The coordination meeting on the topic "Targeting activities and drafting operational action proposals within the EMPACT cycle 2026–2029 (OAP 2026–2027)" organized by the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of BiH and the National Contact Point for Cooperation of BiH with Europol, with the support of the EU4FAST project was held in Sarajevo on 28 and 29 July 2025.
The event brought together representatives of Law Enforcement Agencies from all levels in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the Ministry of Security of BiH, the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, the Liaison Officer of BiH to Europol and representatives of the EUPA4BIH project.
The meeting was focused on harmonizing national efforts in the fight against serious and organized crime with the European Multidisciplinary Platform against Criminal Threats (EMPACT), as a part of the upcoming EU policy cycle for the period 2026–2029.
After the opening remarks, individual presentations followed. The first presentation had Liaison Officer of BiH at Europol, Aleksandar Stjepanović, who briefly presented the work of Europol, his role as a Liaison Officer and gave an introduction to EMPACT activities. Then, the representative of the Ministry of Security of BiH, Neira Boškailo, presented the SOCTA document (Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment in BiH) and targeted security challenges.
After introductory presentations, the EMPACT contact person, Mesud Mustafić, and the Head of the Directorate's Europol Cooperation Department, Kristina Jozić, presented in detail the steps of the EMPACT cycle, focusing on the targeted priority criminal threats of the EU for the next cycle, the set common horizontal strategic objectives and the process of drafting operational action plans for the set priorities.
The final result was the preparation of specific proposals for operational actions for individual operational action plans and EMPACT priorities where Bosnia and Herzegovina will appear as a leader or co-leader of the actions.
In the following period, the final proposals for operational actions on behalf of BiH will be harmonized in accordance with the submitted form, followed by a further process of harmonization and approval.
The Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of BiH will continue its activities within the EMPACT cycle 2026–2029 in accordance with its scope of work in the field of coordination and international operational police cooperation in cooperation with partner agencies at the national and international levels.