This paper, based on the legal regulations, investigates the role and contribution of the Croatian Coast Guard in the implementation of the prevention and surveillance of smuggling and trafficking in human beings by sea. The analysis of the current migrant routes has identified the area of possible migration routes in the Adriatic Sea, and the focus of addressing the problem has been transferred to the Mediterranean. An analysis of the current situation and a cross-section of the past participation in operations under the auspices of the European Union in the Mediterranean provides a proposal for continuing and increasing the contribution to the implementation of joint cooperation in the fight against illegal migration with the aim of strengthening security and preventing further humanitarian disasters. © 2018, University of Dubronvnik. All rights reserved.

Smuggling and trafficking in human beings Coast Guard Migrant routes border protection Mediterranean

national security Mediterranean Region legislation border region Mediterranean Sea European Union regulatory approach smuggling Croatia surveillance and enforcement Adriatic Sea trafficking