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OSCE Mission sponsors Croatian police visit to Germany
ZAGREB 1 October 2004
ZAGREB, 1 October 2004 - Five senior Croatian police officers will travel on Saturday to Germany for a one week visit to study methods of human resource management in a modern European police service.
The visit is organized by the OSCE Mission to Croatia and the Interior Ministry of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, in co-operation with the Croatian Interior Ministry. It is the follow-up to a training seminar held earlier this year in Croatia by two German experts to assist the Croatian Interior Ministry in reforming its human resource management system.
During their stay in Germany, the Croatian police officers will visit various police departments within the Interior Ministry of Saxony-Anhalt to experience the practical implementation of modern standardized human resource management tools.
Prior to the study visit, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby, said that such sharing of experience is important for providing the basis for the further reform of the Croatian Police Service.
"This programme is an example of how the Croatian authorities, the OSCE and partners in the EU are working together to bring European standards to the Croatian Police Service," he said.
Croatian Interior Minister, Marijan Mlinariÿ, praised the Mission as a partner and stated that the German police, alongside police from Austria and Slovenia, are participating in important projects such as border control, community policing, protection of asylum seekers and harmonizing Croatia's intervention police with modern European standards.
The visiting police officers will present their conclusions and recommendations at a press conference in Zagreb following their return.
As an integral part of its mandate, the OSCE Mission is working with the Croatian Government to ensure that the country's policing standards are in line with modern European standards. The Mission has been particularly active in supporting the introduction of community policing and has facilitated the development of a road map for police reform.
The visit is organized by the OSCE Mission to Croatia and the Interior Ministry of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, in co-operation with the Croatian Interior Ministry. It is the follow-up to a training seminar held earlier this year in Croatia by two German experts to assist the Croatian Interior Ministry in reforming its human resource management system.
During their stay in Germany, the Croatian police officers will visit various police departments within the Interior Ministry of Saxony-Anhalt to experience the practical implementation of modern standardized human resource management tools.
Prior to the study visit, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby, said that such sharing of experience is important for providing the basis for the further reform of the Croatian Police Service.
"This programme is an example of how the Croatian authorities, the OSCE and partners in the EU are working together to bring European standards to the Croatian Police Service," he said.
Croatian Interior Minister, Marijan Mlinariÿ, praised the Mission as a partner and stated that the German police, alongside police from Austria and Slovenia, are participating in important projects such as border control, community policing, protection of asylum seekers and harmonizing Croatia's intervention police with modern European standards.
The visiting police officers will present their conclusions and recommendations at a press conference in Zagreb following their return.
As an integral part of its mandate, the OSCE Mission is working with the Croatian Government to ensure that the country's policing standards are in line with modern European standards. The Mission has been particularly active in supporting the introduction of community policing and has facilitated the development of a road map for police reform.