ATLAS Network
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| Formation | 2001[1] |
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| Purpose | Police Tactical Unit co-operation |
Region served | Europe |
Parent organization | European Union |
The ATLAS network is an association of the Police Tactical Units of the 28 Member States of the European Union established following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 upon the initiative of the Police Chiefs Task Force.[1][2] ATLAS was initially informally established for information exchange and training activities co-operation between units and was later formalised by a Council decision in 2008 that also expanded ATLAS functions to include provision of assistance upon request to another Member State.[1][2][3]
ATLAS uses the terms special intervention unit and crisis situation defined as:-
- 'Special intervention unit' is any law enforcement unit of a Member State which is specialised in the control of a crisis situation;[1]
- 'Crisis situation' is any situation in which the competent authorities of a Member State have reasonable grounds to believe that there is a criminal offence presenting a serious direct physical threat to persons, property, infrastructure or institutions in that Member State in particular situations combating terrorism.[1]
ATLAS recognises that a Member State may not have the means, resources or expertise to deal effectively with all crisis situations, in particular large crisis situations, and provides a framework for a Member State to request assistance from another member State.[1]
Members
| Unit | Country |
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| ARAS |  Lithuania
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| BOA |  Poland
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| BSIJ |  Romania
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| Politiets Aktionsstyrke |  Denmark
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| DSI |  Netherlands
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| DSU |  Belgium
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| ATJ Lučko |  Croatia
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| EAO |  Cyprus
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| EKAM |  Greece
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| EKO Cobra |  Austria
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| ERU[4] |  Ireland
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| GIGN |  France
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| GIS |  Italy
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| GEO |  Spain
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| GOE |  Portugal
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| GSG 9 |  Germany
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| Karhu |  Finland
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| K-Commando |  Estonia
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| ÚOU (Lynx Commando) |  Slovakia
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| NI |  Sweden
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| NOCS | Italy
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| OMEGA |  Latvia
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| RAID | France
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| Red Panther |  Slovenia
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| SCO19 |  United Kingdom
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| SEK | Germany / State of Baden-Württemberg
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| Special Intervention Unit (SIU) |  Malta
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| SIIAS [5] | Romania
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| SOBT |  Bulgaria
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| TEK |  Hungary
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| UEI | Spain
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| URNA |  Czech Republic
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| USP |  Luxembourg
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| Víkingasveitin |  Iceland
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f On the improvement of cooperation between the special intervention units of the Member States of the European Union in crisis situations (Council Decision 2008/617/JHA). 23 June 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Seminar of the ATLAS network of European special intervention units". Presidency of the Council of the European Union. October 2008. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
- ^ Block, Ludo (15 March 2007). "Europe's Emerging Counter-Terrorism Elite: The ATLAS Network". Terrorism Monitor. 5 (5). The Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ Ferry, Declan (17 April 2013). "Garda crack squad that will protect Obama | Elite units on dry run for G8 summit". Irish Mirror Newspaper. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Poliția Română - Poliția Română". www.politiaromana.ro.
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