European Union Police Mission

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European Union Police Mission Operations on the
ground lessons to be learned. Bosnia
Herzegovina
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Study days EEP-ED Group in the European
Parliament 2-4 July 2008 Operations on the ground
lessons to be learned Bosnia Herzegovina
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The presence of the IC on the ground with
specific reference to the police missions IPTF
and EUPM

• The different approach
• The change of mandate from EUPM I to EUPM II the
  programmatic approach Vs the operational
  approach
• Monitoring and mentoring Vs operational support
  and incisive presence.

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The main aspects of the International presence

• Integrated approach in Theatre, in the Region,
  inter pillar (judicial, police, penitentiary),
  inter-institutional (Council, Commission, EUSR,
  others)
• The level of ambition has to be realistic
• The appropriate instruments capability to
  enforce own mandate, avoidance of different
  agendas, common strategies and goals
• Focused-refocused action flexibility and
  rapidity of the decision making process

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The main aspects of the International presence

• Transfer of competencies among EU instruments
  (ESDP-Institution building) with a well
  synchronized strategy
• Early involvement of the local institutions into
  the decision making process
• Synergy, credibility, commitment, assistance
• Result oriented approach to adapt the mission to
  the results and to the changing situation and not
  vice-versa.

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Implementation of the Mission mandate

• The Police reform as a case study (police reform
  as conditionality to sign the SAA and as a
  concern for future EU security)
• Mandate implementable according to the local
  situation and functional to the results to be
  achieved
• Timing soon after the establishment of the State
  agencies and immediately after the end of the
  IPTF

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Implementation of the Mission mandate (follow)

• The Police reform as a case study (police reform
  as conditionality to sign the SAA and as a
  concern for future EU security)
• Reasons lack of coordination and cooperation
• The way top-down or bottom-up?
• Political approach the same approach, the same
  failures

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The fight against Organised Crime

• Operational approach cooperation Vs monitoring
  and mentoring
• Police-prosecutor to be seen as a system and not
  as separate institutions
• Intelligence driven activities appropriate
  instruments to be set in place (intelligence
  sharing procedures, Criminal justice unit, etc)
• Regional approach Vs local approach
• Facilitating role with Int. organisations

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Lessons Identified
On 5-6 June in Sarajevo EUPM organised the
Seminar on Security sector reform in BiH. Many
interesting points were discussed.

• Among others
• Need for strong political agreement as a base for
  any major intervention
• Consideration to the local sensitivities

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Lessons Identified

• Local ownership under the supervision/monitoring
  of the IC
• Timing functional to the political debate
• Level of ambitions commensurate to the
  capabilities of support or implementation by the
  IC.

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