 For example, the union has an observer status at the Council of Europe.Its goals include enhancing the efficiency of police work under democratic control, the creation of norms for the qualifications of police employees, the preservation of the civil status of police officers, and the prevention of the privatization of police duties.One example of a current mission of EuroCOP has been to push the Spanish government to follow its election promise to completely de-militarize the Guardia Civil.