Summary: 31 October 2007, Brussels - Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), congratulated today Brigadier-General Jürgen Scholz on the occasion of his appointment as the new Head of the EU Police Mission in Afghanistan. He succeeds Brigadier-General Friedrich Eichele as from tomorrow, 1 November 2007.
Javier SOLANA made the following comments:
"As former Head of two EU Police missions in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Brigadier-General Jürgen Scholz is ideally placed to build on the excellent work carried out by his predecessor. In the accomplishment of his tasks, he will have my full support and that of the European Union as a whole.
This mission represents a key contribution to the establishment of a professional police service in Afghanistan and therefore to bringing Rule of Law and peace and stability to this country. The challenges are nevertheless considerable bearing in mind the state of policing arrangements in Afghanistan and the security situation. Afghanistan still faces considerable challenges. We will need patience and determination.
I would especially like to thank Brigadier-General Friedrich Eichele for his dedication, professionalism and courage as Head of the EU Police Mission in Afghanistan."
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Curriculum Vitae of Brigadier-General Jürgen Scholz
Name: Jürgen Scholz
Date/Place of Birth: 1 December 1950, Koblenz, Germany
Nationality: German
Profession/Rank: Police Officer/Brigadier General
Vocational Experience: Police Officer since 1970; Patrol Officer, rich experience as Criminal Investigation Department (CID)-inspector; Head of different ID-units and several years of experience as Head of an operational unit in the fight against extremism and terrorism with a State Criminal Police Office; Various Senior Staff and Command positions since 1988; Several senior posts with the Ministry of Interior Rhineland-Palatinate;
International Experience: Deeply engaged in cross-border co-operation esp.with European Services since 1975, both operational and in planning functions; in senior positions since 1991 strongly engaged in capacity-building for Eastern European and African police forces, esp. in Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Ukraine, Albania, Rwanda, Ethiopia and, for a short time South Africa; Short-term expert for the Council of Europe in Russia; December 2004 until June 2006 Head of Mission of two Police Missions
of the European Council in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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On 16 October 2007, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the EU adopted a Decision appointing Brigadier-General Jürgen Scholz (Germany) as the new Head of the EU Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan) as from 1 November 2007.
EUPOL Afghanistan aims at contributing to the establishment of sustainable and effective civilian policing arrangements under Afghan ownership and in accordance with international standards. More particularly, the mission will monitor, mentor, advise and train at the level of the Afghan Ministry of Interior, regions and provinces. The mission will consist of some 190 police, law enforcement and justice experts deployed at central (Kabul), regional (the 5 regional police commands) and provincial
levels (deployment in provinces, through Provincial Reconstruction Teams - PRTs). EUPOL Afghanistan is established for a period of at least 3 years.
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