PRESS RELEASES

The Building Integrity Conference on Institution Building which took place in Oslo from March 3 to March 6, 2014, gathered more than 60 participants from 19 countries to discuss on development and implementation of integrity plans within the defense sector.

Familiarization with the importance of gender perspectives for strategic planning, and gaining concrete skills for the application of gender analysis in the reporting of results were the main themes of the seminar for analysts of the Ministry of Interior, held from March 12th to 14th, 2014 in the hotel Relax in Kovacica.

During their work at the Kosovar Center for Security Studies, BCSP researchers Maja Bjelos and Bojan Elek have conducted more than 20 interviews, as a part of their field work on the integration of Serbian police officers from Northern Kosovo into the Kosovo police. Besides that, as guest researchers they also participated at several public events and media appearances.

EU integrations, police reform and cross-border cooperation were the topics that raised most questions during the discussion held at Belgrade Centre for Security Policy on 13 March 2014.

Language reflects the discriminatory nature of our value system given that there are no linguistic barriers preventing the use of the feminine version of professional titles, which was concluded during the debate on job titles in the feminine form held on March 7th at the Belgrade Youth Centre.

During the next two weeks, Foto Duro from the Institute for Democracy and Mediation in Tirana will be a part of BCSP research team.

The number of psychologists in the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be increased, but also, the awareness of police managers should be raised, in order for them to better understand their role in giving support to their employees, that was concluded during the presentation of the ninth edition of Collection of Policy Papers on Police Reform in Serbia.

KSF has the highest ranking in comparison to other security forces in terms of positive perceptions of citizens in Kosovo, and the main reason is that KSF acts in close proximity to citizens during relief efforts, said guest researcher Shpend Kursani during the presentation held in BCSP library.

During the next two weeks BCSP researchers Maja Bjelos and Bojan Elek will be a part of Kosovar Center for Security Studies (KCSS) team, as a guest researchers.

During the next six months, eight interns of the fifteenth generation will have the opportunity to gain insight into the method of work of a think-tank organization, actively participate in research projects in the areas of security, organize conferences and panel discussions, join field researches but also to improve their knowledge and skills through a series of seminars, lectures and workshops.

Sofije Kryeziu and Shpend Kursani, researchers from Kosovar Center for Security Studies (KCSS), will be a part of the BCSP team as guest researchers in February and March 2014.

It is necessary to change the Law on free access to information of public importance by tightening sanctions and increasing the powers of the Commissioner, and for better implementation of the law it must be organized trainings for employees responsible for access to information, it is concluded during the presentation of the publication „Free access to information of public importance - theory and practice".