Durant la présidence espagnole, l'Union européenne a aussi confirmé sa disposition à assumer la mission de police en Bosnie-Herzégovine, le 1er janvier 2003, et a exprimé sa volonté de prendre la relève de l'opération "Renard roux" dans l'ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine.
During the Spanish Presidency, the European Union has also confirmed that it is prepared to take on the task of policing in Bosnia-Herzegovina, on 1 January 2003, and has expressed its desire to take over operation “Amber Fox”, in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.