Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 15 September 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the EU police mission in Afghanistan; which states are contributing to the mission; and how much each state is contributing.
holding answer
As at July 2008, the EU Police Mission to Afghanistan (EUPOL) was making steady progress towards full deployment and had a presence in 14 provinces. The Mission is developing important working relationships with the US police teaming programme. Personnel from EUPOL are also working with the International Policing Co-ordination Board to develop a shared vision for the role of the Afghan police and with the US to strengthen the capability of the Afghan Ministry of Interior, both of which will be key to the success of police reform. In recognition of the importance of EUPOL and the role it plays in police reform in Afghanistan, the Government supported the ambition to significantly increase the size of the mission as agreed in May 2008. As at July, 18 states were seconding personnel to EUPOL. This breaks down as follows:
Number | |
Canada | 11 |
Croatia | 1 |
Czech Republic | 5 |
Denmark | 8 |
Estonia | 1 |
Finland | 9 |
France | 4 |
Germany | 34 |
Hungary | 3 |
Italy | 17 |
Lithuania | 3 |
Netherlands | 5 |
Norway | 2 |
Poland | 3 |
Romania | 3 |
Spain | 11 |
Sweden | 8 |
UK | 10 |
Contributing states meet all personnel costs for seconded staff bilaterally and therefore we do not hold information on these costs.
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