Events

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

IISG Secretariat meeting with OSCE Mission to Montenegro, 8th of December 2022

The IISG Secretariat had a meeting with the OSCE Mission in Podgorica on the 8th of December 2022. The OSCE Mission in Montenegro was informed on the work of the IISG, and the progress achieved so far, including the benefits and obligations stemming from the potential membership in IISG. The Head of IISG Secretariat (HoS),

Thematic meetings with WB Partners, Montenegro

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

Meeting between the IISG Secretariat and the Police Director of Republika Srpska

On 27 February 2023, the IISG Secretariat visited the Police Directorate of Republika Srpska in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The main purpose of the meeting was to provide introductory information and state of play of the IISG work to the Police Director of Republika Srpska, Mr. Siniša Kostrešević. The meeting discussed The role of

A high-level strategic meeting on 9 March 2023 in Tivat, Montenegro

The Head of IISG Secretariat Mr. Agron Sojati was invited to deliver a presentation on the IISG state of play at the high-level meeting on “Fight against High Risk Criminal Networks identified, with a special emphasis on encrypted platforms”, organised by the Italian Ministry of Interior. The meeting took place in Tivat, Montenegro, on the

Regional Support Group Meeting – WBCSCi Pillar, Tirana, Albania

Following the finalisation of the process of analysis for the response mapping reports, the IISG Secretariat organised the 5th Regional Support Group meeting on Pillar 2 - Western Balkans Counter Serious Crime initiative (WBCSCi), on 25th of April 2023, in Tirana. Representatives of Western Balkans Partners, CEPOL, OSCE, Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Greece, and GIZ discussed