Croatian interior minister outlines changes in ministry's work, organization.

Croatian Interior Minister Sime Lucin has expressed dissatisfaction with the fight against organized crime, stating that since it spills over Croatia's borders, cooperation with neighbouring countries was essential. Lucin added that the reorganization of the police would continue next year, when a separate border police would be introduced. The following is the text of a report by Croatian radio on 30 December:

[Announcer] During the next four minutes you can hear what made the biggest impact on the work of the Ministry of the Internal Affairs [MUP] in the last year. The following have been quoted as the more important ones: the reshuffle in the police management, downsizing of the police, fight against organized crime and closer international cooperation. As you already know, the MUP has opened some SUZUP [Service for the Protection of Constitutional Order] files, …