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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

REPUBLIC OF CROATIA MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR. REGIONAL CONFERENCE Trough Cooperation towards Integration. Sandro Bošnjak, Head of Department for EU integration and peacekeeping missions. ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MoI IN THE PROCESS OF THE INTEGRATION INTO THE EU.

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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

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  1. REPUBLIC OF CROATIAMINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE Trough Cooperation towards Integration Sandro Bošnjak, Head of Department for EU integration and peacekeeping missions

  2. ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE MoI IN THE PROCESS OF THE INTEGRATION INTO THE EU

  3. CHANGES IN THE MoI’s ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE • MAY, 2004 BEGINING OF SYSTEMATIC APROACH TO EU ACTIVITIES • SEPTEMBER, 2004 APPOINTMENT OF THE MAIN COORDINATOR FOR EU /BEFORE THE CHANGE OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE/ • NOVEMBER 26, 2004 APPOINTMENT OF THE ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR EU • JANUARY, 2005 ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS • FEBRUARY, 2006 ESTABLISHMENT OF CPIU WITHIN DEIPM (need for better coordination of all projects; better coordination with ECD, CFCIU, MFAEI); OFFICER FOR REPORTING ON IRREGULARITIES IS A MEMBER OF

  4. MINISTER MINISTER’S CABINET STATE SECRETARY GENERAL POLICE DIRECTORATE ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR MATERIAL- FINANCIAL, TEHNICAL, LEGAL AND PERSONNEL AFFAIRS, POLICE ACADEMY ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR NSPECTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS, FIRE AND CIVIL PROTECTION ASSISTANT MINISTER SPECIAL SECURITY AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATIONS AND PEACEKEPING MISSIONS POLICE DIRECTORATE DEPARTMENT FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATIONS AND PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS BORDER POLICE DIRECTORATE CRIMINAL POLICE DIRECTORATE CRIMINAL FORENSIC CENTER SPECIAL POLICE HEADQUARTERS POLICE OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS CENTER POLICE ACADEMY

  5. IN MoI EACH DIRECTORATE HAS EU COORDINATOR – Assistant Head of Directorate who is link between Assistant Minister for European Integration and Directorate; EU coordinator is responsible for coordination of all EU activities within Directorate

  6. EUROPEAN INTEGRATION MAIN ACTORS IN THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

  7. CARDS PROJECTS FINISHED PROJECTS: • CARDS 2001”Asylum reform” CARDS 2001 “Integrated border management – Border police”, • CARDS 2001”Integrated border management– interagency co-operation”, • CARDS 2001”Asylum reform”, • CARDS 2002”Criminal inteligence system for state border management – phase I, • CARDS 2003” Continued support and capacity building of the Border Police Directorate ”, • CARDS 2003” Capacity building in the area of illegal migration”, • Regional CARDS 2002”Establishing legal, regulatory and institutional framework in the area of asylum, migration and visa system compatible with the EU standards” • Regional CARDS 2002/3 “Support to and Coordination of IntegratedBorder Managements Strategies”, • Regional CARDS 2004” Strengthening Capacities of the Police in Fight Against Organized Crime in the Southeast Europe”, ON-GOING PROJECTS: • CARDS 2003” National Border Management Information System– Phase II”, • CARDS 2003” Criminal inteligence system – phase II”, • CARSD 2004” Combating Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives ”, • CARDS 2004” Modernization of the state border surveillance”, • CARDS 2004”Asylum reform II”, • PHARE 2005” Preparation for implementationof Schengen”, • PHARE 2005” Strengtheningof MoI human resources management, education and training system”, • TWINNING LIGHT: in the area of border management – help and oversight in the CARDS 2003”NBMIS – faza II” project

  8. APPROVED PROJECTS: • Phare 2006”Blue border surveillance” • TWINNING LIGHT: in the area of combating terrorism – “Strengthening Capacities of the demolition squad- Training of police officers in handling explosive devices”, • TWINNING LIGHT: in the area of combating corruption – “Combating corruption in the MoI”, • TEHNICAL ASSISTANCE: in the area of illegal migrations – “Feasibility study of Transit reception centers for aliens”, IPA 2007, THREE PROJECTS NOMINATED: • IPA 2007”Blue border surveillance – phase II, • IPA 2007” National Border Management Information System– phase III”, • IPA 2007” Strengthening OF MoI Capacities in combating smuggling and abuse of drugs”.

  9. ELECTRONIC BROWSER • DEIPM HAS CREATED AN ELECTRONIC BROWSER OF DOCUMENTS THAT CONTAINS ALL STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS FOR EU ACCESSION • ACCESS TO BROWSER IS AVAILABLE TO ALL EU CO-ORDINATORS THROUGH INTERNAL NETWORK • IN NEAR FUTURE, ACCESS TO THIS BROWSER WILL BE AVAILABLE TO A WIDER NUMBER OF MoI OFFICALS DEALING WITH EU INTEGRATIONS

  10. SCREENING • Explanatory screening (January 2006.) • Bilateral screening (February 2006.) • Acquis for Chapter 24 explained. • The state of attunement of our legislation presented • Completion of an overview of obligations that were accepted on the Colegium of Ministers on March 21 2006. • Screening Report published • Completion of an updated Integrated Border Management Action plan (adopted by Croatian Government on 30.11.06. ) • Completion of negotiating position in the final phase

