EUPOL COPPS and Palestinian partners join forces to combat environmental crimes

January 27, 2025
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EUPOL COPPS and key Palestinian counterparts joined forces to combat environmental crimes. Representatives from the Attorney General Office (AGO), the Customs Police, the Environmental Quality Authority (EQA), the Ministry of Agriculture and the Tourist Police attended a workshop to tackle challenges they face during their daily work when investigating environmental crime, in Bethlehem on 22 January.

 

The participants, from the districts of Bethlehem and Hebron, discussed several topics during the one-day workshop, such as identifying gaps in the work of all the concerned parties, identifying training needs, reviewing different international agreements and identifying the scope of work of each party. In addition, some procedural and technical problems, such as reporting between all, were also discussed. This workshop was led by Mission’s advisers from the Prosecution Team and the Environmental Adviser.

 

Following the workshop, EUPOL COPPS’ advisors involved in the activity will further provide recommendations on a way forward in enhancing the work between the judicial entities in the field of combatting environmental crimes. The Bethlehem workshop was preceded by a similar event held in Ramallah in December.

Countries covered:

  • Palestine *