The Head of the IISG Secretariat, Mr. Agron Sojati, contributed to the latest developments of the IISG Process at the CEPOL WB PaCT Regional Level OTNA Validation Workshop, held in Budapest on the 5th and 6th of May 2022. The purpose of the meeting was to ensure that OTNA conclusions at the regional level are
The IISG Secretariat organized the Regional Pillar Support Group Meeting for the Western Balkan Counter-Terrorism initiative (WBCTi), on the 8th of June 2022. The meeting was held in Podgorica, and supported by IISG Support Group members from Austria, Slovenia, and Italy. Consultations related to finalizing the Biennial Needs Mapping report for WBCTi, the annual Response
The 6th Integrative Internal Security Governance (IISG) Board Meeting was organized in hybrid mode on the 20th of June 2022 in Sarajevo. The Western Balkans partner’s participated at the Ministerial (Minister of Interior/Security) level and through their messages, they showed commitment to take the regional cooperation to another level through the IISG platform. The meeting
The IISG Secretariat participated on the 11th of October 2022 at the Regional Network of National CT-PCVE Coordinators (RNNC) of the Western Balkans in Sarajevo. The main objective of the meeting was to strengthen cross–border cooperation to counter serious organized crime in the Western Balkans with institutions and networks of the EU. This format of
The IISG Secretariat was invited to participate on the 12th and 13th of October 2022 at the meeting of CEPOL partnership against crime and terrorism meeting, in Sarajevo. The IISG Deputy/Head of Secretariat, Senior Expert/Deputy Head, Ms. Maja Pinjo Talevska presented to the participants the state of play of the IISG mission, core tasks, and
Following the decisions of the 6th IISG Board meeting, on the 12th of October 2022, the IISG Secretariat called the fifth WBCTi working group meeting. This meeting served to present the state of play of the IISG Database, as well as to conclude the task of mapping responses for the second year (2021-2022). The IISG
Following the IISG Board meeting of June 2022, the IISG Secretariat met with representatives of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) of North Macedonia on the 25th of October 2022, for further consultations regarding the mapping responses and mapping support. The meeting aimed to expedite the work on mapping responses, the work on mapping support and
The IISG Secretariat met with the three structures per IISG Pillar on the 9th of December 2022, in Podgorica, at the offices of the Ministry of Interior. During the meeting discussion on the Response mapping process and support mapping process (IISG Database) were the main discussions in terms of what was done so far and
The IISG Secretariat held a meeting in Sarajevo, organised in two sessions with each of the three structures per IISG pillar. The aim of the meetings was to step up the work on mapping responses, mapping support, and providing information to the IISG Database. During both sessions, the IISG representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina agreed
Following the last National thematic meeting with partners from Bosnia and Hercegovina held on 12 December 2022 and 31 January 2023, and its conclusions, and aiming to step up the processes of mapping the responses and support, the IISG Secretariat organised follow-up meetings with Bosnia and Herzegovina partners to finalise the work on mapping the
Following the finalisation of the process of analysis of the response mapping reports for 2021 and 2022, the IISG Secretariat organised the Regional Support Working Group meeting for Pillar 1, Western Balkans Counter-Terrorism initiative (WBCTi) on 27th of April 2023, in Budva. Representatives of Western Balkans Partners, DG NEAR, Austria, Italy, Greece, Slovenia, and USA
On the 5th and 6th of September 2023 in Budva Montenegro, the IISG Secretariat participated in a workshop organised by the WB Regional Hub for Strong Cities Network which addressed terrorism and extremism issues. The IISG Head of Secretariat Mr. Agron Sojati moderated a panel on developing strategies for preventing violent extremism. Discussions with various
