PANEL DISCUSSION "POLICE INTEGRITY IN THE WESTERN BALKANS"

Regional network of civil society organizations POINTPULSE is organizing a panel “Police Integrity in the Western Balkans” that will be held on Friday, 8 May from 9:30 in the Hotel Bosnia, Kulovica 9 in Sarajevo. The discussion will be held in Serbian, Montenegrin, Bosnian and English language. Simultaneous translation will NOT be provided.

These questions will be address at the event:

-How can civil society encourage accountability and integrity in policing?

-What are main problems in developing accountable police in the region?

-What are the main risks of corruption in the police?

-In which parts of the police there is most danger of corruption?

-What should be the priorities of the police reform process in the region?

Introductory speech: Deputy Minister of Security in Bosnia and Herzegovina Miljo Krešić.

Panellists:

-Sasa Djordjevic, Researcher, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP),

-Alma Kovacevic, Programme Coordinator, Centre for Security Studies (CSS) from Sarajevo,

-Dina Bajramspahić, Public Policy Researcher, Institute Alternative (IA) from Podgorica,

-Plator Avdiu, Researcher, Kosovo Centre for Security Studies (KCSS) from Pristina.

Moderator: Hamza Visca from the Centre for Security Studies, Sarajevo

Please confirm your participation until Thursday 4th May by phone: +387 33 262 455 / 262 456 or email: alma@css.ba.

This event is a part of the “Western Balkans Pulse for Police Integrity and Trust – POINTPULSE” project supported by the European Union through Civil Society Facility programme (EuropeAid/136-034/C/ACT/Multi). Content of the project is the sole responsibility of the BCSP and the views expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.