International Cooperation

International Cooperation

Danish police participate in peace-keeping missions and international cooperation in many areas, including within the European Union (EU).  

The various departments of the National Commissioner’s Office are in charge of the international relations of the Danish police. They include among other things the areas set out below.

Nordic Police and Customs Cooperation
Police and Customs Cooperation in the Nordic countries (PTN) was established in 1984, and was directed solely against drug-related crime. But in 1996, acknowledging that cross-border crime between the Nordic countries was taking on a wider aspect, the Nordic Ministers for Justice decided that the PTN cooperation should be extended to include all forms of cross-border crime.

Baltic Sea Region
Cooperation in the Region takes place within the framework of the organisation Task Force on Organized Crime in the Baltic Sea Region. Since it was established in 1996, it has developed into practical cooperation in a so-called Operative Committee.

Europol
The Convention on European Police Cooperation, Europol, came into force on 1 October 1998. After agreeing to a series of implementing provisions, Europol was able to start full operations in the summer of 1999. The headquarters of Europol is situated in the Hague, the Netherlands.

Schengen Cooperation
Denmark entered the Schengen cooperation on 25 March 2001.The objective of the Schengen cooperation is, among other things, to enable citizens to travel freely within the Schengen area.  

As part of the Schengen cooperation, close collaboration has been established between the countries’ police forces in order to prevent international and cross-border crime, and to strengthen efforts in combating these crimes. For the purpose of this work, a special information system, Schengen Information System (SIS) has been established.

Peace-keeping Missions

At the request of the United Nations (UN) and other organisations, the Danish police make a number of personnel available each year for service in various peace-keeping missions in areas of conflict. Over the last few years, officers have been stationed in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia, and there have been postings in Gaza and Hebron in Palestine.

Danish police officers have also been posted abroad as advisers in Albania and as advisers in connection with teaching projects in Iraq. 

 12. april 2005
 

25-05-2012