The lecture in BCSP library gathered representatives from Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Security Information Agency, OSCE Mission to Serbia, political parties and civil society.

The capacity of Serbia to participate in the Western Balkans Battle Group were the subject of presentation of the BCSP researcher Marko Milosevic at the round table "Visegrad Four Experience from the Security Sector Reform: Security and Defence Cooperation of the Western Balkan countries" held on 28. October in hotel Bosnia in Sarajevo.

This is the first study of public opinion in realization of civil society organization where the focus is on the perception of corruption in the police, citizens' personal experiences with corruption in the police and evaluation of the reforms of the police in this area.

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.

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").

General oversight mechanisms in Serbia and the need for internal and external oversight mechanisms for the police in specific were the topics on which BCSP researcher Maja Bjelos spoke at a side event during the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM), held on 24 September.