17. 3. 2020 | Helicopter, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance
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With the development assistance of Slovenia, Montenegro is building a system of helicopter police operations and helicopter emergency medical services, and enhancing the role of the Ministry of the Interior in this system.
Expertise of Flight Police Unit and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Slovenia is primarily used to assist Montenegrin Interdepartmental Working Group in establishing expert interdepartmental dialogue. Interdepartmental Working Group discussed Slovenian experience for steps of Montenegrin system development between 11 and 12 March 2020 in Podgorica.
It consulted on the preparation of a strategic document to guide the development of a new system of public services provided by helicopter operations of the Ministry of Interior, particularly relevant to the safety, health and lives of residents and visitors of Montenegro. Its importance and importance of enhancing efficiency of public administrations was emphasised also by the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to Montenegro Gregor Presker who opened the working gathering together with Program Director Andreja Dolničar Jeraj. Slovenian representatives also held a working meeting on specifics of helicopter police operations planning on 13 March 2020 at the Police Administration of Montenegro.
The project is part of programme activities of the Slovenia’s Development Cooperation Programme financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and carried out together with the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Health and Police of the Republic of Slovenia.
Further information:
Andreja Dolničar Jeraj
Programme Director
Centre for European Perspective
6. 3. 2020 | Helicopter, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance
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In 2020, Slovenia continues to implement development assistance to Montenegro, which is aimed at strengthening the role of the helicopter unit of the Ministry of Interior of Montenegro within the establishment of a system of helicopter emergency medical services and helicopter police operations. Montenegro does not yet provide these public services systematically. An interdepartmental working group has been established to set up the system and will use Slovenian experience in its work and in inter-sectorial dialogue. For this purpose, in Podgorica, during 11–12 March 2020, 22–24 April 2020 and 3–5 June 2020, workshops and working meetings will be held and assisted by the experts from Slovenian Police and Ministry of Health.
The project is part of programme activities of the Slovenia’s Development Cooperation Programme financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and carried out together with the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Health and Police of the Republic of Slovenia.
Further information:
Andreja Dolničar Jeraj
Programme Director
Centre for European Perspective
28. 1. 2020 | PR, Serbia - management of patrols, Slovenian Development Assistance
Achieving results in Slovenian international development cooperation with the Republic of Serbia through innovative ICT technologies
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The strategic orientation of the state authorities of the Republic of Serbia, including its important part – the Ministry of the Interior, in the process of reforms and approximation to the EU is to modernize public administration and become an effective service for all citizens. In the year 2020 the implementation of Slovenian international development assistance to the Republic of Serbia continues, with the aim of improving the response of police patrols to the needs of the people, coordination of police work in the field, including adequate response to migration and protection of police officers in the performance of police tasks. It is a contribution to the UN sustainable development goals, to develop an efficient, responsible and transparent institution, which Slovenia has also identified as a priority in the implementation of international development cooperation.
The ICT transformation is a public sector imperative in current times and governments have to harness innovative technologies to create better outcomes for citizens, which is also part of subject matter development assistance. To this end and among other activities, innovative ICT technology is being jointly developed that will help Serbia to effectively manage patrols. In addition to ICT professionals, the development is closely involved with representatives of all police powers; general, traffic and border police, who gathered in Belgrade on January 22, 2020 and successfully tested the ICT solutions developed so far.
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
15. 1. 2020 | PR, Serbia - management of patrols, Slovenian Development Assistance
Press release: By innovative information technologies to achieve results in international development cooperation with the Republic of Serbia
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In the year 2020 the implementation of Slovenian international development assistance to the Republic of Serbia continues, with the aim of improving the response of police patrols to the needs of the people, coordination of police work in the field, including adequate response to migration and protection of police officers in the performance of police tasks. The strategic orientation of the state authorities of the Republic of Serbia in the process of reforms and approximation to the EU is to modernize public administration and become an effective service for all citizens. In this respect the modern technology and digitalisation of government operations is crucial for success. It is a contribution to the UN sustainable development goals, to develop an efficient, responsible and transparent institution, which Slovenia has also identified as a priority in the implementation of international development cooperation.
