1. IPA 2010 Fight against organised crime and corruption: Strengthening the Prosecutors´ Network National and International Cooperation Tirana, 12 – 13 March 2013
Thomas Pepper Bundesministerium für Inneres Referat I/4-a - Attachéwesen

2. Facing modern challenges
Sustainable national coordination and cooperation for Law Enforcement process (Police and Judicial cooperation)
Sustainable capacity development to effectively investigate and prosecute serious crime
Pro-active regional and international cooperation (need to share policy)
Local ownership (no external implementation – if needed with support from outside)
Balance between sources and aims („what is implementable?“)
Establishment of problem-solving capacities (Networks– strengthening of the „regional ownership“)
Efficient cooperation with Partners (Principle to avoid „Projektitis“ and “Edukatitis”)
Development of practical operational (regional) cooperation
Adaption to EU Standards (?)
PRACTICAL BENEFIT (more practice – less …..)

3. Communication & Co-ordination

4. Implementation – Reality-test

5. ..accepted as evidence by courts?
La ara de unnäriti s-a apropiat legätura ,~a" (vezi foto impreunä, pe jas, la ora au venit in preajma hotelului "Codru" de pe str. 31 August 1989 nr. 127 (vezi foto N!5S-58), unnärirea tainicä fiind intrerupti.
..accepted as evidence by courts?

6. Problem-solving-capacity - SENSEE

7. Cross-border Exercises in EU Lessons learnt – Why exercises?
Are there any implementation problems?
If so, what is the specific nature of these problems?
What can be done to overcome these problems?

8. Cross-border Exercises in EU Lessons learnt – Results?
Checking of communication channels ( i.e. contact data´s?..... )
Checking the proper execution of communication
Checking of the tactical performance
Checking of resources
Checking of evidence gathering and evidence handling rules
Exercise observers (State Prosecutors)
Exercise evaluation
Surveillance reports (how do they look like? National law - crime procedure code i.e. – applies….)
State of knowledge of procedures (legal, tactical, equipment)
Harmonization of procedures (request, reports, tactical development, common methodology…)
Confidence- building measures (ldHk)
Awareness raising (i.e. publications, media response, same radio channel etc.)
Police AND Judicial Cooperation

9. Cross-border Cooperation Requirements
Bilateral agreement (Kosovo – Albania, Kosovo – Montenegro, Kosovo – Macedonia, Kosovo - Serbia)
Initial information report (standardized form)
Fact sheet

10. Cross-border Surveillance in EU Lessons learnt – Tactic´s ?

11. How to improve the cooperation? i.e.
Analyses of the existing regional and international cooperation
Needs and gaps catalogue
Round table discussions and draft recommendations for improvement of regional and international cooperation
Awareness raising
Know-how-transfer
Manual for cross-border cooperation
Importance of pro-active cross-border cooperation
Final recommendations for improvement of regional and international cooperation
National strategy drafted to improve the cooperation and coordination between Police and Prosecutors

12. Thank you for your attention
Thomas Pepper Bundesministerium für Inneres Referat I/4-a – Attachéwesen