EUPM ORGANIZES CONFERENCE IN SARAJEVO

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (December 13,2007) – Police and officials from the Bosnian judiciary will gather in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo today and tomorrow to address obstacles they face in their daily operations.

The conference, organized by the EU Police Mission in Bosnia (EUPM), together with the Office of the Bosnian State Prosecutor, the Bosnian High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC). and the Bosnian State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) will look at ways to enhance communication and cooperation between police, prosecutors and courts with a view to a more efficient fight against crime and corruption.

The speakers will be Brigadier General Vincenzo Coppola, Head of the EUPM, Tarik Sadovic, the Bosnian Minister of Security and Branko Peric, President of the Bosnian High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council.

This is the third conference organized upon the initiative of the EUPM in order to establish better coordination mechanisms between the police and prosecutors in Bosnia in the fight against crime.