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Serbia to get national criminal intelligence system

Belgrade, 16 September 2019

An Agreement on Cooperation on Establishing and Developing a National Criminal Intelligence System was signed today in Belgrade, which will enable the electronic exchange of data among all relevant institutions in order to combat organised crime and corruption faster and more effectively.

The agreement was signed at the Palace of Serbia by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Nebojsa Stefanovic, Minister of Justice Nela Kuburovic, Minister of Finance Sinisa Mali, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia Sem Fabrizi and Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Serbia Jan Lundin.

Stefanovic said that the signing of this agreement is an important step for Serbia on the path to full membership in the European Union and achieving high European standards, adding that this is a step primarily aimed at the citizens of Serbia and their security and safety.

The establishment of this system will enable the digitalisation of our databases on organised crime groups and the exchange of information between all relevant institutions and, thus, the more effective fight against organised crime, the Deputy Prime Minister said.

He noted that Serbia has so far fulfilled more than 50 percent of the activities stemming from the Action Plan for Chapter 24, and added that with the establishment of this system one of the most complex and significant recommendations of the European Commission will be met.

Mali assessed that Serbia is committed to combating money laundering and terrorist financing, noting that in the previous period, the government has enacted a series of laws and by-laws to boost capacity in that fight.

Kuburovic said establishing a national criminal intelligence system was one of our country's obligations under Chapter 24.

She added that the ministry she is heading will continue to cooperate with the Ministry of the Interior on the development of this platform, as well as on the database on prevention and fight against terrorism.