OSCE Mission to Croatia proposes closing Police Monitoring Group
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11 August 2000 (All day)
(Andy Burridge/OSCE)A member of the OSCE Police Monitoring Group (PMG) in Croatia (left) liaises with a
Croatian police officer outside the ruins of the Vukovar railway station, September
1999; the PMG ceased operations on 31 October 2000. (Andy Burridge/OSCE) Photo details
The OSCE Mission to Croatia proposed that the Police Monitoring Group in the Danube region of Croatia should be phased out.
As a result, the Permanent Council decided on 21 September 2000 that the Police Monitoring Group would cease operations as a distinct unit within the OSCE Mission to Croatia by 31 October 2000.
It also authorized the Mission to appoint experienced international civilian police officers and integrate them into the Mission. The decision was taken in recognition of the stabilizing security situation in the Danube region and the steady improvement in the performance of the local police.