55 European municipal police officers gathered in Madrid for the second PACTESUR2 European Police Academy
From November 12 to 14, 2024, the City of Madrid welcomed 47 police officers and elected officials from 14 European cities (Turin, Liège, Vilnius, Xabia, Riga, Gdansk, Tallinn, Bologna, Bratislava, Lisbon, Kordelio-Evosmos , Budapest, Brussels and Nice) for the second PACTESUR2 police academy.
The opening remarks were given by General Director Mr. Pablo Enrique Rodriguez Perez, followed by Mr. Anthony Borré, Deputy Mayor of the city of Nice and Ms. Inmaculada Sanz Otero, Deputy Mayor of Madrid.
Participants were trained by experts in such topics as “Evolution of Terrorist and Counter-Terrorist Activity in Europe and Spain”, “Special Focus on the Role of Minors and Unstable Individuals”, “Social Media and Its Use for Radicalization” or “Tools to combat hate speech and radicalization.”
Madrid Municipal Police shared some best practices and tools with the participants such as the Software robotics technology, the drones or the coordination between institutions with a practical demonstration involving all the participants.
They were also allowed to visit the CISEVI and test the virtual tool developed by the city of Torino to improve the training of our police forces through impressive scenarios displayed in virtual reality headsets.
This event was the opportunity for unvaluable exchanges of good practices, but also to present and adopt the charter of EU POLNET, this network built inside the Efus to gather European local police with the aim of developing their expertise and best practices through peer-to-peer exchanges and promoting their role in urban security at both European and international levels.
