All Western Balkan countries have, at least officially, committed to joining the European Union and promised to fight organized crime head-on, as one of the priority areas during their accession talks. The European Commission’s Country Reports have repeated ad nauseam that the key focus should be on having a track record in prosecuting organized crime with final convictions.

Dear friends and partners, BCSP wishes you a safe and sound New Year! In 2020, we will continue to defend security as a public good through opening space for dialogue based on research on key topics in Serbia, the region and Europe. Take a look at the biggest BCSP successes of the year behind us. BCSP Achievements The , which BCSP initiated and co-publishes, has been ranked in the ...

Public warning to the State Prosecutorial Council, the Republic Public Prosecutor and the High Judicial Council

What has changed in the interpretation of biggest threats to Serbia's security and answers to them in the new proposed National Security Strategy and Defence Strategy is analysed by BCSP researcher Jelena Pejic Nikic.

How security authorities need to protect the personal data they handle, why they need special rules, and why European regulations in this area are important for Serbia, BCSP researcher Jelena Pejic asked Juraj Sajfert, a lawyer and European expert in the area of personal data protection.

{image1}  Personal data protection in the context of international cooperation between police and other law enforcement authorities, and Chapter 24 of Serbia's accession negotiations with the European Union was the focus of the seminar organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on 26 July 2019 in Belgrade. Since the implementation of a new law regulating personal data protection is soon to start in Serbia, BCSP invited a ...

Documenting and deconstructing the ongoing process of state capture in the security sector in Serbia is the main goal of the project that BCSP is implementing.

Threats and pressures on activists and independent journalists, experience with state authorities, protection measures and necessary help are the topics of the newest case study by BCSP.

{image1} Development of practical skills and critical thinking among young people through non-formal education and alternative sources is a key partner of formal education in security studies, it was concluded at the event organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on 1 July 2019 in Belgrade. "Through the initiative #bezbednostABC and sharingcredible information about security sector reform on online platforms, the BCSP has opened up new ways ...