​On 12 October 2018, the closing ceremony of the 24th CEPA Special Course "Cross-border Cooperation in Compensation Measures and Border Police Tasks" (for "Border Police Officers") was held in Budapest at the Centre for International Education and Training in the presence of several high-ranking guests.

Between 17 September and 12 October 2018, 16 police officers from seven CEPA member countries were given the opportunity to take part in this special four-week course at the four training locations Kreuzlingen (CH), Ljubljana (SLO), Michalovce (SK) and Budapest (H). 

The course weeks focused on the latest strategies in the area of compensatory measures and the securing of the EU's external borders. Of course, the current and actual topic in the CEPA member states "mass migration" and "refugee flows to Europe" was dealt with and discussed very intensively in the 24th MEPA Special Course.

The results of the workshop exercises on three different topics in connection with "border police" were also based on the current migration issue, which was elaborated in writing by the participating police officers and presented to an international body on 12 October 2018.

The deputy director of the Federal Customs Administration of Switzerland, Dr. Martin Weißleder, mentioned the importance of cross-border cooperation and the necessary cooperation in the joint accomplishment of tasks. The EU must meet the changes in Europe with a well-trained and visionary police force. In his speech, the course spokesman for the 24th Course of MEPA Special Courses from Austria emphasized the uniqueness of the CEPA training event and thanked all those responsible at CEPA for conducting this course.