As part of the overall IISG process, the IISG Secretariat held two-day consultations with partners in Pristina, on the 16th and 17th of December 2021. The IISG Secretariat was represented by the Head of the IISG Secretariat, Mr. Agron Sojati, and the senior expert/Deputy Head of the IISG Secretariat, Ms. Maja Pinjo Talevska. The national
In the period 21st – 22nd of December 2021, the IISG Secretariat organized the National-level thematic coordination meetings in Belgrade. The meetings gathered designated persons for the 3 Pillars from the Ministry of the Interior of Serbia. The IISG Secretariat was represented by the Head of IISG Secretariat, Mr. Agron Sojati, and the IISG Secretariat
On the 21st – 22nd of December 2021, the IISG Secretariat organized the National-level thematic coordination meetings in Tirana. The sessions were scheduled with designated persons from the Ministry of Interior of Albania to discuss the process of finalizing the Biennial Needs Mapping report for WBCTi, WBCSCi, and WBBSi, to be sent to Governing Board
On the 22nd of December 2021, in Tirana, Albania, the IISG Secretariat held a meeting with ARK IT. The aim of the meeting was to increase the capacities of Western Balkan partners in providing data to the IISG database. The IISG Secretariat was represented by senior expert/Deputy Head of IISG Secretariat, Ms. Maja Pinjo Talevska,
The IISG Secretariat organized the National-level thematic coordination meetings in Podgorica on the 23rd and 24th of December 2021. The meetings gathered designated persons from the Ministry of the Interior of Montenegro in charge of the IISG agenda. The aim of the meeting was to finalize the needs mapping report for 3 Pillars, WBCTi, WBCSCi,
On the 27th and 28th of January 2022, the IISG Secretariat held a meeting in Belgrade, with the Ministry of Interior of Serbia in order to: finalize the drafts of methodologies on response mapping, IISG Database, and the methods of organization and decision-making of meetings of IISG Support Group. During the two-day mission in Belgrade,
On the dates of the consultations with the Serbian authorities in Belgrade, the Secretariat had planned meetings with the IISG members, residing in Belgrade. On the 27th of January 2022, the IISG held a meeting on the premises of the French Embassy with Mr. Constantin Prevelakis, Counsellor/Regional Coordinator of the French; center of expertise on
The IISG Secretariat on the 1st of February 2022 received the Head of Joint Coordination Platform, Mr. Berndt Korner, Ms. Sanja Selak-Ostojic (JCP), and Mr. Karlheinz Gortano, Liaison Officer – Attache of the Austrian Embassy in Sarajevo. This was the first meeting between the JCP and the IISG Secretariat, where the IISG concept and the
On the 11th of February 2022, the IISG Secretariat hosted Mr. Cedric Grousset, Advisor on the Cyber Balkans Project in Western Balkans from the French Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. The meeting was held on request from the French expert, as a follow-up to the meeting, which took place at the French Embassy in January 2022,
The meeting between the IISG Secretariat and the CEPOL took place on the 23rd of February 2022, at the premises of the IISG Secretariat at the request of CEPOL. The aim of the meeting was to brief respective organizations, on the current progress of both projects, where the IISG Secretariat is planning to exchange experiences
On the 24th of February 2022, GIZ representatives visited the premises of the IISG Secretariat in Sarajevo, BiH. The head of the regional project on countering serious crime in Western Balkan (IPA 2019), Mr. Oliver Janser, and the project adviser, Mr. Jurgen Hauser, discussed the current developments of the IISG and the need to align
On the 24th of February 2022 in Sarajevo, Bosnia I Herzegovina IISG Secretariat held an informal meeting with the Political Department of RCC, GIZ, and CEPOL to discuss the future development of the IISG. IISG Secretariat and RCC Political Department continuously reach out to potential members toward the IISG platform. The RCC serving as a
