On 11 July 2019, Europol officially opened its first liaison office in the Western Balkans, namely in Tirana, Albania. The Europol liaison officer in Tirana will be the counterpart to the Albanian Police liaison officer stationed at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague. In order to tackle serious organised crime, the plan is to set up another two Europol liaison offices in the Western Balkans, i.e., in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Serbia.