2011 discharge: European Police College (CEPOL)

2012/2199(DEC)

PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011, as part of the 2011 discharge procedure.

Analysis of the accounts of the European Police College (CEPOL).

CONTENT: this Commission document sets out the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 as prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions, organisations and bodies of the EU, in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EU's General Budget, including the European Police College (CEPOL).

In 2011, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows:

  • description of CEPOL's tasks: CEPOL, which is located in Bramshill, United Kingdom, was established under Council Decision 2000/820/JHA, as repealed in 2005 and replaced by Council Decision 2005/681/JHA. The College's main task is to function as a network and bring together the national police training institutes in the Member States to provide training sessions, based on common standards, for senior police officers;
  • CEPOL's budget for the 2011 financial year: CEPOL’s budget for 2011, as presented in the Commission document on the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union, gives the following figures:
  • forecasted income budget: EUR 8 million;
  • entitlements established: EUR 9 million;
  • amounts received: EUR 9 million;
  • outstanding: EUR 0 million.

The complete version of the CEPOL's final accounts may be found at the following address:

https://www.cepol.europa.eu/index.php?id=final-accounts