10. 11. 2020 | Albania - Election, PR
The Centre for European Perspective (CEP) is conducting a two-day workshop designed at exchanging experiences between Slovenia and Albania as part of the project “Strengthening the Transparency of Electoral Bodies in Albania.” The workshop, which will be conducted virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic, will take place between 10 and 11 November 2020.
Strengthening democratic institutions is of vital importance for Albania as an EU membership candidate. This process also includes elections and the electoral system, which are ones of the foundations of democratic development and the rule of law. Transparency, including vertical and horizontal communication, is key to the credibility of elections. The deficit in this area requires further efforts to support election administration bodies and all other stakeholders such as citizens, NGOs, the EU and the international community. The aim of the project is to encourage Albanian election organizations to increase the transparency of elections throughout the election cycle.
Renowned Slovenian experts will share experiences and good practices with colleagues from Albania, especially in the field of election observation.
The project is part of the CEP program activities, which are supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia in the scope of Slovenia’s Development Cooperation.
3. 11. 2020 | PR, Serbia - management of patrols, Slovenian Development Assistance
Tangible results of the Slovenian international development cooperation with Serbia
Click here to read more about the project in Slovenian language. 
With the support of Slovenia and the development of innovative ICT technology and the implementation of other activities of international development cooperation between the two countries in the past two years, Serbia has successfully strengthened the patrol management system, which will also contribute to achieving the standards required for EU accession. Despite the innovativeness of the solutions, it is a simple, user-friendly system, which does not impose new obligations on police officers, only increases work efficiency, prompt response and coordination.
While respecting safeguards to prevent the spread of COVID-19 between 27 and 31 October 2020, a test workshop and advice provision on the use of equipment and knowledge was executed in Serbia, which will enable better management of patrols and increase the efficiency of the work of emergency services and operations centres. The exchange of knowledge and experience was followed by a ceremonial handover of equipment and a discussion on new findings, in which representatives of the leadership of both police, Slovenian and Serbian, also participated.
In the aggravating circumstances caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the credit for the above-average rated success can be attributed to close collaboration. Such level of cooperation is possible only since it is grounded on established level of partnerships characterised by mutual trust and a similar understanding of the professional efforts of both Slovenian and Serbian police, to be the best possible service to citizens in ensuring internal security and preventing and fighting crime.
In the first phase, the new patrol management system, coordinated by the Command and Operations Center of the Ministry of the Interior of Serbia, includes the Border Police Administration and its 3 organizational units: the Operations Centre of the Border Police Administration, the Batrovci Border Police Station and the Rujan Border Police Station; Vranje Police Administration, with two organizational units: Vranje Police Station and Vranje Traffic Police Station and Sremska Mitrovica Police Administration, also with two organizational units, Sremska Mitrovica Police Station and Sremska Mitrovica Traffic Police Station. Representatives of the Ministry of the Interior of Serbia expressed interest in including all other organizational units of the Ministry of the Interior of Serbia in the patrol management system in the coming period of international development cooperation and with the help of Slovenia.
The results achieved will help improve the response of police patrols to the needs of the people, the coordination of police work in the field, including in responding to migration, and the protection of police officers in the performance of police duties. It is a contribution to the goal of sustainable development; to develop efficient, responsible and transparent institutions, which Slovenia has ranked among the priorities in the implementation of international development cooperation.
The project is part of program activities carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior / Police of the Republic of Slovenia and CVS Mobile 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
2. 11. 2020 | BIH - Supporting the way to the EU, PR
In the framework of the project “Supporting BiH on its way to the EU”, the Centre for the European Perspective (CEP), in cooperation with the Directorate for European Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina (DEI), is conducting the third training in selected chapters of the acquis for civil servants, working at competent authorities. The two-day training, which will be conducted virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic, is taking place between 5 and 6 November 2020 on the topic of cyber security.
