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It is necessary to define exactly what are the activities in which members of the police should not be involved, and this area should be regulated by the new Law on Police, it was concluded during the panel discussion „Regulating the activities of police officers that conflict with their offical duties“, held on 7th November at the Library of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy. "The first thing which ...

Guest researcher Esra Dogan, PHD candidate in Panteion University in Athens, will be a part of the BCSP team from September to November 2013.

The influence of military on Turkish politics and society was the subject of a lecture for researchers and interns of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy held by Esra Dogan, BCSP guest researcher.

The majority of citizens in Serbia and Albania support the continuation of the Brussels dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina even if it is not a condition for EU membership, while the most of population of Kosovo and Metohija favors the Dialogue only if it will increase the chances of EU membership. This was highlighted during the presentation of the public opinion research findings in the Media Center on 31st October 2013.

Basic research techniques, the process of public opinion researches and the problem of corruption in police were the topics of the second seminar for the fourteenth generation of the BCSP interns.

Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) requests from the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and Internal Affairs Sector (IAS) to inform public about the measures implemented for effective control of Gendarmerie and what results have been achieved in this field.

During the first lecture in the BCSP series "Champions of diversity" Australian Ambassador to Serbia Helen Studdert spoke about the challenges which women and men were facing in the Australian Army during the adoption and implementation of policies directed towards improving position of women in the military.

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.