Conclusions of Regional EU Liaison Officers Conference, 8 June 2006, Belgrade - Main contents

Document date	26-06-2006
Publication date	12-08-2009
Reference	10903/06
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COUNCIL OF PUBLIC Brussels, 26 June 2006

THE EUROPEAN UNION

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NOTE from : Presidency Subject : Conclusions of Regional EU Liaison Officers Conference, 8 June 2006, Belgrade

• 1. 

  At the initiative of the Austrian Presidency of the EU Council, an EU – Western Balkan

Liaison Officers’ meeting took place in Belgrade on 8 June 2006.

• 2. 

  Referring to the Conclusions of the European Council of Seville on the creation of a network

of Member States’ immigration liaison officers, based on Council Decision 2003/170 i/JHA of

27 February 2003 on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad and Council Regulation No

377/2004 of 19 February 2004 on the creation of an immigration liaison officers’ network.

• 3. 

  In consideration of the recommendations of the Friends of the Presidency Report on

Organised Crime in the Western Balkans (October 2004), which started the process of a better coordination by the EU and its Member States of activities in the region.

• 4. 

  Referring to the results of previous LO Conferences concerning the region, in particular the

third Conference of EU Liaison Officers posted in the Balkans, which was held in Rome on 5 and 6

December 2005.

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• 5. 

  The aim of the meeting was to further develop and strengthen the regional network of EU

liaison officers and the coordination of their work in accordance with, and implementing, the

Action-Oriented Paper improving co-operation on organised crime, corruption, illegal immigration and counter-terrorism between the EU and Western Balkans, which was adopted at the JHA Council on 2 June 2006.

• 6. 

  The meeting was attended by the Austrian Federal Minister of the Interior, the Serbian Deputy

Minister of the Interior, the Director of Europol, representatives from the European Commission, the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, the European Police Missions in the Western Balkans, the OSCE, the ICMPD, the LO from EU MS posted in the region, as well as representatives from the Western Balkan countries.

• 7. 

  The Austrian Minister of the Interior emphasised the importance of security in the region for

security in the European Union. The Minister briefed participants on the latest developments in the

EU concerning the ‘Partnership for Security’ between the EU and the Western Balkan countries, based on the findings of the "Vienna Declaration on Security Partnership" of 5 May, the results of the Austrian Presidency of the EU Council and the Police Cooperation Convention for Southeast Europe as important steps in improving regional police cooperation, and encouraged the contracting parties to enure the best possible implementation of this Convention.

• 8. 

  The Director of Europol presented an overview of the current situation concerning

cooperation with Europol and possible future developments.

• 9. 

  The participants underlined the importance of developing a regional approach for the EU’s

action to fight organised crime, terrorism and illegal migration in and originating from the Western

Balkans. Therefore the participants decided to contribute by exchanging information about their activities and the possibilities for cooperation on a mutual basis, including the countries in the region and third countries as well as international institutions.

• 10. 

  Supplementing the meetings of the EU LO in the individual countries of the region, a regional

network of the EU LO should be established.

• 11. 

  In the afternoon participants discussed the main problems of internal security in three

different working groups.

• 12. 

  In Working Group 1, dealing with migration and border issues, the participants concluded that

the role of the LOs as practitioners on the spot should be further enhanced. The EU, the OSCE, the

World Bank and all other partners involved in projects in the area of illegal migration and border management should be more aware of the contributions LOs can make.

The 3 main issues discussed were:

• a) 

  Integrated Border Management (IBM)

The common goal should be an effective IBM as an intelligence-led system based on a risk-analysis

Entry-Exit-registration-system, fully respecting privacy rights and making use of new tools such as

APP, with the help of biometrics.

Cooperation at the borders should be enhanced (technical cooperation agreements to be signed; providing i. a. for common patrols at the green border, one-stop-controls at the BCPs and effective and fast forced return and readmission procedures). The goal should be to provide a smooth and fast passage, while picking out the identified dangerous or risky cases.

The efforts should be optimized in such a way that donations can be increased where and when necessary and duplications avoided.

