"Increasing the capacity of General Directorate “Combating Organised Crime” for more effective investigation of organised and transnational crime"
General Directorate “Combating Organised Crime” ·Bulgaria
About this project
<p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #333333; font-family: "Roboto", sans-serif; font-size: 15px">The project is aimed at strengthening the national capabilities for combating organized crime and will enhance the cooperation with the Norwegian national Criminal Service (KRIPOS) and international organizations such as Europol, Interpol and foreign partner law enforcement agencies. The project will strengthen the justice chain and the knowledge and capacity of officials in the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC), magistrates and other experts in the field of countering organized crime. The conditions for the preservation and proper storage of evidence will be further improved. The target group of the project will be GDCOC experts, magistrates and relevant actors, who are directly engaged in combating cross-border organized crime. Experts from international organizations like Europol, Eurojust and Interpol are also envisaged to participate in the project. </span></p>
Bilateral cooperation results
During the projects' implementation, GDCOC collaborated with several Norwegian authorities, such as the National Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS/KRIPOS), Oslo Police District, as well as with international organizations such as Europol, Interpol, SELEC, magistrates and other foreign law enforcement agencies. In the duration of the project 31 workshops/seminars conducted with 1 458 participants, 22 study visits conducted with participants from EU MS and 11 third countries, and also between Bulgaria and Norway was organized 6 workshops, 6 meetings of the bilateral working group. The cooperation was focused on sharing expertise and knowledge and has been highly and mutually valuable. During the project implementation, it became clear that the cooperation's long-term impact, benefits, and outcomes exceeded all expectations. Partners identified the need for further expansion of the cooperation not only in the direction of competence building but also in collaboration on an operational level through joint investigations, intelligence exchange, and joint operations. GDCOC benefitted from the cooperation with our partners - National Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS/KRIPOS) and Oslo Police District, international organizations, other LEAs and participants, by sharing experience, knowledge, know-how and technology and working together for joint results.
Project partners
- Oslo Police District Donor project partner· Norway
- National Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS) of Norway Donor project partner· Norway