26. 5. 2022 | PR, Serbia - management of patrols
Klikni tukaj za več o projektu v slovenščini 
A group of leading representatives of organizational units of Serbian police administrations visited Slovenia from 16 to 22 May 2022. The representatives participate in the strengthening of their activities in the field of patrol management within the framework of the international development assistance of the Republic of Slovenia.
The visit was of a working nature and offered the Serbian participants the opportunity to get acquainted with the work of patrols of all police powers and exchange experiences with Slovenian colleagues. The participants were welcomed in the units in the field of the police administrations of Novo mesto, Ljubljana, Koper and Motorway Police.
Additionally, the participants had an opportunity to participate in hands-on interactive workshops. The advanced workshops facilitated the transfer of knowledge of the use of the patrol management system and its extensions to the areas of police administrations in Serbia that are just joining the system.
The participants of the training highlighted the main advantages of more efficient patrol management: shorter response time, deployment of adequately equipped patrols to interventions, deployment of a sufficient number of patrols to individual interventions, and easier and more coordinated cooperation between patrols belonging territorially to different police administrations. They agreed and reaffirmed that this ensures greater security for police officers in the field and better and faster service to citizens. They underscored the need to extend the patrol management system to as many police administrations as possible in Serbia and confirmed that they would spread their knowledge and experience not only among colleagues within their police administrations, but also beyond them.
The visit showed once again that the Serbian police is committed to working more efficiently in the field, also in line with EU standards, and that they can count on Slovenia’s friendly assistance along the way.
The project is part of the program activities of international development cooperation, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior and the Police of the Republic of Slovenia.
Further information:
Andreja Dolničar Jeraj
Programme Director
Centre for European Perspective
17. 5. 2022 | EUCTI, POTC, PR
Centre for European Perspective will, in the scope of the EU Civilian Training Initiative (EUCTI) project, between 23 and 26 May 2022 implement Protection of Civilians (PoC) training. The training’s target audience is the staff of the EU Advisory Mission in Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine). It is an adaptation of an already existing PoC training, implemented in April by the Peace Operations Training Centre (What is POTC?), coordinated by CEP.
Throughout this four-day online training, up to 25 participants will participate in theoretical and practical lessons from the field. Experienced trainers and experts will share their knowledge on PoC basics, historical developments in the field, PoC legal framework, contemporary challenges, and good practices within the mission environment.
Why PoC and why EUCTI? To get answers to these questions and learn more about the EUCTI click HERE and HERE.
16. 5. 2022 | European Digital Diplomacy Exchange, PR
After four sunny though intense days filled with lectures, workshops, simulation exercises as well as social activities a new generation of European Digital Diplomacy Exchange (EDDE) participants was born. From 10 to 13 May the communicators from different ministries from several countries gathered in Bled, Slovenia to improve their digital communication skills. The training was organized by the Centre for European Perspective together with the U.S. Department of State.
European Digital Diplomacy Exchange is a project as well as an intragovernmental network of government communicators. The project goes back to 2017 when the first training was organized. The overall project aims to increase participants’ and members’ collective capacities to operate within the digital information space effectively.
This year the training was attended by 35 participants from 16 countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Georgia, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine).
Held by respective experts in their field, the lectures and workshops covered topics such as the development of new digital technologies and their impact on communication and public diplomacy, social media analytics and how to use data for your advantage, fight against disinformation, smartphone videography and photography, development of digital campaigns and much more. Equipped with new knowledge the participants were given a fictitious scenario for which they had to prepare a communication strategy.
Besides attaining new knowledge and skills, the participants had a chance to meet and befriend their peers also working in the field of (digital) communication. Networking and the creation of long-lasting bonds among the participants is one of the main added values of EDDE.
The end of the EDDE training was further celebrated with the release of a long-awaited guide for digital diplomacy practitioners – Be a Digital Diplomat. The publication will be publicly released soon – follow CEP’s website for more information.
9. 5. 2022 | PR, Serbia - management of patrols
Klikni tukaj za več o projektu v slovenščini
Building capacities for the management of patrols in Serbia is an example of Slovenia’s admirable international development cooperation with Serbia, which has been ongoing for several years. In the EU accession process and implementing reforms also in the field of police work, Serbia is already making progress, with the help of Slovenia, in the more coordinated work of police officers on the ground, which enables them to respond more effectively to people’s needs and at the same time provide them with greater security when performing police tasks.
After Slovenia recently successfully provided expert assistance during a field visit to Serbia, the cooperation continues with a study visit of a group of leading representatives of organizational units of Serbian police administrations in Slovenia. The study visit will take place from 16 to 22 May 2022 and will be the opportunity for Serbian colleagues to get acquainted with the work of patrols of all police powers and exchange experiences with Slovenian colleagues in the field of the police administrations of Novo mesto, Ljubljana, Koper and the Motorway Police.
The project is part of the program activities of international development cooperation, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior and the Police of the Republic of Slovenia.
Further information:
Andreja Dolničar Jeraj
Programme Director
Centre for European Perspective
6. 5. 2022 | European Digital Diplomacy Exchange, PR
In 2019 one of the first European Digital Diplomacy Exchange training was held in Bled, Slovenia. Now, three years later the training will once again take place at the same location. From 10 to 13 May 2022 a new generation of EDDE participants will get a chance to improve their knowledge and skills in the field of digital communication. The training is organized by the Centre for European Perspective together with the U.S. Department of State.
Since 2017 the European Digital Diplomacy Exchange has grown into a wide intragovernmental network of government communicators. The aim of the network and the overall project is to increase the collective capacities of its members in order for them to effectively operate within the digital information space.
Over four days of training 35 participants from 16 countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Georgia, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine) will gain theoretical as well as practical knowledge on digital communication. The topics covered at the workshops will range from the advance of digital technologies and their impact on communication and public diplomacy, digital rhetoric, and working with influencers to smartphone photography and videography.
25. 4. 2022 | PR, Youth
Photos by Marko Arandjelović
Communication is an intrinsic part of our life, be it professional or personal. It is not only about transferring information, but it is an interactive process that requires knowledge and specific skills. To effectively communicate, stakeholders need to attain in-depth and applicable communication knowledge, skills, and tools. This is the main goal of EUSAIR Communication Academy which started last week.
EUSAIR Communication Academy is a capacity building programme for EUSAIR Government communicators, EUSAIR Key implementers, and youth participants. The Academy is composed of three modules that will take place in 2022. The project is a result of cooperation between the EUSAIR Facility Point Lead Partner and the Centre for European Perspective.
EUSAIR (EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region) is a Macro-regional Strategy joining 10 countries striving to find solutions for common challenges in the common sea basins and its hinterlands. The Strategy joins EU Member states and non-EU Member states working together as equal partners. In this process, cooperation is not only one of the main objectives but is a means to achieve the Strategy’s aims. Cooperation cannot take place without communication.
Between 19 and 22 April Module I of EUSAIR Communication Academy took place online. On the first two days, it was attended by 50 participants: government communicators from EUSAIR states and EUSAIR key implementers. On the following two days, it was attended by a group of 25 youth participants from the EUSAIR countries that share an interest in EUSAIR and macroregional cooperation and strive to improve their communication skills. Each day the participants attended several different workshops and trainings focused on the foundations of communication. They learned about key aspects of communication, the main principles of good internal communication, the importance of digital communication, the difference between traditional media tools and new media tools and much more.
The Academy will continue with online Module II in the last week of May and conclude with an in-person training in October.
