Globalization of crime is a problem confronting all law enforcement agencies and
Major challenges in law enforcement for
To stay ahead of modern-day criminals, the law enforcement community needs to have adequate resources, sufficient knowledge and well developed partnerships with relevant stakeholders. Additionally, a rapidly changing security landscape requires a proactive, innovative and global law enforcement approach. Permanent training and capacity building, quick identification of potential criminals through direct access to criminal intelligence databases, and timely regional, national and global police coordination will ensure that the right information is in the right place in the right time and that police remains one step ahead of criminals.
That is why on the 9th October the official start of the European Union funded project “EU Support to Law Enforcement” will take place in
Overall, the project shall contribute to bring BiH law enforcement agencies up to the level required for EU accession and will assist BiH in achieving its obligations under the Stabilisation and Association Agreements (SAA) as the project components directly and indirectly address several articles under Title VII (Justice, Freedom and Security) of the SAA. It builds upon manifold on-going and past actions in the law enforcement sector, in particular by the EU.
The planned activities aim at achieving, in close cooperation with the relevant BiH partner institutions, the improvement of legislation, capacities, and capabilities of police bodies, institutions and agencies. Local and international experts will guarantee that the project will not apply singular measures, but approach problems in a holistic or complete, systematic, needs oriented way.
The project team will share and learn, listen and advise, liaise and co-operate, trust and be trusted allowing for flexibility, transparency, dialogue with civil society, and continuity of action. It should not reinvent the wheel but build upon already existing structures and mechanisms, formal and informal, focusing on solutions that will remain after the project ends, combining European standards with BiH practice.
We are confident that by working together on this project there will be less space for criminals in