Director of the Europol Rob Wainwright and Minister of Security of B&H Dragan Mektic, visited today the Directorate For Coordination Of Police Bodies of B&H, and held a meeting with director of Directorate Mirsad Vilic and his deputy Mile Juric.
Today's visit was organized on the occasion of the signing of the Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Europol.
Director Vilic thanked for the visit, and presented Directorate's legal competences and scope of work, with an emphasis on international operational police cooperation that takes place through the Directorate. He particulary emphasized the previous cooperation of the Europol and Directorates's Department for cooperation with Europol, which refers to the daily exchange of information between law enforcement agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Member States of Europol.
Director Vilic pointed out that this Agreement will enable more effective cooperation with the members of Europol in combating of international organized crime, and especially terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking, cybercrime and other crime areas that are in fall under the remit of Europol. Also, law enforcement agencies in B&H will be able to exchange and operational information, including personal data, with the Member States of Europol.
Guests also visited official premises of the Sector for International Operative Police Collaboration, including Department for cooperation with Europol, where the SIENA, protected app platform for data exchange is installed.