How Law Enforcement (Should) Protect Personal Data

{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 ...

All countries of Western Balkans are „captured states”

The credible promises made by the European Union towards the countries of the Western Balkans to expect membership in the Union are good and encouraging, but it would also be necessary for the countries in the accession process to turn to the real building of a democratic society, and not ...

Urgent regulation of jobs incompatible with the police profession needed

{image1} New amendments to the Law on the police do not define clearly which jobs are incompatible with the police profession or which could cause the conflict of interest, which may negatively reflect on citizens’ security. These are the conclusions of the presentation of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy’s ...

Wasteful procurement: Threat to Serbia’s Security

Incompatibility of public procurements with the real needs of employees, poor enforcement of procedures and lack of staff are the main causes of wasteful procurements in the security sector, are conclusions of the conference "Financing security for  XXI Century" organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on 21st ...

Battle for the rule of law in the Western Balkans

{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 ...

Inadequate planning of public procurement makes a lot of damage

Expedient financing of civil protection on local level was the topic of a discussion held on Thursday, September 29, in Zrenjanin, organized by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), with the support of the Society Against Corruption, a partner of PRO-CURE Group. A case study “Combat boots without a fight: ...

The Reform of security services is part of Serbia’s European path

At the panel discussion “What kind of security services are really needed in Serbia” that was organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy on 21 June 2016 in Belgrade was concluded that Serbia needs functioning security services that are subjects of democratic and civilian control. This panel has opened ...

CSOs can contribute to the prevention of costly errors in the negotiations on Chapter 24

BCSP research team has perfected the knowledge necessary to monitor the fulfilment of measures and transitional provisions under Chapter 24 of the accession negotiations on Serbia’s membership in the European Union.

CSO participation is very important in making the Negotiating position for Chapter 24

At the meeting organized by BCSP was highlighted that the opening of Chapter 24 of the negotiations for Serbia’s membership in the European Union is possible in the first half of 2016.

More responsibility and government control is necessary for progress of Serbia towards the EU

Improvement of the executive branch control, system approach to problem solving, and human rights improvement are necessary for progress in Serbia’s accession negotiations with the European Union, it was concluded at the presentation of the independent report on progress of Serbia in the chapters 23 and 24 of the negotiations, made by the coalition "prEUgovor".

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