Conclusion of the project Chapter 24 – Strengthening Patrol Management in Serbia

Conclusion of the project Chapter 24 – Strengthening Patrol Management in Serbia

On 18 December 2024, we gathered in Belgrade to mark the conclusion of the project ‘Chapter 24 – Strengthening Patrol Management in Serbia’. The project that began in 2019 with the goal of enhancing patrol management capacities in the Republic of Serbia built upon excellent cooperation between the Ministry of Interior of Serbia, Ministry of Interior of Slovenia and Slovenian Police. The project activities empowered over 500 Serbian police officers in the usage of the patrol management system over the last 5 years.

The participants of the concluding event noted that the good cooperation between both sides enabled a safer working environment for the Serbian police while also providing better service to the citizens.

We thank all our partners, especially the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, the Ministry of Interior of Slovenia and the Slovenian Police, for their support; we also thank the Serbian Ministry of Interior (MUP RS) and the Slovenian Embassy in Serbia for the support and organisation of the final event.

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Activities are part of Slovenian development cooperation, financed by the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior of Slovenia and the Slovenian police.

 

Final Training Activity of 2023: Disruption Addressed at the Disruptive Technologies Training

Final Training Activity of 2023: Disruption Addressed at the Disruptive Technologies Training

On the 30th of November, the last training of 2023, the Disruptive Military Practices & Technologies Training, was held at POTC’s home base – Jable Castle, for a group of dedicated participants, mainly coming from the Slovenian Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence.

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The aim of the training was to address the emergence of new technologies and practices in the security and defence field, which have the potential to disrupt. More concretely, the sessions focused on the following subjects:

  1. Space Weather: insights into the influence of space weather on critical infrastructure;
  2. Space Technologies and their Applications: the latest developments in space technologies and their practical applications in the defence sector;
  3. EU Technological Sovereignty: addressing the crucial topic of maintaining technological sovereignty within the European Union;
  4. The Disruptive Potential of AI in the Field of Security: understanding the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on national and international security.

The participants of the training had the chance to hear about and discuss important topics with leading lecturers whose insights were invaluable. The training was not short on new and emerging concepts and terms such as digital twins, rare earth mineral dependence, space storms, satellite flood mapping, failure prediction and information warfare.

With this, POTC’s training activities for 2023 have been concluded. We are more than pleased to have facilitated a wide array of training activities this year and are excited about what is coming in 2024.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Digital Communications in Civilian Crisis Management

ANNOUNCEMENT: Digital Communications in Civilian Crisis Management

The Centre for European Perspective will implement a three-day training on Digital Communications in Civilian Crisis Management as a part of the European Union Civilian Training Initiative (EUCTI), which provides tailor-made training activities for individuals working in the EU’s CSDP and other international missions (OSCE, UN, AU and others). The training is designed to increase the awareness of mission communication experts on the efficient use of information technology to enhance missions’ communication performance.

To effectively communicate in a strategic manner, solely acquiring technological hardware and software is not enough. Missions need to recalibrate their communication efforts and address the question of “why to communicate” in greater detail, develop communication strategies based on their findings and make necessary organisational shifts, which ultimately lead to increased support of the domestic and foreign public towards the mission. Thus, the course aims to strengthen the overall performance of missions’ communication efforts, which enhance the mission’s legitimacy.

The upcoming training addresses the needs of EUMM Georgia with participation extended to experts serving in other international missions and organisations in Georgia. Due to Covid-19 related restrictions, the course has been designed in a two-module structure. The upcoming training, which will be held online between 16th and 18th November 2021 represents the first training module and will provide the participants with fundamental theoretical knowledge. The procured knowledge will provide participants with the basis to successfully participate in the training’s second module, which is more practically oriented.

[Webinar recording] Radicalization and Violent Extremism Across Borders: An Ongoing Threat

[Webinar recording] Radicalization and Violent Extremism Across Borders: An Ongoing Threat

 [Webinar]: Radicalization and Violent Extremism Across Borders: An Ongoing Threat

The persistent threat of radicalization and violent extremism is highlighting the vulnerability of our societies today to the challenges of intolerance, hatred and fear. Radicalization is a reflection of societal polarization, as well as a reflection of deep and rapid changes of perceptions, values and behaviour, where violence is becoming an acceptable tool for solving conflicts.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆?

 

The Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia, the Politics and Society Institute in Jordan and the Centre for European Perspective in Slovenia have joined together in order to open up a discussion on the threat of radicalization and violent extremism in Slovenia, Kosovo and Jordan and their wider regions.

