Abstract
The area of the European Union (EU) is characterized by general liberalization, ie. "Free flow of people, goods, services, and capital", which is why organized crime with international elements greatly affects the security of entire regions.
The achievement of satisfactory results in the fight against organized crime requires efficient and effective international cooperation, which includes a timely exchange of information, the concentration of material and intellectual resources with a view to a unified approach to work, proper assessment of information, and determining the focus of the investigation. In the global fight against organized crime, with the entry into force of the Law on Ratification of Stabilization and Association Agreements between the European Communities and their Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Serbia, on the other1, Serbia has committed itself to gradually harmonizing its national legal framework with acquis communautaire, as well as to apply them consistently. Bearing in mind, this paper will analyze the degree of harmonization of certain provisions in the field of fight against organized crime, primarily international cooperation in criminal matters and police cooperation, which are systematized in Chapter 24 - Justice, Freedom, and Security.
1 Law on Ratification of the Stabilization and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, “Official Gazette RS Gazette - International Agreements ”, No. 83/2008.