A delegation from the subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) of the European Parliament (EP) met with EUPOL COPPS and EU BAM Rafah representatives in Ramallah.
EU BAM Rafah’s newly appointed Head of Mission, together with EUPOL COPPS’ Head of Mission, Kenneth DEANE, briefed this delegation on the missions’ mandates, daily activities, challenges and future, and also on the broader European Union’s support to the Palestinian Security Sector and Justice Sector Reform.
The Delegation was led by the chairman of the SEDE Arnaud DANJEAN (France, Group of the European People's Party). Among others participants were: Ioan Mircea Paşcu (Romania, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats), Michael Gahler (Germany, Group of the European People's Party), Andrey Kovatchev (Bulgaria, Group of the European People's Party), Krzysztof LISEK (Poland, Group of the European People's Party), Maria Eleni Koppa (Greece, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats), Geoffrey VAN ORDEN (UK, European Conservatives and Reformists Group).
The Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) was created in 2004 to assist the Committee on Foreign affairs (AFET) and to provide scrutiny over the Common Security and Defence policy (CSDP) of the European Union.