Investments (infrastructure, equipment and training) should be more target-oriented and led by the idea of solidarity and burden-sharing (tackling the root causes and avoiding unnecessary investments; development of short-/medium-/long term-strategies; avoiding unsuccessful readmissions or "chain readmissions".)

• b) 

  Identify high-risk routes

External migration (persons coming from third countries) exists, as does internal migration (taking advantage of visa regimes and of asylum regimes). Special attention is to be paid to links to trafficking and counter-terrorism. More emphasis should be placed on fingerprinting – FRONTEX and Europol can play an important role. An effective early warning-system should be launched (ILO-network; FRONTEX).

• c) 

  Combating document and visa forgery

The Western Balkan countries are not the main sources of document forgery, although more attention is necessary. "Soft skills" are needed (more resources and better training in general, interviewing skills, foreign language, document checking-skills, profiling, expertise in general) as well as "hard skills" ("FADO" – database, VIS).

• 13. 

  The participants of Working Group 2, which addressed organised crime issues, called for a

better coordination of the LO detached to the Western Balkan Region through regular meetings.

The concept of lead nations should be evaluated by the Council Secretariat.

The LO pointed out that a possible measure to improve regular cooperation and to enhance common use of LOs could be the sharing of offices.

• 14. 

  Working Group 3 focused on preventing and fighting terrorism. In the course of the

discussion obstacles were identified that hinder an effective exchange of information. The subsequent recommendations are geared towards structural improvements, which facilitate both the fight against terrorism as such, and the forms of co-operation needed to achieve this aim. The assessments and recommendations are the product of the experiences of the LOs in the course of daily practice.

• a) 

  Information-sharing- problems identified:

  Due to different legal and institutional conditions in the various Balkan countries, effective information-sharing is difficult. Personal contacts remain a precondition for acquiring reliable information. The security of information shared cannot be assumed.. The information and interpretation of this information is subject to politicisation. Old ethnic conflicts have not been fully eradicated and continue to impact the war against terrorism.

  Recommendations:

    Strengthen institutions by

  • Continuing to signal political interest; • Ensuring that promises are translated into action and promoting public awareness in the

  region of the achievements attained and

  • Encouraging bilateral agreements. Including LOs in the production of strategic intelligence.

  The most important long-term preventive measures remain:

  • The building of civil society, • Investment in education and • Economic investment to create employment.

  One immediate action, which could contribute to all three preventive measures, would be a flexible regulation of the visa regime. (e. g. further exchange of students)

• 15. 

  In the context of the improvement of the LO network, the incoming Finish Presidency

announced that the next LO conference would be held on 18 or 19 October 2006 in The Hague to discuss issues of relevance and to evaluate results. Until the next meeting LOs would continue their work on strengthening regional cooperation and coordination.

List of participants: see Annex.

First Nation Ministry/Organisation Official Title/Position Title Name Family Name Phone Mail Adress Workshop

AUSTRIA Fed.Ministry of the Interior Fed.Minister of the Interior Liese PROKOP

AUSTRIA Fed.Ministry of the Interior Chief of the Cabinet Mag. Philipp ITA

AUSTRIA Fed.Ministry of the Interior Member of the Cabinet Mag. Johannes RAUCH Dep.Head of Sektion

AUSTRIA Fed.Min.of the Interior/Branch Internat.Aff. Internat.Aff.,PR,.. Dr. Wilhelm SANDRISSER +43153126-2274 wilhelm.sandrisser@bmi.gv.at

AUSTRIA Fed.Min.of the Interior/CIS Austria HoSubDepartment OK - CIS Austria Gerhard JOSZT +43124836-85310 gerhard.joszt@bmi.gv.at

AUSTRIA Fed.Min.of the Interior/Dep.IP a. BC HoD Mag. Berndt KÖRNER +43153126-3560 berndt.körner@bmi.gv.at BAUMGARTNER-

AUSTRIA Fed.Min.of the Interior/Dep.f.Internat.Affairs HoU for Attachè Affairs Mag. Sabine KLINGLMAIR +43153126-3540 sabine.baumgartner-klinglmair@bmi.gv.at

