The High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with the Swedish Enforcement Authority, continues to actively pursue activities in order to fully implement recommendations aimed at improving the performance of enforcement departments in courts across Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Meetings were held with representatives of the Municipal Court in Travnik, the Municipal Court in Sarajevo, the Municipal Court in Tuzla, and the Basic Court in Bijeljina. These courts have achieved notable progress in improving enforcement procedures through the consistent implementation of recommendations aimed at improving the performance of enforcement departments.

To note, the recommendations for improving the performance of enforcement departments were developed as part of the project Improving the Efficiency of Courts and Accountability of Judges and Prosecutors in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with the Swedish Enforcement Authority. The recommendations followed a series of meetings and the development of the Analysis of Business Processes, Organizational Setup, Working Methods, and Backlog Resolution in the Enforcement Departments of the Pilot Courts, as well as thematic workshops that were organised with the pilot courts.

The courts that participated in the meetings demonstrated a high level of commitment to changes aimed at improving enforcement procedures, and in the upcoming period, they will assume the role of mentor courts. Accordingly, based on their own experiences and results achieved, these courts will be able to provide support to other courts in implementing the recommendations, all with the aim of increasing the efficiency of enforcement departments in other courts. 

The exchange of best practices through the appointment of mentor courts has proven to be highly effective in the past, and will therefore continue as part of ongoing efforts to improve the work of enforcement departments.

Improving the functioning of enforcement departments represents just one segment of the overall process for improving the procedure for the enforcement of court decisions. The existing system has been assessed as slow, inefficient, and burdensome for the courts, while numerous EU strategic documents highlight the need for introducing changes and implementing reform activities in the field of enforcement.