Announcing: Three-day training for enhancing resilience in Western Balkans

Announcing: Three-day training for enhancing resilience in Western Balkans

7. 6. 2021 | PR, Strengthening Societal Resilience and Countering Foreign Perpetrated Disinformation in 6 Western Balkans Countries

The three-day training is designed to enhance resilience and boost regional cooperation of the six countries in the Western Balkans against disinformation.
 
The training will bring together representatives of government, civil society and media from all 6 countries in WB. The project will enable them to work together when encountering cases of foreign disinformation. With this training, we are helping them in setting up national systems designed to detect and respond to disinformation. Moreover, the training will increase regional cooperation between CSOs and media, as well as encourage government-to-government sharing of cases of disinformation.
 
The training will cover a range of topics regarding disinformation, and it will follow specific interactive formats of role play.
 
 
 
For more about project activities, click here.
 
Contact Ms Ana Ješe Perkovič, CEP Programme Manager (e-mail: [email protected]). 
 
 
 
Slovene version: 
 
Na usposabljanju za krepitev zmogljivosti v boju proti dezinformacijam bodo predstavniki civilne družbe, medijev in vlad iz Albanije, Bosne in Hercegovine, Črne gore, Kosova, Severne Makedonije in Srbije. Usposabljanje bo potekalo v Hilton Garden Inn hotelu v Zagrebu med 9. in 11. junijem 2021.
 
Na usposabljanju bodo sodelovali slovenski in tuji strokovnjaki za strateško in krizno komuniciranje, za digitalno družbo in dezinformacije. Na usposabljanju bodo poleg virtualnih predavanj in predavanj v živo tudi okrogle mize in delavnica, kjer bodo vseskozi sodelovali udeleženci.
Slovenska razvojna pomoč Republiki Srbiji, aktivnosti v teku

Slovenska razvojna pomoč Republiki Srbiji, aktivnosti v teku

1. 6. 2021 | PR, Serbia - management of patrols

Slovenska razvojno sodelovanje z Republiko Srbijo se uspešno nadaljuje tudi v letu 2021. Od 8. do 11.6.2021 bodo v Srbiji potekale delavnice, katerih namen je prenos izkušenj in dobrih praks na področju upravljanja patrulj. Delavnice bodo namenjene organizacijskim enotam splošne, prometne in mejne policije na območju policijskih uprav Zaječar, Bor, Požarevac in Pirot. Srbija si na ta način, ob pomoči Slovenije, trudi  izboljšati odziv policijskih patrulj na potrebe ljudi, koordinacijo dela policije na terenu, tudi pri odzivu na kriminal in migracije, in zaščito policistov pri opravljanju policijskih nalog.


Projekt je del programskih aktivnosti, ki se izvajajo v sodelovanju z Ministrstvom za notranje zadeve/ Policijo Republike Slovenije, financira pa jih Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije iz sredstev za mednarodno razvojno sodelovanje.

 

Več informacij:

 Andreja Dolničar Jeraj

Programska direktorica

Center za evropsko prihodnost

Slovenian development aid to the Republic of Serbia, activities in progress

 

Slovenian development cooperation with the Republic of Serbia is continuing successfully in 2021. From 8 to 11 June 2021, workshops will be held in Serbia, the purpose of which is to transfer experience and good practices in the field of patrol management. The workshops are intended for organizational units of the general, traffic and border police in the area of the police administrations of Zaječar, Bor, Požarevac and Pirot. In this way, with the help of Slovenia, Serbia strives to improve the response of police patrols to the needs of the people, the coordination of police work in the field, including the response to crime and migration, and the protection of police officers in performing police duties.

 


The project is part of program activities carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior / Police of the Republic of Slovenia and is financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia from funds for international development cooperation.

 

 

  

Further information:

Andreja Dolničar Jeraj

Programme Director

Centre for European Perspective

An online closed-door session for North Macedonian NGOs, media and

An online closed-door session for North Macedonian NGOs, media and

25. 5. 2021 | PR, Strengthening Societal Resilience and Countering Foreign Perpetrated Disinformation in 6 Western Balkans Countries

A workshop on the topic of countering foreign perpetrated disinformation for North Macedonian NGO’s, media representatives and governmental officials

CEP is organising the second workshop on the topic of countering foreign perpetrated disinformation, this time for North Macedonian NGO’s, media representatives and governmental officials. All too often these groups are working separately from each other, yet all striving towards the same goal, which is to protect democratic institutions and diminish the space for disinformation. This training will bring them one step closer towards this goal. The online training will take place from 26 – 27 May.
On the first day, the participants will hear about a Dutch success story, on how the government works together with civil society to combat disinformation. They will learn about which online tools they can use to better detect and verify disinformation. Lastly, they will hear about the trends and cases of Russian perpetrated disinformation in Europe.
With the input from the international experts and the help of the North Macedonian civil society, we are aiming to support the government of North Macedonia to build their own national system of countering foreign perpetrated disinformation.