The aim of the project is to provide training for civil servants, working at competent authorities at all levels of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and therefore contribute to advanced knowledge of civil servants working in the field of European integration. The inclusion of BiH into the European integration processes is one of the priorities set out in the basic guidelines of BiH’s foreign policy. The trainings provided will be focusing on topics highlighted by the Directorate for European Integration of BiH as priority areas in the period 2019 and 2020. These are topics related to the chapters of the acquis communautaire: 2 – Freedom of movement for workers, 3 – Right of establishment and freedom to provide services, 10 – Information society and media, 19 – Social policy and employment, and 23 – Judiciary and fundamental rights.
Slovenian experts from the National Cyber Security Incidence Response Center will share experiences and good practices in the field of cyber security, especially in responding to cyber incidents and raising public awareness.
The project is part of the CEP program activities, which are supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia in the scope of international development cooperation.
31. 10. 2020 | POTC, PR, Security
First training of Peace Operations Training Centre (POTC)
Gender equality and gender mainstreaming in peace operations and missions
Peacekeeping Operations Training Centre that is operating within CEP is happy to announce its first training dedicated to an important cross-cutting topic that was identified as a need by all three founding ministries – Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia – Gender equality and gender mainstreaming in peace operations and missions. Training is primarily organized as an opportunity to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1325 United Nations Security Council Resolution on Women, Peace and Security and 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration that was adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995.
Pilot POTC training will be organized for experts who want to join international peace operation or mission, primarily for public servants from ministries of defence, internal and foreign affairs. Training is currently planned to be organized in a hybrid manner – with some participants and trainers present at POTC premises, while others will be welcome to join training digitally. Some trainers from abroad will join us digitally as well. All measures and suggestions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 will be strictly respected.
Training on Gender equality and gender mainstreaming in peace operations and missions will be organized on 24 – 25 November 2020 and will conclude on 26 November with the regional expert meeting. The main objective of the meeting is to share best practices and to hear how 13 countries in the region are implementing the principles of the UN SC 1325 resolution and Beijing declaration into their defence policies.
Anyone interested in the training is welcome to join the training online.
For more information please turn to POTC contact point: [email protected] who will share the programme and more details.
23. 10. 2020 | PR
British Embassy Ljubljana, Centre for European Perspective – CEP and Bled Strategic Forum – BSF are delighted to invite you to the first event in the FUTURE PERFECT series titled:
COP vs COVID – Does climate change still matter?
Monday 9 November, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (CET)
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COVID-19 remains top priority for governments worldwide. What does this mean for climate change?
In November 2021 the UK will host COP26, in partnership with Italy. It will be the most important international climate change meeting since the Paris Agreement of 2015, and pivotal in ensuring action to limit the impact of climate change and avoiding global catastrophe. An ambitious outcome from international negotiations – including challenging commitments from all participants – will be crucial.
But has the world taken its eye off the climate change ball during the response to COVID-19?
On 9 November 2020 the British Embassy in Ljubljana, Centre for European Perspective and Bled Strategic Forum invite you to join leading UK and Slovenian climate change and political experts to discuss the most important of questions – what can government, academia, civil society and the public really do about climate change? What are the threats and opportunities that COVID presents to our climate change action? And just how important is a successful COP 26?
PARTICIPANTS:
- Archie Young (UK Lead Climate Negotiator for COP26)
- Tina Kobilšek (Ministry for the Environment & Spatial Planning)
- Dr Lučka Kajfež Bogataj (Climatologist and Professor at Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana)
- Sir Brian Hoskins (Chair of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London)
- Moderator: Ladeja Godina Košir (Founder and Executive Director, Circular Change)
Please join us via Zoom at the link below.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
This will be the launch event of the FUTURE PERFECT event series, organized by the British Embassy in Ljubljana, in cooperation with CEP, BSF and other partners. The FUTURE PERFECT series will gather experts to ask big questions about our post-COVID future.
For more about the series, follow CEP on Facebook and Twitter or Bled Strategic Forum on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or follow the hashtag #FuturePerfectSeries.
