured and structured data – environment will be created, that will allow existing information to be used effectively regardless of the format of the data, data structure or type of information system where data are located. This will automate the whole range of analytical activities and improves the quality and extent of the outputs.
The project: Implementation of the police specialists in the field of police work in relation to Roma minority group in the socially segregated locations
Subject administrator: Public Order Police Directorate of the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic
Project director: Col. Antonín Kreml
Project Leader: Václav Vlček
Planned completion of the project: 30. 4. 2017
Planned investment: € 625 000 (16 562 500 CZK)
Description of Project (Objective): The Project is focused on practical provision of the permanent adaptation of the Police of the Czech Republic on conditions of the increasing social diversity. Therefore it is necessary to equipped police officers by appropriate knowledge and social competences in order to be able to work effectively with the Roma minority. Within these activities the demands are posed mainly on the communication of the high quality and without any problems as well as on the systematic building of the mutual konfidence between the police and inhabitants of the socially segregated localities and also on the strenghtening of the capability to solve their problems in the co-operation with other bodies of the state administration and self-administration and non-governmental organisations. The aim of the Project is also to gain verified methods of working activities used in other states or EU authorities and to apply them gradually in our national conditions in the mentioned area.
January 5, 2015
Mgr. Pavlína Bulínová
publicity coordinator
press and prevention department
Police Presidium of the Czech Republic
Beroun 14 to 16 September, 2015
Education of liaison officers and police specialists
Liaison officers of all regional police directorates and police specialists of regional police directorates of Moravian and Silesian Region, Olomouc Region, Ústí over Elbe Region and Karlovy Vary Region took part in the planned instructive and methodological workshop I., which was held from September 14, till September 16, 2015 in Beroun, the programme included educational blocks of cultural and non-profit-making organisations engaged in the Romany problems.
The opening of the above mentioned workshop was performed by the project manager Lt.-Col. Václav Vlček, D.C.L. from the Public Order Police Directorate and the opening speech was presented by Col. Antonín Kreml, Deputy Director of the Public Order Police Directorate.
The first presentation on the Roma history, the location of their origin, the history of movements and languages attractions and coherencies was carried on by the directress of the Roma Culture Museum in Brno Dr. Jana Horváthová. The next point of the Monday programme was the meeting of police officers with Roma personalities such as Jiří Daniel, Helena Krištofová and Leona Bikárová on the topic of the social Roma migrations.
Ms. Kateřina Pospíšilová from the organisation called „Together in Safety“ opened the Tuesday programme. The topic was the role of the police in the socially segregated localities and the specific criminality in the milieu of the social segregation. She stated that she considered as the basic from the police part to know the milieu of these localities and the importation of law into socially segregated localitiest – the enlightment of latency. In the meantime she mentioned the necessity of the preventive impact of the police including the prevision of centres of possible conflicts.
Her presentation was completed by Ms. Hana Procházková, the employee of the Municipal Police of Sokolov, also from the organisation „Together in Safety“, she amended her practical experiences from projects, which were organised by herself or together with others in the place of her working operation. She was involved in tools of the criminality prevention in the socially segreagated localities, she presented examples of good practices and possibilities of the co-operation with other subjects of the social integration.
Another part of the programme concerned the mentality, values and tradition of Roma nation, which were prepared by form of presentations and interactive discussion by members of the non-profit-making organisation „Word 21“. Directress of this organisation Ms. Jelena Siladžič introduced the work of this organisation. The entire audience was the most interested in the educational block focused on Roma women. In the frame of the presentation the audience watched the films „Thanks that you are asking“ and „Women in the field“, which were made by the organisation „Word 21“ itself. Main participants were some of the present women members.
Wednesday presentations concerned the topic of the poverty, anti-Roma demonstrations, their reasons and their social and psychologic impacts. Lecturers were Mr. Miroslav Brož and Mr. Jozef Miker, members of the civil association called „Konexe“. The conclusion of the instructive and methodological workshop was dedicated to the topic concerning demonstrations with violence presented by Mr. Markus Pappe.
References:
www.slovo21.cz
www.spolecnekbezpeci.cz
www.bezpecnesokolov.cz
March, 1. - 3., 2015
Press Release from the Service Trip to Warsaw
From March 1, till March 3, 2015 the international seminar of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) – ODIHR (Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights) was organised for managers and liaison officers for minorities from regional police directorates in Warsaw.
The principal topic of this seminar was the police work with minorities of Roma and Sinti, solution of crimes of the hate and organisation of the run of peaceful gatherings of people. Representatives of OSCE Mr. Idaver Memedov, Mr. Larry Olomofe, Ms. Yulia Korysheva, Ms. Anita Danko, Ms. Oleksandra Zub and Ms. Natalie Mazur were focused during their presentations on principles and well-proven procedures leading to the improvement of relations between the police and above mentioned communities. They made all participants acquainted with both positive and negative cases from practice. Czech police officers explained in the joint discussion all facts concerning the Czech society in relation to minorities, mainly Roma, to OSCE representatives and made them acquainted with some known cases with the racial undermeaning, which Czech police solved, then with police procedures during the investigation of cases with the racial motive and with the police work in the course of measures during demonstrations of people.
