RAILPOL

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"The RAILPOL Strategy 2014-2019, composed from those from EU-ISS/DG HOME, National Authorities and RAILPOL-member organisations gives RAILPOL's priorities. RAILPOL strives for a safe and secure rail-transport by establishing effective cross-border law-enforcement cooperation on the main EU railway-corridors. RAILPOL is an EU network of (governmental controlled) Railway Police organizations, established in 2004, and has 19 (associated) members from 13 EU M.S, U.K., Switzerland and USA. The network is expanding. RAILPOL is connected to EUROPOL, FRONTEX, ERA, DG HOME, DG MOVE, etc. and to private stakeholder organisations like UIC, CER, Colpofer and EIM. RAILPOL aims at long-term development of cross-border law-enforcement in the EU dealing with actual threats. RAILPOL has developed to more complex forms of cooperation, which include external partners (EU agencies and others), which are intelligence-led and which enhance the cooperation between various law-enforcement disciplines. RAILPOL has a strong operational focus. The RAILPOL members are connected via a network of ""Single Points of Contact"". Gradually RAILPOL reinforces its systems and processes and connects these more to the EU programs (like EMPACT) and the EU policies, such as interdisciplinary law-enforcement cooperation, cooperation with- and between EU agencies and cooperation with private partners. The added value of RAILPOL is beyond doubt, as concluded by a DG-HOME audit on the network (E&Y report 2012). RAILPOL has become a strong network with a strong commitment of its members. Like the projects under ISEC and ISF-P also this one will build on the proven RAILPOL instruments: meetings Heads of Service; working groups for experts; training seminars for experts; exchange of experts; further enhancement of the RAILPOL website (www.railpol.eu)."