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DRAFT RECOMMENDATION (16666/2024 – C100117/2025 – 2024/0305(NLE))

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

LIBE-PR-778134

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · Rapporteur: Jaroslav Bžoch

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The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the Council decision concluding the status agreement between the EU and Bosnia and Herzegovina on European Border and Coast Guard Agency operations there. The agreement aims to strengthen migration and border management cooperation, reduce irregular crossings, and ensure fundamental rights are respected.

Committee position. The rapporteur recommends that Parliament endorse the draft Council decision and give its consent to the agreement.

Key points

  1. Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement.
  2. The agreement covers all aspects necessary for Agency actions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including deployment of border management teams with executive powers.
  3. The agreement is based on the Commission's model status agreement and was signed on 11 June 2025 in Sarajevo.
  4. The rapporteur finds the agreement consistent with the model status agreement and recommends endorsement.
  5. Parliament requests the Agency to promptly inform it of implementation activities and to include cooperation assessments in annual reports.

Who is affected

  • European Border and Coast Guard Agency and its officers operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities, especially the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs.
  • Croatian borders and EU external borders, as the agreement aims to ease pressure and prevent irregular crossings.

Figures and deadlines

  • Agreement signed on 11 June 2025 in Sarajevo.

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.