The experts aimed to:

• Underline potential similarities, differences and connections between violent extremism in these countries and their respective regions;

• Address how to reduce the risk of individual indoctrination to violent extremism and radicalization; and

• Proposed ideas on how to deal with these challenges.

 

Missed our event? Watch it here:

 

SPEAKERS 🗣️:

◾ Dr Mohammad Abu Rumman, Politics and Society Institute, Associate Expert and Writer on Political Islam and Violent Extremism

◾ Dr Florian Qehaja, Kosovar Center for Security Studies, Chair of the Board

◾ Dr Iztok Prezelj, Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia, President & Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Vice-Dean

🔹 Moderated by Katja Geršak, Centre for European Perspective, Executive Director

 

For more about the event, follow CEP on Facebook and Twitter, you are also invited to follow the Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia on Facebook and the Politics and Society Institute on Facebook and Twitter.

[Webinar recording] Radicalization and Violent Extremism Across Borders: An Ongoing Threat

[Webinar] Radicalization and Violent Extremism Across Borders: An Ongoing Threat

The Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia, the Politics and Society Institute in Jordan and the Centre for European Perspective in Slovenia are jointly organizing a webinar titled:

 

 Radicalization and Violent Extremism Across Borders: An Ongoing Threat

March 11, 14.00–15.00 (CET) 

  

REGISTER HERE

 

The persistent threat of radicalization and violent extremism is highlighting the vulnerability of our societies today to the challenges of intolerance, hatred and fear. Radicalization is a reflection of societal polarization, as well as a reflection of deep and rapid changes of perceptions, values and behaviour, where violence is becoming an acceptable tool for solving conflicts.

How is this phenomenon going to impact our society?

Join our panel of experts in a webinar to:

  • Discuss the threat of radicalization and violent extremism in Slovenia, Kosovo and Jordan and their wider regions;
  • Underline potential similarities, differences and connections between violent extremism in these countries and their respective regions;
  • Address how to reduce the risk of individual indoctrination to violent extremism and radicalization; and
  • Propose ideas on how to deal with these challenges.

 

Speakers:

  • Dr Mohammad Abu Rumman, Politics and Society Institute, Associate Expert and Writer on Political Islam and Violent Extremism
  • Dr Florian Qehaja, Kosovar Center for Security Studies, Chair of the Board
  • Dr Iztok Prezelj, Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia, President & Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Vice-Dean

Moderator: Katja Geršak, Centre for European Perspective, Executive Director

 

Please join us via Zoom at the link below.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

 

 

 

For more about the event, follow CEP on Facebook and Twitter, you are also invited to follow the Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia on Facebook and the Politics and Society Institute on Facebook and Twitter.

Start of a new CEP coordinated crisis management project – EUCTI

Start of a new CEP coordinated crisis management project – EUCTI

The activities of the new EU funded project coordinated by CEP have begun at the beginning of the year. The Secretariat of the project, the European Union’s Civilian Training Initiative (EUCTI), is located at CEP.

The overall objective of the EUCTI is to improve the EU position as a peace actor.

EUCTI aims to improve the life of people living in the conflict-affected societies by enhancing the quality of training provided to individuals joining the crisis management missions – either civilian crisis management missions or missions consisting of civilian, police and military elements (integrated missions).

 

CEP has been active in the field of civilian crisis management for a decade. During this time, a large part of the related activities was implemented through an EU funded Europe’s New Training Initiative for Civilian Crisis Management (ENTRi).

As a part of ENTRi, CEP delivered a variety of training activities including Training of Trainers, Monitoring, Mentoring and Advising, Pre-deployment Training for various missions, Hostile Environment Awareness as well as mission administration and support-training. Moreover, CEP lead and contributed to several working groups developing standards on evaluation, online learning tools and packages of training materials that were made accessible for everyone interested. Furthermore, CEP was active in several other projects related to the civilian crisis management such as Improving the Effectiveness of Capabilities in EU Conflict Prevention (IECEU) and Law Enforcement Training for Capacity Building (LET4CAP) just to name few. Based on its experience and engagement, CEP was recognized by its international counterparts as capable and suitable for hosting the secretariat with four people for the new multi-annual EUCTI project.

EUCTI consortium consists of eight renowned training institutions with sound knowledge and expertise in designing and delivering civilian crisis management training. Apart from Slovenia, the other consortium members are located in the following EU member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden.

In practical terms, EUCTI will organize tailor-made training activities for individuals working in the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) -and other international missions, support third countries in their endeavours to develop efficient training materials and activities, design new course curriculums based on the needs of the missions, work on standardization of the training activities offered and develop new methodologies that will maximize the outcomes of the learning processes.

Further information about the project can be found here and more will be made available soon on new EUCTI web site – stay tuned!