Development Aid of Slovenia for seizures of assets of the criminals in Macedonia

Development Aid of Slovenia for seizures of assets of the criminals in Macedonia

In the period 2017-2018, in the framework of the development assistance Slovenia provides support to the Republic of Macedonia in strengthening of capacities for financial investigations and seizure of assets with illegal origin which is an effective tool to prevent and reduce organised crime and corruption. For this purpose, a workshop for development of suggestions which will be useful with the implementation of changes will be held from 4 to 5 October 2018 in Skopje. A presentation with discussions will also follow on 5 October 2018 with Heads of Macedonian state bodies which are relevant for the implementation of financial investigations and with the Ministry of Interior of Republic of Macedonia as a lead on Macedonian side.

Project is part of CEP’s program activities implemented in the cooperation with the State Prosecution Office for Organised Crime and Corruption and Ministry of Interior/ Police of the Republic of Slovenia and financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia in the framework of Slovenia’s Development Cooperation.

CEP with technical assistance to Montenegro for Chapter 10: Information Society and Media

CEP with technical assistance to Montenegro for Chapter 10: Information Society and Media

In the framework of the bilateral technical assistance project “Assistance to Montenegro in negotiations on accession to the EU” the Centre for European Perspective (CEP) will provide assistance to the Montenegrin Ministry of Economy (Directorate for Electronic Communications, Postal Services and Radio – Spectrum) in the field of Chapter 10: Information Society and Media.

Three days expert advice from 8 to 10 of October 2018 will be provided by the expert from Agency for Communication Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia (AKOS) Mark Pohar. Technical assistance will mainly focus on implementation of EU broadband cost reduction rules in national legislation of Montenegro and sharing experience on state-aid financed projects for broadband roll-out in Slovenia.

The project is part of the CEP program activities financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the scope of international development cooperation.