On the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A-10-2025-0248
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · Rapporteur: Jaroslav Bžoch
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Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement between the EU and Bosnia and Herzegovina on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.¶ The agreement enables the Agency to deploy border management teams in Bosnia and Herzegovina, covering all aspects necessary for its actions there, in line with the EU regulation.¶¶¶
Committee position. The rapporteur recommends that Parliament endorse the draft Council decision, finding the agreement consistent with the model status agreement.¶¶
Key points
- Parliament consents to the draft Council decision approving the status agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina.¶
- The agreement is based on the model status agreement drawn up by the Commission and covers all aspects needed for Agency actions in third countries.¶¶
- The Agency may cooperate with Bosnian authorities and carry out actions related to European integrated border management on its territory, subject to agreement.¶
- The agreement requires deployment of border management teams with executive powers, as per Article 73(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896.¶
- The Agency and Bosnia and Herzegovina's Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs must adhere to Regulation (EU) 2019/1896, including on fundamental rights.¶
- Parliament requests the Agency to promptly inform it of activities under the agreement and to include an assessment of third-country cooperation in annual reports.¶
- The agreement aims to ease pressure on Croatian borders, prevent irregular crossings, tackle cross-border crime, and combat migrant smuggling.¶
Who is affected
- European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and its officers, who will operate in Bosnia and Herzegovina.¶¶
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's authorities, particularly the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs, cooperating with the Agency.
- Croatia, as neighbouring EU member state, expected to see reduced migratory pressure.¶
Legal basis: Article 77(2), points (b) and (d), Article 79(2), point (c), and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