COUNCIL RESOLUTION of 4. December 2006 Concerning an updated handbook with recommendations for international police cooperation and measures to prevent and control violence and disturbances in connection with football matches with an international dimension, in which at least one Member State is involved (EU 2006/ C 322/01) Practical Experience EU-Handbook

Recent Amendments New Categories for supporters Strengthening the role of NFIP Forms for international exchange of information Police identification vests General rule on the coverage of expenses Details about operational support

International Co-operation International model for police co-operation Governments and politics Other treaties and agreements –EU-Resolutions and Recommendations –Bilateral Police Co- operation Treaties –Bilateral Agreements Public and media

International Police Delegations Composition of the team Expertise Expectations Deployment Co-operation with local police

National Police Forces Role of specific police forces –Criminal Police –Border Police –Transport Police –Intelligence Service Role of local police forces –Knowledge and experience on International level –Language skills –Existing international contacts

Exchange of Information Time frame Quality Personal Data Parallel channels of information

Conclusions Most enhanced area of international police co-operation Highly recognised on international level Still not sufficiently known on local level Practical realization to be improved Co-ordination with other standards of international co-operation –But: no fall behind the achieved!