AUSTRIA Fed.Min.of the Interior/Dep.f.Internat.Affairs Unit for Bilateral Affairs Mag. Barbara SCHROTTER +43153126-3553 barbara.schrotter@bmi.gv.at

AUSTRIA Fed.Min.of the Interior/Dep.f.Internat.Affairs Unit for Attachè Affairs Josef SAMM +43153126-3541 josef.samm@bmi.gv.at

AUSTRIA Fed.Min.of the Interior/Dep.f.Internat.Affairs LO - Serbia and Montenegro Paul PIALEK +436645161366 paul.pialek@bmi.gv.at

AUSTRIA Fed.Min.of the Interior/Dep.f.Internat.Affairs LO - Croatia Martin GRANDITS +436642827521 martin.grandits@bmi.gv.at

AUSTRIA Fed.Min.of the Interior/Dep.f.Internat.Affairs LO - Bosnia and Herzegovina Michael MAIERL +436642827638 michael.maierl@bmi.gv.at

AUSTRIA Fed.Min.of the Interior/Dep.f.Internat.Affairs LO - Romania Petr JURACEK +436642827527 petr.juracek.@bmi.gv.at

AUSTRIA Fed.Min.of the Interior/Dep.f.Internat.Affairs LO - Bulgaria Gerhard SCHWARZINGER +436643800302 gerhard.schwarzinger@bmi.gv.at

AUSTRIA Fed.Min.of the Interior/Dep.f.Internat.Affairs ILO - Kosovo - SCG Andreas PICHLER +436643230546 andreas.pichler02@bmi.gv.at Dr.Ma

AUSTRIA Fed.Min.of the Interior/AFA f.State Prot.a.CT g Cosima EGGERS +43153126-4359 cosima.eggers@bmi.gv.at

AUSTRIA Fed.Min.of the Interior/AFA f.State Prot.a.CT Ernst KOGLER +43153126-4277 ernst.kogler@bmi.gv.at

BELGIUM Innenministerium - Föderale Polizei LO - Albania André NYS +355 692390215 lobealan@hotmail.com 3

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COMMISSION EU-Commission Michael MERKER +3222960684 michael.merker@cec.eu.int PolAdvisor-EU-

COUNCIL EU-Council/General Secretariat HighRepresent.Kosovo André HEINRICHS +32478780414 andre.heinrichs@consilium.europa.eu 2 Ministry of Interior/Criminal Police

CROATIA Directorate Head of Europol Section Damir KUKAVICA +38513788829 d.kukavica@mup.hr 2 Ministry of Interior/Criminal Police

CROATIA Directorate Pol.Officer/Drug Division Berislav LANKAS +38513788188 droga@mup.hr 2 HoEU Coord.Office/Political

EUPM European Union Police Mission Adviser Tobias FLESSENKEMPER 033752542 tflessenkemper@eupm.org 1

EUPM European Union Police Mission Dep.Chief Adviser to SIPA Luc LE CRAZ 033752649 llecraz@eupm.org 2

EUROPOL Europol Director of Europol Max-Peter RATZEL

FINLAND Ministry of the Interior/NBI Senior Specialist Erkki HÄMÄLÄINEN +35898388-6504 erkki.hamalainen@poliisi.fi Jean

FRANCE Ministry of Interior LO - Serbia and Montenegro Gustave PAULMIER +381113023569 sctip@yubc.net 2 Delegate Interior Security/Reg.Unit

FRANCE Ministry of Interior/Embassy Zagreb, HR OK Jean-Luc LAUMONT +385912712000 Jean-luc.laumont@diplomatie.gouv.fr 2 Embassy of the Rep.of Macedonia in

F.Y.R.o.MACEDONIA Belgrade First Secretary Saso DICOSKI +381113284924 SCHMITT-

GERMANY Ministry of Interior/Internat.Pol.Cooperation HoU P I 5, Internat.Pol.Coop. Dr. Monika VOCKENHAUSEN +49 1888 6811344 monika.schmitt.vockenhausen@bmi.bund.de

GERMANY Federal Criminal Police Office LO - Austria Harald ARM +43-171154224 Bka-1-dip@wien.diplo.de 3

