European Union Police Mission
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European Union Police Mission is European Union's mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina that aids the local police organizations. It is the first such mission undertaken by the EU within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security and Policy. The EUPM was the successor to United Nations' International Police Task Force in Bosnia, whose term ended at the end of 2002.
The EUPM acts under co-ordination of the European Union Special Representative, who also serves as United Nations High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently this role is played by Christian Schwarz-Schilling. The EUPM aims to help in establishing a sustainable, professional and multi-ethnic police force. It assists the local police, fighting large-scale organised crime and helping with police reform.
The choice of the name is a little unfortunate, as its acronym EUPM pronounced in Bosnian sounds like a common shortened version of a frequently used local profane uttering.
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