EU je 2005. jasno stavila do znanja da će napraviti potez ka jačanju veza s BiH tek kad zemlja, sastavljena od Federacije BiH i RS, bude restrukturirala svoju policiju u skladu s evropskim standardima.
In 2005, the EU made clear that it would move to strengthen ties with BiH only after the country, made up of the Federation of BiH and RS, restructures its police forces in line with European standards.