FOREIGN COOPERATIONS
EUROPEAN NETWORK OF FORENSIC SCIENCE INSTITUTES - ENFSI
HIFS is member of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI). »visit website
The purpose of ENFSI as a network of experts is to share knowledge, exchange experiences and come to mutual agreements in the field of forensic science.
HIFS was given the honour to organize ENFSI Annual Meeting 2018 in Budapest.
ENFSI WORKING GROUPS
ENFSI working groups were established in the various areas of forensic science, and the experts of HIFS are active members of almost every ENFSI Working Groups.
Our ENFSI WG memberships are the following:
- Department of Blood Alcohol and Forensic Arson Investigation
- Department of Criminalistics
- Expert Working Group Marks
- European Network of Forensic Handwriting Experts (ENFHEX)
- European Document Experts Working Group (EDEWG)
- Expert Working Group Firearms/GSR (EWG FA/GSR)
- Department of Dactyloscopy
- European Fingerprint Working Group (EFP-WG)
- European Fingerprint Working Group (EFP-WG)
- Drug Investigation Department
- Drugs Working Group (DWG)
- Facial Recognition Analysis
- Digital Imaging Working Group
- Department of Forensic Engineering
- Road Accident Analysis Expert Working Group
- Forensic Information Technology Working Group (FITWG)
- Road Accident Analysis Expert Working Group
- Department of Genetics
- DNA Working Group
- Department of Physics and Chemistry
- European Paint, Glass & Taggants Working Group (EPGT)
- Animal, Plant and Soil Traces Working Group (APST)
- Expert Working Group Firearms/GSR (EWG FA/GSR)
- European Textile and Hair Group (ETHG)
- European Document Experts Working Group (EDEWG)
- European Paint, Glass & Taggants Working Group (EPGT)
- Department of Forensic Toxicology
- Drugs Working Group (DWG)
The Prüm Treaty of 27 May 2005 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly on combating terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal migration, signed between Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Austria (Hungary 2008), lays down procedures for more efficient exchanges of information in the framework of criminal investigations.
Core elements of the Prüm Treaty were picked up by EU Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on 23 June 2008.
The purpose of Prüm Treaty is to step up cross-border police and judicial cooperation between European Union countries’ police and judicial authorities to combat terrorism and cross-border crime more effectively. In particular, it aims to improve the exchanges of information between the authorities responsible for the prevention and investigation of criminal offences.
Both HIFS Department of Dactyloscopy and HIFS Department of Genetics take part in international data exchange in the frame of Prüm Treaty.
Currently HIFS Department of Dactyloscopy has 24 member states, HIFS Department of Genetics has 22 member states as Prüm data exchange partners.
INTERNAL SECURITY FUND
Internal Security Fund (ISF) will contribute to ensuring a high level of security in the European Union. The Fund supports a broad range of actions in line with the European Security Agenda.
HIFS continuously takes part in the relevant ISF National Programmes.