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European police staffing shortages

Overview

Police unions in Croatia and Greece have raised alarms regarding personnel shortages and the impact of staffing decisions on operational capacity.

In Croatia, the General Union of the Ministry of the Interior warned of a systemic inability to retain experienced officers. Despite new hires, the Split-Dalmatia Police Administration reported having only 89 percent of systematized positions filled. Union President Tomislav Teri attributed the crisis to low salaries, excessive workloads, and poor working conditions, noting that chronic shortages lead to increased overtime.

In Greece, the Heraklion Police Union reported that the newly inaugurated Organized Crime Sub-Directorate in Crete was staffed solely through internal transfers from existing services. The union warned that this reallocation has weakened other departments, making it difficult to meet basic policing requirements, and called for emergency transfers to fill organic vacancies.

Entities

Heraklion · Heraklion Police Union · Tomislav Teri · Ministry of the Interior · Crete

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 4 sources
    Heraklion Police Union warns of staffing shortages

    The Heraklion Police Union warns that the creation of a new Organized Crime Sub-Directorate is weakening existing police services due to the internal transfer of already scarce personnel.

  2. [CRIME] 5 sources
    Croatian police face potential personnel crisis, union warns

    The General Union of the MUP warns of a personnel crisis in the Croatian police, citing low pay, poor working conditions, and an inability to retain experienced officers despite new hires.

Sources

bloko.gr · cna.gr · glas-slavonije.hr · jutarnji.hr · kriti360.gr · lawandorder.gr · telegram.hr · vijesti.hrt.hr · zadarskilist.hr