To this end and among other activities, innovative ICT technology is being jointly developed that will help Serbia to effectively manage patrols. In addition to ICT professionals, the development is closely involved with representatives of all police powers; general, traffic and border police, who will gather in Belgrade on January 22, 2020 to test the ICT solutions developed so far.
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
9. 12. 2019 | Helicopter, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance
From 3 to 6 December 2019, as part of the implementation of the international development cooperation of the Republic of Slovenia with Montenegro, a working group of government representatives of Montenegro, led by the Ministry of the Interior of Montenegro, paid a working visit to get familiarized with the system of provision of public services provided in Slovenia in cooperation with the Helicopter Unit of the Police of Republic of Slovenia. In Montenegro, in the case of certain vital or safety-related public services such as emergency helicopter medical assistance and helicopter police operations, there is no system in place yet and the role of the Montenegrin Aviation Helicopter Unit of the Ministry of Interior of Montenegro in the system that responds adequately to the needs of all residents and visitors of Montenegro in accordance with EU countries standards is not properly established.
Montenegrin delegation visited several public services providers, including Helicopter Police Unit, Police Administration Ljubljana and Operational Communication Centre, Brnik Helicopter Emergency Medical Assistance Unit, University Medical Centre. While observing how Slovenian system functions, Montenegrin representatives emphasized the value of the Slovenian experience, which, due to the comparable scope of needs for such public services, given the similar geographical and demographic characteristics of the two countries, the size of the country and distances, the systematic starting points from which current operations have developed and the similar challenges for developing such a system, which will be particularly useful in setting up the system in Montenegro. As part of the activities, inter-ministerial dialogue will continue with the Slovenian support in the next six months to establish a system for helicopter emergency medical assistance and helicopter police operations in Montenegro.
The project is part of programme activities of the Slovenia’s Development Cooperation Programme financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and carried out together with the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Health and Police of the Republic of Slovenia.
SPOROČILO ZA JAVNOST: Slovenija podpira Črno goro pri vzpostavljanju sistema javnih storitev, ki se zagotavljajo s helikopterskimi operacijami Ministrstva za notranje zadeve
V času od 3. do 6. decembra 2019 je bila v okviru izvajanja mednarodnega razvojnega sodelovanja Republike Slovenije s Črno goro na delovnem obisku v Sloveniji medresorska delovna skupina vladinih predstavnikov Črne gore pod vodstvom Ministrstva za notranje zadeve (MNZ) Črne gore, ki se je spoznavala s sistemom izvajanja javnih storitev, ki jih v Sloveniji zagotavljamo ob sodelovanju Letalske policijske enote Policije Republike Slovenije. V Črni gori v primeru nekaterih življenjsko ali varnostno pomembnih javnih storitev kot so helikopterska nujna medicinska pomoč in helikopterske policijske operacije, še ni vzpostavljenega sistema in ustrezno umeščena vloga Avio-helikopterske enote MNZ Črne gore v sistemu, ki bi se ustrezno odzival na potrebe vseh prebivalcev in obiskovalcev Črne gore, v skladu s standardi držav EU.
V času obiska je črnogorska delegacija obiskala več izvajalcev javnih storitev v Sloveniji, med njimi tudi Letalsko policijsko enoto, Policijsko upravo Ljubljana in Operativno komunikacijski center, Helikoptersko nujno medicinsko pomoč Brnik, Univerzitetni klinični center. Med opazovanem delovanja slovenskega sistema, so črnogorski predstavniki izpostavili dragocenost slovenskih izkušenj, ki bodo zaradi primerljivega obsega potreb po tovrstnih javnih storitvah glede na podobne geografske in demografske lastnosti obeh držav, velikosti države in razdalj, sistemskih izhodišč, iz katerega se je razvilo trenutno delovanje in soočanja Slovenije s podobnimi izzivi razvoja tovrsstnega sistema, ki bodo posebej koristne pri vzpostavljanju sistema v Črni gori. V okviru aktivnosti se bo v naslednjih pol leta ob slovenski podpori nadaljeval medresorski dialog za vzpostavitev sistema helikopterske nujne medicinske pomoči in helikopterskih policijskih operacij v Črni gori.
