BiH Border Police Director Mirko Kuprešaković confirmed that he would start applying the electronic control of the entrance in the territory of the European Union on the border crossings with Croatia, which could cause the border.
From 12. October, a new system of checking third-country nationals will be functioned to mean that all persons in Croatia in Croatia will have to give fingerprints in the first entry, and their photography will be stored.
These data will serve for border checks at each next entry, which means that such a procedure will have to pass only once.
“No postponement will not be”
In the statement for “Dnevni Avaz” Kuprešaković, he said that it was definitely agreed and no delay will be. He expects the Entry / EXIT (EES) system to be in full capacity from 10. April 2026.
In practice, this will mean that BiH passengers from 10. October will have to get out of the vehicle in the Croatian side where the cameras are and where fingers will be scanning, ie biometric data.
“We will see how it will work at border crossings, whether to create larger crowds, and of course, it will also be at the airports,” BiH border police officer said.
Kuprešaković also announced that the Bosnian side of the border with all neighboring countries will also be police officers of Frontex, ie from the European Union states and expects to guarantee better supervision.
“We suggested that with the aim of fighting organized crime, terrorism, smuggling and trafficking, illegal migration and all other crimes that are put in front of us,” he said as the common interest in BiH and the EU is better to monitor the so-called. The Balkan route used by criminals.