  11. STABILIZATION AND ACCESSION AGREEMENT • Came into power on February 1 2005 • It became the legal framework for relations untill Croatia joins EU • Structure of the SAA is used for tracking Agreement’s implementation, as a forum for explaining the acqui, and for analyzing achieved progress in the process of adjusting to the acqui in line with the obligations undertaken during the negotiations • EU coordinators make new National plans for joining EU with clearly outlined activities

  12. TRACKING PROGRESS BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION • Peer-based misije, Questionnaires • Revisor oversights • Self-assesment (Progress Report) • Yearly reports of the EC on Croatia’s progress (Government of the RoC recieved the last one on 30.11.06.) • Controll of implementation of all strategic documents, action plans, national plans for joining EU • Requests for interpretation and explanation on certain issues

  13. STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS OF THE MoI • MoI’s programme guidelines • Border Police Development Strategy • Strategy of integrated border management with the accompanying action plan • Schengen action plan • Operative agreement with the Europol • Agreements with other agencies • National Programmes of the Integration of the Republic of Croatia into the EU

  14. MoI’s ACCOMPLISHMENTS CAN BE TRACKED THROUGH : • Combating organized crime • Trafficking • Terrorism • Combating drugs abuse • International police co-operation • Border management, migrations and asylum

  15. COMBATING ORGANIZED CRIME LEGAL FRAMEWORK • Witness Protection Act • Money laundering Act • Action plan for combating money laundering • New Weapons Act (01.06.2007.) • RoC is a party of the UN’s Convention on combating Corruption, Kaznenopravne konvencije o korupciji i Građanskopravne konvencije o korupciji • National programme for combating corruption 2006. – 2008.

  16. COMBATING ORGANIZED CRIME STRATEGY OF COMBATING ORGANIZED CRIME: PROGRAM OF SPECIAL ACTION MEASURES AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME NATIONAL PLAN FOR COMBATING ORGANIZE CRIME • Implementation oversight – Committee for oversight of implementation of Special action measures against organized crime • MoI – National coordinator for cooperation of RoC with the EC in implementation of program of Special action measures against organized crime (Decree of RoC Governmetn, 20.07.2006) Five accomplished orientational measures : • Upgrade of international cooperation (as a base for development of regional network of State attorneys), • Combating money laundering (providing tehnical assistanceto the countries of the region), • Development of stretegy and regulations, • Project of establishing a Witness protection unit, • Strenghtening of international police cooperation

  17. TRAFFICKING • RoC is a party of all relevant international agreements • National program of combating trafficking 2005 – 2008 • Operative plans for combating trafficking for 2005, 2006, 2007 • National plan for combating trafficking of children 2005 – 2007. • National committee for combating trafficking established • Croatian parliament ratified CoE’s Convention on trafficking 01.06.2007 • Amendments to the Penal law, which sanction users of services of trafficking victims

  18. TERRORISM • Penal law – amended in 2006 with more rigorous penalties • Department for terrorism and Department for war crimes both found in 2007 • Protocol on cooperation and establishment of inter-institutional work group for combationg money laundering and financing terrorism signed 21.02. 2007 • Action plan for combationg money laundering and financing terrorism • RoC is a party of all 12 international anti-terrorist conventions and protocols • National security strategy • General police directorate: Department for terrorism and Department for war crimes, Special police command with special anti-terrorist units, Demolition department

  19. COMBATING DRUG ABUSE • Drugs Act • RH is a member of the most important international conventions • National drug abuse combating strategy for the period 2006. – 2012. • Action plan for combating drug abuse for the period 2006. – 2009. • Implementing programs of the Action plan for given years

  20. INTERNATIONAL POLICE COOPERATION MULTILATERAL LEVEL Based on multilateral agreements, police cooperation is tehnicaly realized through : • INTERPOL – RoC is a member since1992 - I 24/7 system; • EUROPOL – Operative agreement, signed 13.01.2006; general communication chanells • SECI Center – encrypted communication system (26.05.1999) • - existing networks of liaison officers; BILATERAL LEVEL • 23 bilateral agreements o police cooperation; • 8 international acts on MoI’s level; • 29 countries in general INTERPOL – activities: • RoC was elected to be the member of Interpol’s European Committee; EUROPOL – activities: • Agreement on operative and stretegic cooperation between RoC and EUROPOL came into power on 16.08.2006 • EUROPOL department founded • Rule book on liaison officers • Addressing of liaison officers toEuropol headquarters in Haag; (end of 2007)

  21. BORDER MANAGEMENT • Border Police Development Strategy • Strategy of integrated border management with the Action plan • Further aligment of the State border control Act with the EU acquis • Updated Action plan for integrated border management adopted on 30.11.2006 • Schengen action plan adopted on 09.03.2007 • Building and strenghtening of institutional capacities of the Border police

  22. MIGRATIONS AND ASYLUM • 01.06.2006.g. - establishement of Asylum seekers’ reception center in Kutina • 13. 07.2007.g. - adoption of the new Aliens Act and new Asylum Act • Information – communication center for asylum seekers data collection established • 13. 07. 2007. - adoption of Migration politics of RoC for 2007/2008 • 24 agreements o extradition and receivement of persons signed, 17 of those with EU countries. • Continuous education of police officers.

  23. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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