State of the rule of law in Serbia and it’s impact on the business community were the main topics of the meeting between the Commissioner for EU Enlargement Johannes Hahn and the representatives of civil society and the business sector held on 8 June 2017 at the premises of the EU Delegation to Serbia. The director of the Belgrade Center for Security Policy Sonja Stojanovic Gajic has emphasised during ...

{image1} The public is not informed enough about the process of European integration and the Government of Serbia hinders the access to relevant documents for civil society organizations, are the main conclusions of the discussion organized by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on 28 March 2017 at the Media Center in Belgrade. The six-month research of BCSP “Informing the Citizens in an Objective and Timely Manner on the ...

{image1} Numerous incidents, starting from the Savamala case in Serbia, followed by the beating of protesters in Montenegro, together with the mass wiretapping scandal in Macedonia, signified the regression of the rule of law in the Balkans, is one of the conclusions of the second panel of the conference “Security challenges as a link between the citizens and institutions”, which was organized by Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP) ...

Strengthening of the civil society networks, with the view to contribute to the police reform process in the framework of the accession negotiations of Serbia and the EU under the Chapter 24, is the main goal of the project that is being implemented by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy and supported by the OSCE Mission in Serbia

The Coalition prEUgovor urges Serbian authorities to continue implementing reforms in the field of the rule of law, regardless of whether and when Chapters 23 and 24 of the EU accession negotiations will be opened. At the same time we appeal to the European Council and the member states to open these key chapters as soon as possible. We are convinced that it is detrimental to all sides that ...

Police reform is crucial for Serbia’s progress under negotiating Chapter 24, it was assessed at the panel discussion organized by BCSP and OSCE.

It is necessary to encourage local communities to engage in the progress of Serbia’s EU accession.

Representatives of the Dutch embassies in the Western Balkans presented the view of the Netherlands on the state of play of Rule of Law in the region during the community expert meeting CHATvrtak on 26th of May at Belgrade Centre for Security Policy's premises.  The panellists were: Onny Jalink , Head of the Regional Balkans Rule of Law Unit Zyhrada Kongoli , Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in ...

The need for greater coherence and accuracy of the negotiating position, as well as greater transparency and inclusiveness of the process of negotiations on Serbia’s membership in the EU, was pointed out at the meeting of CSO’s and MPs.