ORGANISED CRIME

By strengthening civil society, investigative journalism, NGOs and anti-corruption services we can show that the problem of organized criminal can be resolved. There is a lack of political will, so if we can’t tackle this problem necessarily from the top-down, we have to change the approach and tackle it from the bottom-up. This was concluded during the online discussion “Transnational Organized Crime in the Western Balkans: Effects in the Region and Beyond”, organized on October 7, by LSE IDEAS and Ratiu Forum, in cooperation with the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP).

One of the key preconditions for a successful fight against organized crime is the cooperation between governments and civil society organizations. This was a conclusion by the panelists of the online discussion "Boosting Resilience to Organized Crime in the Western Balkans," organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) together with regional partners from the Western Balkans Organized Crime Radar (WB OCR).

How the narrative of the fight against organised crime is used to capture the state? Find out in the latest BCSP analysis.

The educational policy study presents to the wider public basic and up-to-date information on the importance of the role of civil society in fighting organised crime.

The educational policy study presents to the wider public basic and up-to-date background information on policies, legislation, and institutional frameworks in which the EU conducts its anti-OC efforts.

The revision of the Action Plan for Chapter 24, with a particular focus on the fight against organized crime and the fight against drugs, was the topic of a meeting between the Working Group of the National Convention on the EU for Chapter 24 and the  Negotiating Group on Justice, Freedom and Security. The meeting was held on February 18, 2020 in Belgrade.

Civil society and investigative journalists have an important role in monitoring and preventing organized crime and demanding accountability for convicting members of organized criminal groups, but they need a support network to do that, it was highlighted at the discussion Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GITOC) and Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) organized on 14 June 2019 in Belgrade. The recently published report “Hotspots of organized crime ...

Successful fight against interference of politics in the work of the police will lead to more tangible results in the fight against organized crime, it was highlighted at the panel on Chapter 24 of EU negotiations organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) within the Seventh Plenary Session of the National Convention on the European Union (NCEU) on 10 June 2019 in Belgrade. The European Commission's highest ...

Illegal weapons accumulated in the hands of Western Balkans citizens is a serious security threat. A roadmap was adopted to combat the illegal possession, misuse and trafficking of small arms and light weapons.