GERMANY Federal Criminal Police Office LO - Serbia and Montenegro Peter JUNK +38163654111 Bka-1@belg.auswaertiges-amt.de

GERMANY Federal Police Office LO - Serbia and Montenegro Stefan BERGER +38163307091 bpol-1@belg.auswaertiges-amt.de 1

GERMANY Federal Criminal Police Office Twinning Project Manager Peter KRÖMER 2

GREECE Ministry of Public Order/Hellenic Police LO - Bosnia and Herzegovina Elias PALIOGIORGOS +387-61519421 elpaliogiorgos@yahoo.gr 3

GREECE Ministry of Interior LO - Bosnia and Herzegovina Spyridon ANTONIOU +381113226523 office@greemb.co.yu 3 Representative to Serbia and

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ITALY Ministry of Interior/CCPD LO - Slovenia and Croatia Dr. Gianni BALDI +386-31207492 gianni.baldi@interno.it 2

ITALY Ministry of Interior Interpol LO - Serbia Fabrizio FANTINI +381(0)63300965 Fabrizio7fantini@libero.it 2 Alessandr

ITALY Ministry of Interior ILO - Serbia a MANUGUERRA 011-3066174 alessandra.manuguerra@interno.it 1

MONTENEGRO Ministry of Interior Chief of the Cabinet - MOI Branko BULATOVIC +38181241-590 mup.kabinet@cb.yu 2

MONTENEGRO Ministry of Interior Advisor of the Minister Ivaw MILIC +38181224-504 ivawmpg@yahoo.com 2 Sen.Pol.LO - Serbia and

NETHERLANDS Royal Embassy Netherlands Montenegro Jan DE VIS +381112023942 jan-de.vis@minbuza.nl 2

OSCE OSCE-Mission to Serbia a Montenegro LED - Organised Crime Advisor Leif BRUNELL +381113606289 leif.brunell@osce.org 2

OSCE OSCE-Mission to Serbia a Montenegro LED - Organised Crime Advisor Leif VAGLE +381113672425 leif.vagle@osce.org

PAMECA Pameca/Pol.Ass.Miss.o.t.EC to Albania Head of Mission Prof. Klaus SCHMIDT +3554267700/1 klausschmidt@pameca.org.al 2

ROMANIA Ministry of Administration a Interior LO - Europol Dorian JUVERDEANU +31703551498 juverdeanu@europol.eu.int 2

SECI SECI Center - Romania LO - Representative of SECI Center Martin VRANCIC +40213036015 Alarca@secicenter.org 1

SERBIA Ministry of Interior Secretary General Mirjana ORASININ +381113062000

SERBIA Ministry of Interior Head of Criminal Police Department Milorad VELJOVIC +381113062000

SERBIA Ministry of Interior NCB-Interpol Belgrade Jasmina SAHINOVIC +381113062000 2

SERBIA Ministry of Interior Head of Bureau for Internat. Coop. Drazen MARAVIC +381113062000 2

SERBIA Ministry of Interior Bureau for Internat. Coop. Jelena VASILJEVIC +381113062000 1

SERBIA Ministry of Foreign Affairs SCG LO - SECI Center Bukarest Vladan BONIFACIC +40213036057 vbonifacic@secicenter.org 2 LO - Serbia and Montenegro,

SLOVAKIA Ministry of Interior FYROM Radoslav REGULI +381 63284884 ppblhrd@eunet.yu 3

SLOVENIA Ministry of Interior LO - Serbia Gorast PLAPER 2 Attaché of Interior -

Serbia/Montenegro,

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SWEDEN Swedish National Police Board/NCP Nordic LO - Serbia and Montenegro Peter VALLASTE +381112069242 peter.vallaste@foreign.ministry.se 2

UNITED KINGDOM UK SOCA LO - Serbia and Montenegro Roger BRITTON +381 63 398480 roger.britton@fco.gov.uk 1

UNITED KINGDOM UK SOCA LO - Westbalkan Tom ATTWOOD tom.attwood@fco.gov.uk 1 Viachesla +38138504604-

UNMIK Reg.Headquarter - Pristina/Kosovo MoBorder a Boundary Police v LUKIN 3193 lukin@un.org 1 +38138504604-

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