5. 12. 2018 | Helicopter, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance
Imediately after the signature, the Programme for International Development Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of Montenegro for the period 2018-2019 is already implemented in the area that is of vital importance for Montenegro.
From 27 to 29 November 2018, training of members of the Aircraft-Helicopter Unit of the Ministry of the Interior of Montenegro took place in Montenegro, where we exchanged the Montenegrin and Slovenian experiences on the most important aspects of safe helicopter flying in the highlands. In parallel with the training, activities related to the preparation of the proposal for the development of the Avio-Helicopter Unit of the Ministry of the Interior of Montenegro were also acquired.
In order to ensure direct applicability, the workshops were very practical and included tactical exercises in the air with AB412 helicopter. Before each exercise in the air, an interactive briefing was carried out on the ground, and after an exercise in the air, an analysis was carried out, within which the participants received feedback on the exercise carried out and on potential improvements of flying in high mountains. We also discussed horizontal issues such as sensitivity to gender dimension and vulnerable groups.
The set of public services of the helicopter units of the Ministry of the Interior is diverse and important for ensuring the safety and protection of human security in the country. In order to carry out monitoring, search and rescue as well as helicopter emergency medical operations and other operations in the public interest, in accordance with EU standards, the current capacity of the unit needs to be further developed. The activities carried out in 2018 present a beginning of a long-term development cooperation between the Republic of Slovenia and Montenegro, aimed at developing the capacity of the Aviation Helicopter Unit of the Ministry of the Interior of Montenegro.
The project is part of the program activities carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia / Police of the Republic of Slovenia and is financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia from the funds for international development cooperation.
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4. 12. 2018 | Albania - Local Governments, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance
A training course “Training of the Trainers – From Listener to Successful Trainer” is taking place in Durres, Albania this week as part of the CEP development project “Support to Albanian LGU on Preparation of the EU and Other International Projects”. Following a series of trainings, it will ensure transfer of skills and knowledge, gained from the trainings conducted in the previous years.
At the Training Opening, CEP Secretary General Mr Andrej Vrčon, BCCD Executive Director Ms Elvana Zhezha and Deputy Head of Mission at the Slovenian Embassy in Albania Ms Milena Radenković greeted the participants.
Over 20 participants got acquainted with the AT-AP technique, characteristics of successful training, needs-based trainings, Kolb’s cycle of experiential learning and tell-tell-tell method on the first day of the training. They also looked into effective communication and skills of a good public speaker.
Second day is practice-oriented and allows the participants to draft, create and propose their own project ideas that would be eligible for EU or other international funding and train their skills of presenting such projects in an effective way, while also learning how to train their colleagues and co-workers to do the same.
The execution of the project is done in cooperation with the BCCD.
See the photos from the training in the gallery below:
The training is organised within the framework of the Centre for European Perspective project “Support to Albanian LGU on Preparation of the EU and Other International Projects” supported by the Slovenia’s Development Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia.
29. 11. 2018 | Albania - Local Governments, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance
In the first week of December, Centre for European Perspective is organizing a training course “Training of the Trainers – From Listeners to Successful Trainer” as part of the CEP development project “Support to Albanian LGU on Preparation of the EU and Other International Projects”.
The project is focused on the transfer of good practices from Slovenia in the field of strategic programming on the national level and implementation of the projects on the local level. It is based on a number of workshops, through which Slovenian experts offer training in project management to the representatives of Albanian municipalities, regional development agencies and representatives of various non-governmental organizations.
The training will be taking place in Durres between 3 and 6 December 2018. The main goal of this project is to assist selected staff from Albanian municipalities and other regional, local and national stakeholders to increase their knowledges, capacities and skills in writing and preparing EU and other donor-funded projects.
The particular aim of this training is to ensure the transfer of obtained skills from previous trainings to other public officials at the national or local level.
The training is organised within the framework of the Centre for European Perspective project “Support to Albanian LGU on Preparation of the EU and Other International Projects” supported by the Slovenia’s Development Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia.
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20. 11. 2018 | Helicopter, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance
Between 27 and 29 November, Centre for European Perspective kicks off the activities of capacity building of the Avio-Helicopter Unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Montenegro in the Development Cooperation Programme of the Republic of Slovenia with Montenegro.
Public services provided by the avio-helicopter unit and its responsiveness are of vital importance for the population of Montenegro which is why the country aims to improve its capabilities in the framework of this programme.
Slovenia and Montenegro will train flying in the high mountain ranges and exchange their experiences, which will contribute to the preparation of the programme proposal for the future development of the unit.
Project is part of CEP’s program activities executed in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia / Slovenian Police, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia in the framework of Slovenia’s Development Cooperation.
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15. 10. 2018 | Macedonia - Finance, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance
Suggestions on how to make advancements in financial investigations as well as seizures of proceeds of criminal offences and property of illegal origin were identified and discussed within the workshop and presentations to the relevant heads of Macedonian institutions, which were taking place from 4 to 5 October 2018 in Skopje.
Among jointly defined suggestions, for which Macedonia expressed expectations for Slovenia to continue its development support, were:
- To further develop capacities and determine the discrepancies between real income and actual spending of offenders;
- to get acquainted with practices and systems to initiate parallel financial investigations together with the crime investigations;
- to obtain assistance on how to plan and determine outcome indicators such as numbers of initiated financial investigations and to define what resources are needed to achieve planned results;
- to get support to familiarise the personnel and maximise their contribution to the strategic goals;
- and to analyse and learn from cases and court rulings to effectively built prosecution cases, which will be result in the seizure of proceeds of crime as well as property of illegal origin.
The need to increase awareness and importance of supporting initiatives to conduct financial investigations and implementation of current Macedonian legislation to initiate the procedures regarding extended confiscation, was identified. In addition, the necessity to continue with strengthening inter-sectoral cooperation was emphasized.
The fact that heads of nearly all institutions in Republic of Macedonia, who are involved in financial investigations or who contribute to financial investigations with their data, responded and participated in the workshop gives a positive impetus for further development of the development cooperation in the area.
The joint message of the Ministry of Interior, Public Prosecutor’s Office, Financial Police Administration, Public Revenue Office, Customs Administration, Financial Intelligence Office, Central Register, Health Insurance Fund, Civilian Aviation Agency and Central Securities Depository was they want to continue to work with Slovenia on the development of the Macedonian system of financial investigations and seizures of property with illegal origin since “such crimes do not and should not pay off”.
This two-year project (2017-2018) is part of program activities implemented in the cooperation with the State Prosecution Office for Organized 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.
10. 10. 2018 | Montenegro - EU Accession, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance
In the framework of the bilateral technical assistance project “Assistance to Montenegro in negotiations on accession to the EU” of the Centre for European Perspective (CEP) a three-day experts’ visit in the field of Chapter 10: Information Society and Media will be concluded today in Podgorica. Some 12 public servants of the Montenegrin Ministry of Economy, Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services and Ministry for sustainable development participate at the expert consultation.
Expert assistance is provided by the expert from Agency for Communication Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia (AKOS) Mark Pohar. It focuses 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.
