Fighting organized crime in the Balkans

On Friday 28th November, Justice and Home Affairs Ministers from the EU Member States, Accession countries and the Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro) will meet in Brussels to address the fight against organized crime and illegal cross-border activities, which remain major obstacles to political, social and economic development in the Western Balkans.

Some progress has been made since the London Conference on organized crime in November 2002 but it is now time for the countries in the region to improve their record on implementing measures to fight these phenomena, fulfilling the commitments made at the Thessaloniki Summit in June 2003.

Ministers from the Western Balkan countries will present priority measures to implement in the short and medium term, illustrating their increasing commitment to strengthening the rule of law and fighting organized crime in the region. The European Commission will monitor progress and will assist with the implementation process through its Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development and Stabilisation programme (CARDS), of which one in every six euros spent is focused on the broad area of justice and home affairs.

Financial data

Summary of CARDS commitments for Justice and Home Affairs (incl. Customs) in million Euros.

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http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/03/1608|0|RAPID&lg=EN

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