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The negotiations between Serbia and the European Union shouldn’t be only the matter of experts, it is necessary that the opinion of the whole society is heard in that process, conclusion was at the press conference organised on the occasion of signing of the partnership between France and the coalition "prEUgovor".

Serbia has made progress in terms of policies and institutions for the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, but still has to work on achieving the goals in the practice, conclusion was of the conference on the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) on UNSCR 1325 in Serbia. This event was organised by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), in cooperation with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).

How to introduce a gender perspective into the strategic planning and analysis in the police and what are the specific tools for gender analysis, were some of the questions that were answered at the seminar for analysts and planners in the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia (MoI).

During the negotiations with the EU, Serbia will have to make very important decisions that will significantly affect its future and the lives of citizens. Therefore, the participation of civil society is necessary, not only to monitor the process, but to be consulted too – these were conclusions at the conference organized by the coalition "prEUgovor" (in English "preEUnup").

Searching through online databases, possibilities for appearance of corruption in the privatization process, advanced internet searches were some of the topics during the two-day training for researchers held in the library of the BCSP.

General oversight mechanisms in Serbia and the need for internal and external oversight mechanisms for the police in specific were the topics on which BCSP researcher Maja Bjelos spoke at a side event during the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM), held on 24 September.

Regional cooperation, Europian integrations and security chalenges like corruption and cyber criminal were some of the topics which were discussed during the third Belgrade security forum held from 19th to 21st September 2013. at Hyatt Regency hotel.

BCSP team has been expanded by the energy and the knowledge of eight new interns.