Progress on Security Sector Governance: Vetting and Integrated Border Management

Integrated Border Management (IBM) is an important component for the security sector governance in general. IBM is based on European principles for border management and as a result its proper implementation is one of the EU membership conditions for potential candidate and candidate countries. The implementation of IBM is important to Kosovo for two different processes in Kosovo – EU relations: (i) Visa Liberalization Process, and (ii) Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) through the Stabilization and Association Process (SAP). This is the reason why Kosovo in its National Strategy for the Integrated Border Management (NSIBM) considers IBM and border security as fundamental elements that take a special place in Kosovo’s Constitution, its legislation, overall political processes, and its national security.