 

More about the project activities here.

The series of workshops is a part of the project supported by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and Slovenia’s Development Cooperation Programme.

[Invitation] June 2 – A brave new digital world: Regional Cooperation on Digital Transformation

[Invitation] June 2 – A brave new digital world: Regional Cooperation on Digital Transformation

21. 5. 2021 | PR, Transformative Power of Digital

The Centre for European Perspective – CEP and the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy invite you to a webinar titled:

A brave new digital world: Regional Cooperation on Digital Transformation

Wednesday, 2 June, 12.00 CET

 Register here

The adoption of digital solutions skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic, accelerating the globalized existence of modern life even as the pandemic curtailed traditional manifestations of globalization, such as travelling. It increasingly affects the economy, public administration, education, and the daily lives of citizens. The digital world is growing and evolving, mandating the needs for the implementation of advanced infrastructure to ensure the safety and efficacy of this brave new world.

Our future depends on it.

  Join our panel of experts to discuss:
  • Why is regional cooperation important and in what setting (3 Seas Initiative, Visegrad 4 or other formats)?
  • To what kind of digital environment (infrastructure, security, norms) are we aspiring?
  • How will growing Chinese influence and US-China tech rivalry impact the CEE and the EU as a whole?
  • How do we jump-start digital transformation in the region? Do we start with infrastructure and how do we cooperate more on developing it?
  • How do we see the future of Europe? Can the EU unify around the development of future digital policies?
  Speakers:
  • Keynote speaker: Peter Chase, Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
  • Michał Rekowski, Kosciuszko Institute, Poland
  • Katharine Klačanský, Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, Czech Republic
  • Márton Ugrósdy, Director at Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary
  • Boris Koprivnikar, Head of Sincular, former Minister of Public Administration, Slovenia
Moderator: Danielle Piatkiewicz, Research Fellow at Europeum Institute for European Policy, Czech Republic  

Join us and register here!

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[Webinar] Strategic Autonomy In A Globally Interdependent World

[Webinar] Strategic Autonomy In A Globally Interdependent World

21. 5. 2021 | PR, Transformative Power of Digital

The Centre for European Perspective and the Eastern Europe Studies Centre held a webinar on May 20 titled:

Strategic Autonomy in a Globally Interdependent World: What’s Next for Europe?

Strategic autonomy has entered the EU vocabulary in 2013 as a security and defence issue. Rapidly changing world balance and political changes in traditionally friendly countries forced the EU to expand strategic autonomy to new sectors. Nevertheless, member states still tend to view it in different terms, in part due to countries pursuing different development strategies and working independently from one another.

The current pandemic fully revealed the importance of digital technologies, which have taken centre stage in discussions on strategic autonomy.

Technologic rivalry among global players only exacerbates fears about the future EU dependence on foreign companies. On the other hand, underinvestment, market fragmentation and poorly designed regulation prevent European tech companies from competing on a global market effectively.

The expert panel discussed the following:

•    How should we perceive the quest for strategic autonomy, and what does it mean for Europe?

•   What impact will this concept have on digital development and the way we do business?

•    What impact will technological rivalry have on Europe?

•    What role can CEE have in bridging the differences within the EU?

•    Where are we leading the way, and where are we lagging behind?

Expert speakers joining the discussion:

❖ Dr Giedrius Česnakas, Head of Political Science Study Programs, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania

❖ Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Chairman, Committee on National Security and Defence of the Lithuanian parliament

❖ Mindaugas Ubartas, Director, Infobalt

❖ Dr Uroš Svete, Director, Information Security Administration of the Republic of Slovenia

❖ Dr Marko Grobelnik, AI Researcher & Digital Champion of Slovenia at EC, Jožef Stefan Institute

Moderated by Katja Geršak, Executive Director, Centre for European Perspective (CEP)

 

 

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