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{image1} Constitutional regulation of the security system should be a part of the ongoing constitutional reforms in order to constrain political power and establish a strong democratic civilian control. Apart from the actual text of the Constitution, of great importance are also the process of its adoption, as well as its subsequent implementation, it was concluded at the event organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on ...

State security system is a public good, concept of state of emergency, the role of the National Security Council and missions of the military, police and security services must be defined by the Constitution, are the main conclusions of the expert consultations organized by the Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP) on November 20, 2017 at Hotel Excelsior. The consultations were organized with the aim of drafting amendments to ...

{image1} Democratic institutions and the rule of law have been endangered throughout Europe, and the polarization of societies has made it difficult to oversee the security sector. This was emphasized during the third panel of the conference organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on the 20th anniversary celebration, on 28 November 2017 in Dorcol Platz. The third panel conference was dedicated to exacerbating democratic control of ...

Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) is presenting the second part of the interview with Ferenc Katrein, former Chief Adviser to the Director General of Constitution Protection Office conducted by BCSP Executive Director Predrag Petrovic.

{image1} Security services should be regulated as soon as possible in order to democratize the society, is the main conclusion of the public discussion titled Key points in the reform of Serbian security services, organized by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on September 28, 2017. In the keynote address, the director of the BCSP Sonja Stojanovic Gajic highlighted that BCSP continuously monitors the reform of the security services since  ...

{image1} Transparency in their work and simultaneous openness to the proposals of civil society organizations present key steps towards building police integrity are the main conclusion of the regional network POINTPULSE conference held on 23. March 2017.  Research on public opinion showed that more than a half of the Western Balkans population believe that civil society organizations (CSOs) should participate in fight against corruption, actively or in cooperation with the ...

In 2016, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) contributed to the regional mechanism for democracy and the rule of law in Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, through the implementation of reforms contained in Chapter 23 - Judiciary and Fundamental Rights, and Chapter 24 - Justice, Freedom and Security. In association with the European fond for Balkans (EFB) and civil society organisations from Macedonia (European Policy Institute) and Montenegro (Institute Alternative) ...

{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) ...

The fourth assessment of the integrity of the police force in Serbia covers the period from December 2015 to December 2016. The Report includes 24 recommendations to strengthen the integrity of the police.