The challenges of the current system of control of police work were the topic of a panel discussion organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia on 27 September 2016 in hotel Metropol. BCSP researcher Sasa Djordjevic has contributed to the debate. "In Serbia, there is no system of internal control of the police, because a system implies a set of organizational units that function as a harmonious whole to achieve ...

At the moment Serbia has three laws guverning security  services, which are not harmonized , there has been no reform of the Security services and control and supervision are not implemented in practice. Those are the main reasons for the adoption of new, umbrella law - it was underlined in the event of public presentation of Model Law on security services, that was organized by Belgrade Center for Security ...

Belgrade Centre for Security Policy demands the resignations of the Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic and Acting Police Director Vladimir Rebic for omissions in the work of the police during the demolitions in the Herzegovacka street area of Belgrade’s Savamala district on the night of April 24, 2016. If the official investigation concludes that “the top of the police” ordered Belgrade police officials not to react to citizens' calls, BCSP ...

There is a solid legal framework for the rule of law in the region, but the implementation is still lagging behind, which is why citizens do not see the benefits of the European integration - it was pointed out at the panel discussion "The Rule of Law or the Law of Unrulable: The View from the Western Balkans". At the panel discussion organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security ...

The biggest corruption risks in defence sector stem from weak internal control of budget spending and revenue that defense system achieves, like armament export, confidential procurement, human resource management, control of the manufacturer’s choice and whistleblower protection in prosecution of corruption - these were conclusions of the conference BCSP organised.

Transparency International published the results for Serbia in the framework of the second round of the Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index survey encompassing more than 100 countries. This index measures risks of corruption in national defence and security establishments. The risk assessment for Serbia was carried out in cooperation with Belgrade Centre for Security Policy.

Clear Government’ policies for depolitizaction of the police and sharp internal control mechanisms are the key precondition for fighting the police corruption.

Human resources management, weak police internal control and the politicization of the police are common regional problems and solving them is fundamental for strengthening police integrity, panelists concluded at the debate on police accountability in the Western Balkans.

BCSP Director Sonja Stojanovic Gajic took part in a visit to France program, organized by the French Ministry of Defense from October 6th to 10th 2014.