6. 6. 2022 | PR, Youth
In the first week of June, Module II of EUSAIR Communication Academy took place. The Academy was launched in April to equip different EUSAIR stakeholders with communication knowledge, skills, and tools. You can read more about Module I here. In essence, the knowledge attained at the Academy will help participants in communicating their work to the outside world and in navigating the ever-changing landscape of digital communication.
Module II, like Module I, took place online and was attended by three groups of participants – EUSAIR key implementers and EUSAIR government communicators on 31 May and 1 June. On 2 and 3 June, the Academy was attended by youth participants that share an interest in EUSAIR and macro-regional cooperation and strive to improve their communication skills.
The topics covered at the Academy included lessons on (technical) storytelling, how to behave online (from wits to manners), how to spot disinformation and verify information, how to develop a digital campaign, what technological developments await us in the future and how to adapt, how to use data to improve our social media performance, how to apply the principles of rhetoric to digital communication and many other useful (digital) communication tips and tricks.
The Academy will continue in October with an in-person Module III where the participants will attend some additional workshops and will at the end of the training be a part of a simulation exercise where they will apply their knowledge to a practical example. Whereas online trainings are much more flexible and enable the participation of more people, they are not a perfect replacement for in-person events. We all agreed that nothing beats face-to-face interaction.
The EUSAIR Communication Academy is organized in cooperation with EUSAIR Facility Point Lead Partner.
3. 6. 2022 | POTC, PR
Klikni tukaj za branje prispevka v slovenskem jeziku. 
On Monday 6 June, Peace Operations Training Centre (POTC) is launching the first set of workshops for local officials, who will be trained in the project application, project planning, project implementation, project finance management, and cross-border and transnational networking.
Bosnia and Herzegovina formally applied for EU membership in 2016 and has since then increased its efforts to participate in EU programmes. Fundraising and European project management competencies are still limited at the local level and need to be strengthened in most institutions, including local ones. Strengthening the capacity of local administrations for proper project planning, project implementation, project finance management, and cross-border and transnational integration is needed, and POTC, with the support of Slovenian development assistance, will implement several training modules in BiH this year. The participants, representing municipal administrations, development agencies, and NGOs, come from the municipalities of Sanski Most, Oštra Luka, Prijedor, Krupa na Uni, Novi Grad, Bosanska Kostajnica, and Kozarska Dubica.
The project is part of the international development cooperation activities funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence.
30. 5. 2022 | EUCTI, POTC, PR
Between 23 and 26 May 2022 Centre for European Perspective (CEP) has successfully implemented a four-day online training on Protection of Civilians for EUAM Ukraine in coordination with the EU Civilian Training Initiative (EUCTI) project.
The course was conducted by Peace Operations Training Centre (POTC), situated at CEP premises. POTC already delivered a Protection of Civilians (PoC) training in April, hence the training targeting EUAM Ukraine needed only a slight adjustment to be able to support the mission members in time of Russian aggression. It was attended by 21 participants, all member staff of EUAM Ukraine.
During those four days, eight trainers shared their knowledge and practical expertise on the topics such as basic principles, definitions, and constitutive elements of PoC, its legal framework, conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence, the EU approach to PoC, and last but not least examples of good and bad PoC practices.
Interactive lessons, group work, and small-scale simulation exercises constituted only one part of the two-way learning process between participants and trainers. The second part was a two-way process of experience sharing during the whole training. Experts came from different backgrounds, but all had one thing in common: extensive practical experience in peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and PoC, and the willingness to share it with their trainees. This proved to be highly appreciated by the participants and a value-added to the training.
Participants pointed out the importance of understanding who a civilian is to be able to better protect them during times of hostilities and violence. They also appreciated discussing the sexual and gender-based violence during the times of an armed conflict, as some of them mentioned not enough attention is given to this topic.
CEP is proud to be a part of EUCTI and wishes participants – first and foremost – to remain safe and to be able to use gained knowledge to help conflict-affected people.
27. 5. 2022 | Macedonia - Finance, PR
Klikni tukaj za branje prispevka v slovenskem jeziku.
Representatives of the Macedonian competent authorities responsible for financial investigations and confiscations of property of Illicit Origin will strengthen their capacities, within Slovenian international development assistance, on a study visit, which will be held from 6 to 9 June 2022 in Slovenia. They will meet with some leading representatives of institutions responsible for financial investigations in Slovenia and receive practical training with the help of Slovenian mentors.
The study visit will be attended by representatives of the Ministry of the Interior, the Customs Administration, the Financial Police Office, and the State Prosecutor’s Office.
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 State Prosecution, Financial Administration, Ministry of the Interior and the Police of the Republic of Slovenia.
Further information:
Andreja Dolničar Jeraj
Programme Director
Centre for European Perspective
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.
