Events

IISG Support Group meeting for WBBSi, Montenegro

The IISG Secretariat organized a Regional Pillar Support Group meeting of the Western Balkan Border Security Initiative (WBBSi) on the 10th of June 2022 in Podgorica, to finalize the process of drafting the needs mapping reports that are to be proposed for adoption on the forthcoming 6th IISG Board meeting on the 20th of June

The 6th Integrative Internal Security Governance (IISG) Board Meeting, Sarajevo, Bosnia I Herzegovina.

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

“Enhance cooperation in the fight against international drug trafficking” meeting in Athens, Greece.

All European actors involved in the fight against drug trafficking in South-Eastern Europe, known as Balkan Europe, meet on Tuesday 27th and 28th of September 2022, in Athens for a seminar to strengthen police cooperation. This seminar, which took place behind closed doors, was organized at the initiative of the Directorate of International Security Cooperation

IISG meeting with RAI, in Sarajevo

On the 5th of October 2022, the IISG Head of Secretariat (HoS) Mr. Sojati was invited by the Head of RAI (Regional Anti-Corruption initiative) in Sarajevo, Ms. Desislava Gotskova, to the RAI premises. RAI joined the IISG on the last IISG Board meeting, on the 20th of June 2022 as a new member. This meeting

Regional Network of National CT-P/CVE Coordinators (RNNC) of the Western Balkans (WB)

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

IISG Secretariat at CEPOL meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia I Herzegovina

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

WBCTi Pillar 1 Support Group Meeting of IISG in Sarajevo, Bosnia i Herzegovina

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

National thematic meetings with WB Partners, Skopje, North Macedonia

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

Meeting with EUD delegation in Skopje, North Macedonia

The IISG Secretariat met with representatives of the EUD delegation in Skopje on the 26th of October 2022. The IISG Secretariat provided short summary of the objective and the aim of the IISG, describing the activities related to the needs mapping process, response mapping process, and the IISG Database. The IISG Secretariat explained the mapping

Meeting with MARRI in Skopje, North Macedonia

The IISG Secretariat visited on the 26th of October 2022, the Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI) in Skopje, to provide a short briefing on the activities undertaken in the past period. During the meeting, IISG Secretariat informed on the activities related to the needs mapping process, response mapping process, and support mapping process i.e.

Meeting with NIPAC office in Skopje, North Macedonia

On the 26th of October 2022, the IISG Secretariat visited the office of NIPAC in Skopje. The aim of the meeting was to provide brief information on the IISG, as a regional mechanism established with a Commission decision, representing strategic EU-WB security partnership and strong regional ownership, with all Western Balkans Ministries of Interior/Security in

Meeting with OSCE mission in Skopje, North Macedonia

The IISG Secretariat visited the offices of OSCE in Skopje, on the 27th of October 2022. This was the first meeting between the IISG Secretariat and the OSCE mission in Skopje. The aim of the meeting was to establish initial communication and exchange of information on the synergies between IISG and OSCE. The IISG Secretariat