According to the Serbian investigative portal KRIK, Veljko Belivuk, arrested on multiple charges in February 2021 and notably known as both a leader of the football club Partizan Belgrade’s fan group Principi[1] and as a top underworld figure close to the Montenegrin Kavac clan, described multiple occasions and cases in which President Aleksandar Vucic would have asked for favours, from providing security services at his meetings to beating up opponents.

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.

BCSP wishes you a safe and sound New Year! In 2021, we will continue to strive for a democratic society overseen by accountable institutions, in which security is a public good and people are free, equal and free from fear.

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 Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) strongly condemns police brutality and demands an urgent investigation into police conduct towards protesters who gathered in central Belgrade last night. The citizens have a right to peacefully express dissatisfaction with the way the government is combating the COVID-19 pandemic and the government should stop furthering social polarisation, which threatens to develop into a permanent state of violence.

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.