ACTIVITIES

The Armament Industry European Research Group (ARES Group) published a policy paper titled "Defence Industrial Policy in Serbia: Drivers and Influence" authored by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy researcher Katarina Djokic. The author deals with the issue where is currently the defence industry in Serbia, but also what are it’s prospects for the future. Djokic gives an overview of the relevant political context, describes the state of the industry ...

Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) Director Sonja Stojanovic Gajic was again given the highest number of votes for membership in the Joint Consultative Committee in the priority area of ​​the Rule of Law. There were 154 civil society organizations voting for 8 candidates in three priority areas, and the BCSP Director received the highest number of votes in the priority area of ​​the Rule of Law. BCSP is ...

The apartment where Belgrade Centre for Security Policy Executive Director Predrag Petrovic lives with his wife and child was broken into on May 22, 2018. Things were stolen only from his study room. The entrance door was violently broken, and things of greater value, such as laptops or jewelry, were not taken out of the apartment. Petrovic was out of the city and the apartment was empty at the ...

The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy is the leading organization for the fields of justice and internal affairs within the Sectorial Civic Society Organizations (SCSO Mechanism) and has since the founding of this platform participated in activities related to the programming, monitoring and evaluation of development assistance from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA and IPA II funds of the European Union) and other bilateral donors. With the participation ...

The Serbia Report written by BCSP Executive Director Predrag Petrovic and BCSP Researcher Isidora Stakic examines drivers of radicalisation and violent extremism in the Western Balkans as a part of The Extremism Research Forum. The research commenced in 2017, exploring a range of themes and topics with key stakeholders within communities, civil society and government, in order to build a coherent picture of the specific situation in each country. ...

Representatives of regional think tanks and activist organizations gathered on April 26 and 27 in Vienna, as part of preparation of the 2018 Western Balkans Summit in London. During two days of intensive meetings and workshops, the regional civil society had an opportunity to influence the London Summit agenda and decisions that will be brought by the Western Balkans and the European officials at the meeting taking place on ...

It is necessary to improve the dialogue between civil society and state institutions in order to formulate the best migration policy for Serbia, it was concluded at the thematic meeting of the Working Group of the National Convention on the European Union on Chapter 24 (NCEU) and the Negotiating Group on Justice, Freedom and Security Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) organized on June 28 in Belgrade. The members ...

In Serbia, there is a gap between law and practice, uncontrolled government seeks to diminish citizens' rights, and public attention is being drawn to unimportant issues. The way to slow down the state capture process is to strengthen institutions and networking, it was highlighted at the event organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on June 29, 2018 in Belgrade. Captured state as a term is increasingly ...

There is no parliamentary control of the police due to the lack of a democratic culture and the fact that the Parliament became an administrative body implementing the Government’s decisions, it was assessed at the roundtable organized by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on June 20, 2018 in Belgrade. Parliamentary control of the police is weak, although a large number of opposition parties entered the Parliament two years ago and ...