Management of patrols is an important part of the police response to people’s needs when their lives, safety, or property are at stake. The needs of vulnerable groups are particularly important here. In many cases, it is essential, even a matter of life or death, how quickly a patrol can respond. A police officer who performs a dangerous task in the field can also be in danger of death. It is therefore important that we have a well-functioning patrol management system that enables the efficient management of all police capacities.
In the period from 8 to 11 June 2021, a series of workshops was held, the purpose of which was to strengthen capacity and prepare for the integration of organizational units in the field of police administrations Bor, Pirot, Požarevac and Zaječar in the patrol management system. Representatives of these police administrations exchanged their experiences with their colleagues from organizational units in the territory of Police Administration Sremska Mitrovica and Police Administration Vranje, as well as with representatives of the Police of the Republic of Slovenia. The Slovenian Police were represented as active interlocutors by Primož Kadunc, Head of the Road Traffic Department in the Uniformed Police Sector, Miha Ristič from the Operational Communication Center, both Police Administration Ljubljana and Martin Detiček, Assistant Commander of the Police Station Brežice from the Police Administration Novo mesto.
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.
We have the pleasure to announce that the first fully in-person training after March 2020 will take place in the coastal town of Bar (Montenegro) between 21 and 25 June 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic also pushed our project into the grip of virtual activities that had a much lower impact in comparison to in-person activities. The training in Montenegro will be a perfect opportunity to gather government communicators, especially young individuals that did not have the opportunity to expand their knowledge yet.
Throughout the training, which will be focused on practicality, we will cover general topics about digital diplomacy such as Digital future, Digital Rhetoric, Social Media Analytics, Principles of Public speaking, Identifying and Responding to Misinformation, How to use Disinformation Tools, Digital Campaign Development, Storytelling, Interviewing Techniques, Influencer Marketing, Tips and Tricks, and others.
This training – organized by the Centre for European Perspective, together with the U.S. Department of State – will bring together participants from public relations services of the ministries of foreign affairs, other interested ministries, and state institutions from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Georgia, Kosovo, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, and Ukraine.
“Crime does not pay off,” is a message that is being resolutely approached in North Macedonia and which the competent Macedonian investigation and prosecution authorities want to spread across the country with their work and results in the field of financial investigations and confiscation of assets of illicit origin act.
To this end, Slovenia continues to provide development assistance to North Macedonia in strengthening the capacities necessary for the successful implementation of these legal competencies. From 29 June to 2 July 2021, workshops will be held in North Macedonia in the field of analytical work and operational procedures in financial investigation, where colleagues will exchange Macedonian and Slovenian experiences.
The project is part of the programme activities of Slovenia’s Development Cooperation Programme financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and carried out together with the State Prosecution, Financial Administration, Ministry of Interior and Police of the Republic of Slovenia.
On Friday, 11 June 2021, the capacity building workshop on disinformation concluded. The event brought together representatives of media and civil society from the Western Balkans. The representatives of government from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro were present, which enabled all three stakeholders to exchange experiences and learn from each other.
The participants received input from international and local experts, which was followed by a discussion. The topics were centred around how different actors in Europe counter disinformation and what is the role of the government, civil society and media in this. The event enabled media and civil society organizations to openly share their common challenges and engage in discussion on how to address them. It provided an environment in which stakeholders from all three sectors could engage in an open and honest exchange of views. In the second half, the participants actively engaged in scenario role-play to address crises situations and disinformation. This will be followed by other events and activities which encourage stakeholders to tackle the challenge of foreign disinformation in the Western Balkans.
The event was organized in the framework of the project “Strengthening societal resilience and countering foreign perpetrated disinformation in the Western Balkans” financed by the National Endowment for Democracy and Slovenian Aid fund from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
For more about the project activities – click here.
