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MAOC-N’s latest Executive Board Meeting (EBM) convened in Dublin, Ireland, bringing together senior representatives from its member countries’ authorities to review the Centre’s ongoing activities, address emerging challenges, and set its strategic direction. A key contribution to the discussions came from guest speaker Lorraine Nolan, Executive Director of the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA). Her…

MAOC-N recently welcomed Charlie Stuart, Chief Peace & Security Advisor on Africa at the European Union External Action Service (EEAS), to its headquarters in Lisbon. During the visit, Mr. Stuart met with MAOC-N’s Executive Director and Head Analyst for discussions on the evolving security situation in West Africa, with particular emphasis on the challenges posed…

Last Friday, MAOC-N welcomed Carlos Cabreiro, National Director of the Portuguese Judicial Police (PJ), who visited the Centre’s headquarters in Lisbon. As the host country of MAOC-N, Portugal plays a central role in supporting the Centre’s mission and activities, with the Portuguese PJ serving as a key institutional and operational partner in MAOC-N’s efforts to…

MAOC-N recently took part in the European Police Chiefs Convention at Europol’s Headquarters in The Hague, bringing together more than 500 police chiefs and law enforcement delegates from 59 countries and 15 international organisations. Following a proposal from the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, MAOC-N was invited to contribute to a…

Ambassador Helen Cheney, Australian Ambassador to Portugal, also accredited to Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, recently visited the MAOC-N headquarters in Lisbon, where she was welcomed by the Centre’s Executive Director. She was accompanied by the Australian Defence Attaché to Portugal, Captain Matt Richardson. During the visit, Ambassador Cheney and Captain Richardson…