The best of BCSP in 2019

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 highest category in Serbia, equal with the best international journals (M24).
• The 9^th gathered over 600 participants, speakers and media representatives from around 30 countries in the discussion on the most important security topics. BCSP is gearing up with the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence and the European Movement in Serbia for the Jubilee 10th Belgrade Security Forum, to be held on October 21-23, 2020.
• BCSP Executive Board Member Sonja Stojanovic Gajic received the given by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, due to the commitment to promoting civilian oversight of the security sector and youth involvement through the BCSP internship program.

BCSP Impact

• The MoI has committed to revising the Impact assessment of video surveillance on human rights, after the of the document in which the BCSP participated, and the assessment by the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection.
• Coalition prEUgovor reports remain a relevant source on thestate of in Serbia, with a focus on covered by chapters 23 and 24, both for domestic audiences and EU institutions.
• Results coming from on attacks on local activists and journalists and from capacity building work with local civil society organizations have been included in the latest Serbia-EU Joint Consultative Committee .

BCSP Research

• Investigating the for party purposes and to further capture the state, from a , has been in the focus of BCSP.
• The BCSP pointed out the problematic provisions of the new – name change, new powers, and opportunities for abuse – and made proposals for its improvement.
• The BCSP analysed around 200 violent incidents, 133 court rulings and conducted 20 interviews as part of the on the implementation of the strategy to combat sport-related violence and offered recommendations to make the fight against hooliganism more effective.
• In 2019, we continued to fight for the right of free access to information of public importance, especially in the .
• BCSP researchers proposed National Security Strategy and Defence Strategy, with the focus on introducing defined commitment to .

Changes marked the past year at BCSP is no longer BCSP Director and has moved to the . New BCSP Director is . During 2019, BCSP team was dedicated to improving research capacities, as well as developing the new website of the organization, which will be launched in early 2020.

In the next year, we will continue to research topics such as , , , to , and share knowledge with colleagues, both on and .

Continue to follow our work in 2020, to participate in our activities and defend democratic values ​​with us!