*Do zapolnitve kapacitet (v okviru omejitev) bo razpravo mogoče spremljati v živo (z upoštevanjem pogojev PCT) na gradu Jable, Grajska cesta 1, 1234 Mengeš, ostali udeleženci pa jo bodo lahko spremljali preko interneta (Zoom platforma, live-stream bo potekal na Facebook profilu BSF). Možnost ogleda v živo bo določena glede na kronološki vrstni red prispelih registracij. Udeleženci, ki se bodo razprave lahko udeležili v živo bodo o tem obveščeni 48 ur pred dogodkom na e-poštni naslov.
Letošnji Blejski strateški forum bo posvečen prihodnosti Evrope in odraža željo in potrebo po razpravi o najbolj perečih problemih našega časa ter kako naj se na njih Evropska unija odzove. Nedavni začetek Konference o prihodnosti Evrope to tudi potrjuje. A vendar mora razprava o prihodnosti Evrope zaobjeti tudi prihodnost širitve na zahodni Balkan ter južno in vzhodno soseščino, ki so za EU strateškega pomena, saj se tu širi vpliv držav, katerih interesi, vrednote in norme se močno razlikujejo od vrednot in norm EU. Imamo dovolj ambicij in modrosti za pospešek širitvenemu procesu in premiku k skupnemu cilju – ekonomski, demokratični in družbeni transformaciji regije? Kako bomo vključili poglede zahodnega Balkana h Konferenci o prihodnosti Evrope?
Obenem pa prehitro pozabljamo na pomen bližnje soseščine za zagotavljanje miru in varnosti EU. Sosledje nedavnih kriz – pandemije, migracij in pešajočih gospodarstev – je dodobra razkrilo nepripravljenosti EU na njih ter pomanjkljivosti ad-hoc rešitev.
Kakšna bo oz. bi morala biti vloga vprašanj soseščine na Konferenci o prihodnosti Evrope? Kako lahko Evropa postani bolj aktivna pri reševanju najbolj perečih problemov soseščine?
Na razpravi o teh vprašanjih bodo sodelovali:
Dr. Valentin Inzko, Visoki predstavnik za Bosno in Hercegovino
Lojze Peterle, bivši poslanec Evropskega parlamenta
Dr. Igor Senčar, Državni sekretar RS za koordinacijo mednarodnih in EU zadev
Dr. Aleš Maver, publicist, prevajalec in profesor
Katja Geršak, Izvršna direktorica Centra za evropsko prihodnost
Moderator: Peter Grk, generalni sekretar Blejskega strateškega foruma
Pogovor bo potekal v slovenskem jeziku in bo sneman.
The three-day training is designed to enhance resilience and boost regional cooperation of the six countries in the Western Balkans against disinformation.
The training will bring together representatives of government, civil society and media from all 6 countries in WB. The project will enable them to work together when encountering cases of foreign disinformation. With this training, we are helping them in setting up national systems designed to detect and respond to disinformation. Moreover, the training will increase regional cooperation between CSOs and media, as well as encourage government-to-government sharing of cases of disinformation.
The training will cover a range of topics regarding disinformation, and it will follow specific interactive formats of role play.
Contact Ms Ana Ješe Perkovič, CEP Programme Manager (e-mail: [email protected]).
Slovene version:
Na usposabljanju za krepitev zmogljivosti v boju proti dezinformacijam bodo predstavniki civilne družbe, medijev in vlad iz Albanije, Bosne in Hercegovine, Črne gore, Kosova, Severne Makedonije in Srbije. Usposabljanje bo potekalo v Hilton Garden Inn hotelu v Zagrebu med 9. in 11. junijem 2021.
Na usposabljanju bodo sodelovali slovenski in tuji strokovnjaki za strateško in krizno komuniciranje, za digitalno družbo in dezinformacije. Na usposabljanju bodo poleg virtualnih predavanj in predavanj v živo tudi okrogle mize in delavnica, kjer bodo vseskozi sodelovali udeleženci.