The nex day the group visited the seat of the OSCE – ODIHR in Warsaw. The programme was focused on the jurisdiction and competences of this organisation and also on the topic „how to perceive the racial undermeaning in situations solved by the police“. Lectors were employees of this organisation, namely: Ms. Mirjam Karoly, Ms. Tatjana Peric, Ms. Snjezana Bokulic, Mr. Omer Fisher, Ms. Nathalie Tagwerker, Ms. Tatyana Bogussevich and Ms. Cristina Finch.
After the official programme the meeting of the project management with the high adviser of OSCE – ODIHR for Roma and Sinti affairs Ms. Mirjam-Angela Karolyi, the subject of which was the further enlargement of the co-operation and mutual visits as well as the agreement concerning the publication of the OSCE – ODIHR Manual „Police and Roma and Sinti: Good Practices in Building Trust and Understanding“ and its translation fot he Czech language.
The Czech delegation consisted of the group of police managers: Deputy Director of the Public Order Police Directorate of the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic Col. Antonín Kreml, directors of regional police directorates of the Moravian and Silesian Region Col. Tomáš KUŽEL and Olomouc Region Col. Libor KREJČIŘÍK, deputy directors of regional police directorates of Karlovy Vary Region and Olomouc region Col. Jiří MATOUŠ and Col. Petr TOMÁNEK, heads of public order police service departments of regional police directorates of Ústí over Elbe Region, Central Bohemian Region and Moravian and Silesian Region Col. Pavel HOLZKNECHT, Col. Jan TULACH and Col. Libor SCHEJOK, then the head of the territorial department of Sokolov Col. Martin GÖTZL and deputy head of the territorial department of Most Col. Jindřich BERGMANN.
All regional police directorates were represented by liaison officers for minorities, namely: Col. Miroslav HURT, Capt. Dagmar DOLEŽALOVÁ, Capt. Pavla TŮMOVÁ, Capt. Blanka BLÁHOVÁ, Capt. Daniel KUBÍN, Capt. Eva JANDOVÁ, Capt. Milan KOZÁK, Capt. Michaela SEDLÁČKOVÁ, Capt. Jan DONGRES, Capt. Martin STRAŠÍK, Capt. Jiří KOŘÁN, Capt. Martin HEČKO, First-Lieut. Šárka VLČKOVÁ and Lieut. Richard VALA.
Organisational part of this action was in hands of the project manager Lt.-Col. Václav VLČEK, D.C.L. and the head of the project Lt.-Col. Radka OVČÁČÍKOVÁ, both from the Public Order Police Directorate of the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic. There was also an external interpreter Ms. Aneta SÜČOVÁ and the publicity was ensured by Ms. Pavlína BULÍNOVÁ, from the Press and Prevention Department of the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic.
November, 18 - 21., 2014
Courses of liaison officers for minorities and members of working groups I. and II.
Two two-days courses of liaison officers for minorities and members of working groups were the first educational activities of the Programme, they were organised in the recreation facility named Vltava belonging to the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic in Červená over Vltava.
The first one started on November 18, 2014 and the second one consequential course on November 20, 2014. Both actions were organised by members of the Programme working group namely Ms. Markéta Benešová, MA from the Security Policy Department of the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic, then Lt.-Col. Václav Vlček, D.C.L. and Lt.-Col. Radka Ovčáčíková from the Public Order Police Directorate of the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic.
80 police officers took part in both courses, firstly those who are professionally involved in the police work with minorities on the level of liaison officers for minoritites of the regional police directorates, then there were members of their working groups and future police specialists for the work with Roma minority in the socially segregated localities.
Courses were opened by Col. Antonín Kreml, Deputy Director of the Public Order Police Directorate of the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic together with above mentioned organisers. Presentations were focused on questions concerning xenophobia, rasism, integration, segregation, assimilation, ethnocentrism, discrimination, extremism, racial profilig, migration, principle of the ethnic neutrality, minorities culture, the settlement with cultural, social and religious differencies in relation to aspects of the police work connected with minorities (their resistibility concerning the psychical burden), the system of the work of the Police of the Czech Republic in the multicultural environment, activities of a liaison officer and his/her working group, examples of the best practices, valid legislation and basic strategical documents.
The controlled discussion with police officers of the Roma nationality warrant officers Pavel Bán, Roman Eröš and Ladislav Horvát from the Regional Police Directorate of the Ústí nad Labem Region was the part of the course.
Police officers from Slovakia Capt. Peter Čajka from the Public Order Police Department of the Police Presidium of the Slovak Republic, Col. Lubomír Kopčo, the head of the Public Order Police Department of Regional Police Directorate in Košice and Lt.-Col. Tibor Rózsár, D.C.L., the head of the Police Supervision over the Local Police of the Police Presidium of the Slovak Republic were distinct guests. They informed the audience about the experiences of the Slovak police concerning the police work with the Roma nationality.
Both courses were concluded by the final tests, which were fulfilled by all participants successfully. At the end of the second course participants received the certificate on the course graduation.