European Confederation of Police
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The European Confederation of Police (EuroCOP) is the umbrella organization
Umbrella organization
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 of 33 trade unions from 26 European countries, which represent a total of more than 500,000 police officers. It was founded in 2002 at a conference in Roskilde
Roskilde
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, Denmark
Denmark
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, emerging from the Union Internationale des Syndicats de Police (UISP), which had existed since 1953. It was created in order to enable further organizations, particularly ones from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, to join. The union's headquarter is located in Luxembourg
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.

EuroCOP represents its members in European matters and at European Union
European Union
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 institutions. For example, the union has an observer status at the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
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. Its goals include enhancing the efficiency of police work under democratic control, the creation of norms for the qualifications of police employees, the preservation of the civil status of police officers, and the prevention of the privatization
Privatization
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 of police duties. One example of a current mission of EuroCOP has been to push the Spanish
Spain
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 government to follow its election promise to completely de-militarize
Militarization
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 the Guardia Civil.

The organization should not be confused with the idea of "Euro-Cops", EUROPOL
Europol
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 police officers, whose jurisdiction would reach into all of Europe.

Member organizations

  • Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (Ireland
    Ireland
    Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

    )
  • Association Syndicale Autonome des Personnels de la Police d'Etat de Monaco (Monaco
    Monaco
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    )
  • British Transport Police Federation (United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

    )
  • Confederazione Sindacale Autonoma di Polizia (Italy; observer)
  • ELA / ERTZAINTZA (Spain
    Spain
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    )
  • Federación de Sindicatos de Policía (Spain)
  • Garda Representative Association (Ireland)
  • Gewerkschaft der Polizei (Germany
    Germany
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    )
  • Landssamband Lögreglumanna (Iceland
    Iceland
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    )
  • Latvijas Apvienotā Policistu arodbiedrība (Latvia
    Latvia
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    ; associate member)
  • Natzionalen Poltzeyski Syndicat (Bulgaria
    Bulgaria
    Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

    ; observer)
  • Odborovy zväz Policie vsr (Slovakia
    Slovakia
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    )
  • Österreichische Polizeigewerkschaft (Austria
    Austria
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    ; observer)
  • Panhellenic Federation of Police (Greece
    Greece
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    )


  • Police Federation for Northern Ireland
    Police Federation for Northern Ireland
    The Police Federation for Northern Ireland is the representative body to which all members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland belong up to and including the rank of Chief Inspector, as well as the ranks of reserve and part-time officers. The federation was established on 15 July 1971 as a...

     (United Kingdom)
  • Policijski Sindikat Slovenije (Slovenia
    Slovenia
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    )
  • Politiets Fellesforbund (Norway
    Norway
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    )
  • Politiforbundet i Danmark (Denmark
    Denmark
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    )
  • Scottish Police Federation
    Scottish Police Federation
    The Scottish Police Federation is an organisation representing Police Officers in Scotland. It has approximately 16,000 members across the eight Scottish police forces. It campaigns on issues that affect pay and conditions though police officers are not allowed to strike. The Scottish Police...

     (United Kingdom)
  • Sindicatul Naţional al Poliţiştilor şi Personalului Contractual România (Romania
    Romania
    Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

    )
  • SIULP (Italy
    Italy
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    )
  • SLFP-Police/VSOA-Politie (Belgium
    Belgium
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    )
  • SNPS/NSPV (Belgium)
  • SPC-CCOO Catalunya (Spain)
  • Suomen Poliisijarjestöjen Liito (Finland
    Finland
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    )
  • Svenska Polisförbundet (Sweden
    Sweden
    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

    )
  • Syndicat National de la Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg (Luxembourg
    Luxembourg
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    )
  • Verband Schweizerischer Polizeibeamter (Switzerland
    Switzerland
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    )
  • Nezávislý odborový svaz Policie České republiky (NOSP) (Czech Republic
    Czech Republic
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    )
  • Sindicato Nacional da Policia (SINAPOL) (Portugal
    Portugal
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    )
  • Niezalezny Samorzadny Zwiazek Zawodowy Policjantów (NSZZP) (Poland; observer)
  • Lietuvos VRS Respublikiné Profesiné Sajvisited (LPTU) (Lithuania
    Lithuania
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    )
  • Vereniging van Middelbare en Hogere Politieambtenaren (VMHP) (The Netherlands)



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