Controlling the financing of non-profit organizations is one of the obligations of the Republic of Serbia in the fight against terrorism, but it should not jeopardize the democratic right of free association, is the conclusion of a meeting organized by the Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP), YUCOM and ISAC Fund, National convention on the European Union (NCEU), held on November 21 at the Palace of Serbia. This meeting ...

More than half of the population in Serbia (56%) showed trust in the police. Over the last three years, a steady yet small increase in the level of trust in the police has been observed. However, it is still below the global average of 60-90%.These are the main findings of a public opinion survey conducted within the framework of the regional network of civil society organizations POINTPULSE.

Extreme right-wingers consider that the number of reported incidents involving migrants is deliberately diminished, see the positive representation of migrants as a form of repression and their activism is manifested mainly on the Internet, are the preliminary conclusions of the research presented by the researcher fellow Marina Lazetic to the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) team on July 28, 2017. As a research fellow, she was engaged with ...

The Network of civil society organisations - Women, Peace and Security in the Republic of Serbia gathers 22 civil society organizations, academia and individuals, who are interested in implementation UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in Serbia. BCSP is the coordinator of this network.

{image1} Transparency in their work and simultaneous openness to the proposals of civil society organizations present key steps towards building police integrity are the main conclusion of the regional network POINTPULSE conference held on 23. March 2017.  Research on public opinion showed that more than a half of the Western Balkans population believe that civil society organizations (CSOs) should participate in fight against corruption, actively or in cooperation with the ...

Even though Serbia has done a lot within the field of justice, freedom and security, the much needed political will to make even greater progress in Chapter 24 was missing, pointed up director of the Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP) Sonja Stojanovic Gajic at the meeting that was held on 10th February 2016 in Belgrade. After opening of Chapter 24 in Serbia’s negotiations with the EU had been opened ...

It is of crucial importance in Serbia’s EU accession process, to include civil society organizations, accept their proposals, and enable them to directly influence creating of policies – concluded the participants of first EU-Serbia Civil society Joint Consultative Committee meeting.

Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), in cooperation with Ministry of Interior’s representatives, organized a workshop for the representatives of civil society organizations on preparation of National Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA).

Reports on progress of Serbia in the area of justice, freedom and security will be semiannually presented to citizens. These documents will be available at Ministry of Interior website, and consultations with civil society organizations interested in this process will be organized on this occasion.