WBCTi

WBCTI

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.

THE WBCTi STRUCTURE

The activity of WBCTi is a conducted from the Support Group which is a technical forum where its members meet on a regular basis. The IISG Secretariat facilitates the work of the Support Group. The tasks of the support group include:  

  • Contributing to the “Biennial Needs Mapping” and the “Annual Response Mapping”. Each member of the Support Group commits to informing the Secretariat of any ongoing or future development in the area of this pillar, such as new laws and implementing decisions, strategies and action plans, actions in general;
  • Western Balkans partners also inform on their specific needs and requirements;
  • Stimulating debate and generating new ideas for increased synergies and cooperation;
  • Assisting the Secretariat in reaching out to relevant stakeholders nationally and regionally and gathering information;

Providing regular input to the IISG secure database.

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Support Group Members

Tasks

Decision making process

Accomplished Products

Products in process

1

DG NEAR Directorate-General for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations

  • The Methodology and templates on needs mapping;

  • Reports on needs mapping;

  • Methodology on response mapping;

  • Reports on response mapping;

  • Methodology on IISG Database;

  • Methodology on Support Group contribution and procedures;

  • Report of analysis for the IISG database;

  • Proposal/s to the IISG Board;

  • IISG Secretariat consulting members on methodologies and products; 

  • Support Group proposing to the IISG Board the methodologies and products;

  • IISG Board making decisions;

  • The Methodology and templates on mapping needs;

  • Methodology on becoming an IISG member;

  • The review of the relevant WB and EU documents related to the WBBSi Pillar;

  • Working Group WBBSi Pillar Meetings;

  • Cross-Cutting Working Group Pillar Meetings;

  • Thematic WBBSi meetings;

  • Governing bodies in WB;

  • Communication Strategy and Action Plan;

  • Mapping needs report;

  • Narrative reporting on WBBSi needs mapping;
  • Response mapping report;
  • Methodology on response mapping;
  • Methodology on IISG database;
  • Analyzing the IISG database;
  • Methodology on Support Group contribution and procedures;

2

EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies upon notification to the Board

3

Albania: Ministry of Interior, including relevant bodies for Border Security

4

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ministry of Security, including relevant bodies for Border Security

5

Kosovo*: Ministry of Interior; including relevant bodies for Border Security:

6

Montenegro: Ministry of Interior; including relevant bodies for Border Security;

7

North Macedonia: Ministry of Interior; including relevant bodies for Border Security;

8

Serbia: Ministry of Interior; including relevant bodies for Border Security;

9

RCC / Regional Cooperation Council – Political Department

10

Austria – Ministry of Interior

11

Slovenia – Ministry of Interior

12

UNODC – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

13

PCC SEE – Police Cooperation Convention for Southeast Europe

14

DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

15

France – Regional Security Coordinator for the WB

16

Italy – Ministry of Interior

17

United Kingdom – Regional Security Coordinator for the WB

18

OSCE – Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Mission to Bosnia and Hercegovina

19

GIZ – German Corporation for International Cooperation – Sarajevo Regional Office

NB: The information related to WBCTi pillar is updated every three months.

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

Materials

WBCTi Events & Activities