▁the ▁Cont inent , ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁European ▁Union . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 - hour ▁meeting ▁which ▁conven ed ▁at ▁ 1 4 0 0 ▁h rs ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁W E U ▁Council ▁decided ▁on ▁the ▁immediate ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Mult in ational ▁Ad vis ory ▁Police ▁Element , ▁sending ▁a ▁path find er ▁officer , ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁Police ▁Colonel , ▁the ▁same ▁evening . ▁The ▁Italian ▁force ▁in ▁Operation ▁Al ba ▁pred ic ated ▁the ▁Command ▁structure ▁of ▁M AP E ▁passing ▁into ▁the ▁Italian ▁Car ab in ieri , ▁General ▁Pietro ▁P istol ese , ▁previously ▁command ing ▁the ▁Gen oa ▁region , ▁bringing ▁his ▁team ▁with ▁him . ▁Four ▁phases ▁followed , ▁assess ment , ▁reconst ruction , ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁Police ▁control ▁during ▁the ▁Kos ovo ▁Cris is , ▁and ▁finally ▁build - down ▁and ▁hand back ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁which ▁was ▁somewhat ▁acceler ated ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁the ▁W E U ' s ▁oper ational ▁respons ib ilities ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁EU ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁reconst ruction ▁princip ally ▁involved ▁the ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁system ▁and ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁Police , ▁but ▁the ▁Fin ance ▁section ▁also ▁accommod ated ▁economic ▁special ists ▁acting ▁as ▁the ▁principal ▁feedback ▁into ▁the ▁correction ▁of ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁system . ▁The ▁Command ▁Team ▁later ▁formed ▁the ▁core