WBCTi

Objective of the WB CTi

The Western Balkan Counter-Terrorism initiative (WBCTi) is an EU-supported effort to respond to the development related to Terrorism, Violent Extremism and Radicalisation phenomena in the Western Balkans by maximizing the potential of Regional Cooperation policy and by merging the efforts of all relevant security actors in this area of policy development in an efficient and sustainable manner.

Support Group Members

• DG NEAR Directorate-General for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations;
• EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies upon notification to the Board;
• Albania: Ministry of Interior, Directorate for CT; P/CVE Center;
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ministry of Security, Coordinator for CT and P/CVE; SIPA; OSA; Federal Ministry of Interior (FBiH); Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska, Police of Brcko District;
• Kosovo*: Ministry of Interior; Directorate for CT; CT and P/CVE National Coordinator;
• Montenegro: Ministry of Interior; CT and P/CVE National Coordinator;
• North Macedonia: Ministry of Interior; Committee for CT and P/CVE;
• Serbia: Ministry of Interior; designated authority of CT and P/CVE;
• RCC / Regional Cooperation Council – Political Department;
• Austria – Ministry of Interior;
• Slovenia – Ministry of Interior;
• UNODC – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime;
• PCC SEE Secretariat – Police Cooperation Convention for Southeast Europe;
• DCAF Ljubljana – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance;
• France – Regional Security Coordinator for the WB;
• Italy – Ministry of Interior;
• United Kingdom – Regional Security Coordinator for the WB;
• Bulgaria;
• OSCE – Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe;
• GIZ – German Agency for International Cooperation GmbH;

Tasks

• The Methodology and templates on needs mapping;
• Reports on needs mapping;
• Methodology for becoming an IISG member;
• Methodology of response mapping;
• Reports on response mapping;
• Methodology for mapping support to the IISG needs (IISG Database);
• Group contribution and procedures;
• Report of analysis for the IISG database;
• Proposal/s to the IISG Board;

Decision-making process

• IISG Secretariat consulting members on methodologies and products;
• Support Group proposing to the IISG Board the methodologies and products;
• IISG Board  making decisions;

Accomplished Products

• The Methodology and templates for mapping needs;
• Methodology for becoming an IISG member;
• Methodology of response mapping;
• Methodology for mapping support to the IISG needs (IISG Database);
• The review of the relevant national and EU documents related to the WBCTi Pillar;
• Working Group WBCTi Pillar Meetings;
• Cross-Cutting Working Group Pillar Meetings;
• National thematic WBCTi meetings;
• Governing bodies in WB;
• Communication Strategy and Action Plan;
• Mapping needs report;
• Narrative reporting on WBCTi needs mapping.

Products in process

• Response mapping report;
• Analyzing the IISG database;
• Methodology on Support Group contribution and procedures.