Delovni obisk je del programskih aktivnosti mednarodnega razvojnega sodelovanja, ki ga financira Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije in ga izvajamo v sodelovanju z Ministrstvom za notranje zadeve, Ministrstvom za zdravje in Policijo Republike Slovenije.
12. 11. 2019 | Decentralisation, Economic development, local self-government, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance, U-LEAD: with Europe
The weather in Slovenia might not be the best these days, but our disposition sure is sunny, as Centre for European Perspective is again hosting International Study Visit within the U-LEAD programme. The event began on Tuesday, 12th of November and will continue throughout the week.
The topic of the visit is “Cooperation between Business and Local Communities”.
There are currently 19 local officials from Ukraine taking part in the study visit with the vast majority being heads of amalgamated hromadas.
The study visit began with a welcome speech by Ms Katja Geršak, Executive Director of CEP who warmly welcomed the participants and presented CEP team and the work of CEP in the U-LEAD project. She was followed by Ms Berta Mrak, the Head of the Department for Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, Central Asia and the Arctic at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Slovenia, who welcomed the group from Ukraine and gave an insight into work the Ministry does with Ukraine, bilateral relations between countries and the high-level visit from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia that occured last week in Kiev. She was followed Mr Andrii Borodenkov, First Secretary from the Embassy of Ukraine in Ljubljana, who expressed his pleasure at being able to greet the study group from Ukraine on a U-LEAD study visit to Slovenia. He shared a few examples of the work the Embassy does, spoke about especially about the cultural cooperation of the countries and examples of Slovenian and Ukrainian economic cooperation.
After a short warm-up session and introduction of participants held by Ms Meliha Muherina, Project Manager at CEP, the theoretical part of the visit begun.
First lecture of the day was given by Mr Gorazd Orešek, from SPIRIT Slovenia – Public Agency for Entrepreneurship, Internationalization, Foreign Investments and Technology, who spoke about SME support in Slovenia, attracting investments to the local environment and establishing conditions conducive for entrepreneurship in a local community, especially when speaking about industrial zones.
The following lecture was given by Ms Nina Seljak, from the Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy, who spoke about the results and good practices from cross-border projects Slovenia is involved in and how this practices could be transferred to Ukrainan local communities, when speaking about cross-border connections and projects.
The last speaker of the day was Ms Larisa Vodeb, who focused on the work of Chamber of Craft & Small Business of Slovenia and Enterprise Europe Network.
With the theoretical part done, we will move to ‘the field’ in the following days.
On Wednesday, the participants will visit the Municipality of Tolmin, where they will hear more about the development of the municipality, the influence large events and music festivals have on local community and historical ties between Slovenia and Ukraine. The historical ties will alse be explored with a visit to Javorca memorial church and First World War Museum in Kobarid. They will also meet with the Mayor of Tolmin, Mr Brežan.
Thursday will offer a brief respite from driving as we stay in the municipality of Brda. On a visit to the Municipality, the participants will hear more about the development of the municipality, local projects and development of the cross-border cooperation in the region. The participants will also have the opportunity to visit the cooperative Klet Goriška Brda, where we will be a bit spoiled with a presentation of the work and a degustation. On Friday, participants make a trip across Vipavska dolina and towards Kras to the Škocjan Caves Park, where they will be met with the Director of the UNESCO protected nature park, Mr Stojan Ščuka. The visit to the Park will end with the visit to the Škocjan Cave and certificate ceremony.
The visit is taking place in the framework of the multi-donor action U-LEAD established by the European Union and its Member States Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Poland and Sweden. It aims at contributing to the establishment of multilevel governance that is transparent, accountable and responsive to the needs of the population of Ukraine. U-LEAD with Europe is supporting the Ukrainian Government, represented by the Ministry of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine (MinRegion) as a key political partner in the coordination and implementation of the decentralization and regional policy reforms. The Program carries out demand-driven and targeted trainings for officials at the national, regional and local level.
