​From 16 to 20 November 2015, as the final event of the CEPA activities in the year 2015 the seminar “Police Co-operation by and in conjunction with Police Cooperation Centres” was organized by the colleagues of Switzerland in the town of Biel.

18 law enforcement officers from six of the seven CEPA Member States participated in this event. The agenda was set up as a bunch of flowers. The participants learned about the police organisation in Switzerland, and moreover, about the tasks of the Liaison Office located in Basle and cross-border police cooperation in the field of mutual assistance. The Federal Criminal Service presented their approach related to analyses. The topic “analyses” was even more emphasized by a specialist of the Police Co-Operation Centre at the Swiss-Italian border in Chiasso. Another session dealt with the subject “Awareness and Public Relations”, which led to intensive discussions. A tour through the western part of Switzerland introduced the participants into the work of the Swiss-German Police Co-Operation Centre CCPD (Centre de Coopération Policière et Douanière) and the Operations Centre of the Border Guards in Geneva. After visiting the Castle of Gruyères, a farewell dinner completed the day. The participants, who in part had already taken the opportunity to attend similar seminars, took great benefit from the exchange of experience in their field of work concerning the Joint Co-Operation Centres and also gave presentations about their professional fields of activities.