The destruction of 820 pieces of SALW in Bosnia and Herzegovina

In order to sustain public safety and contribute to the prevention of illicit possession and misuse of firearms, authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina destroyed 820 pieces of weapons and 603 weapon ...

19th Regional Meeting of the South East Europe Firearms Experts Network

Senior police investigators, customs officials, prosecutors, ballistic experts, representatives of border police from six Western Balkan jurisdictions, Moldova and Ukrane, as well as representatives ...

200 representatives of the Ministry of Interior attended 4 trainings on Physical Security and Stockpile Management organized by SEESAC

In October, SEESAC concluded the last two in a series of four Workshops, which began in September, gathering the remaining 100 out of a total of 200 representatives of the Administrative Affairs ...

SEESAC and FRONTEX complete the joint Firearms Detection Courses with the training for Montenegrin Border Police

The Firearms Detection Course for the representatives of the Border Police of Montenegro was held at the Police Academy Training Centre from 23-27 October 2023 in Kupari, Croatia. This was the last in ...

July-September 2023 Quarterly Armed Violence Monitor draws attention to celebratory shootings during summer months

In its latest Quarterly Armed Violence Regional Monitor, SEESAC highlights trends regarding firearm incidents in South East Europe from July to September 2023. This quarter witnessed 953 firearm ...

Increasing the Quality of Investigations and Intelligence-led Policing through Enhanced Cooperation between the Firearms Focal Point, Prosecutors, and the Ballistic Laboratory In Priština

Last week SEESAC wrapped up a two-day Workshop on the Outreach of the FFP and Ballistic Laboratory to the Prosecution Office in Support of Firearms Investigations in Pristina, on 17-18 October. ...

Development of standard operating procedures for the SALW-related investigations

As part of its ongoing effort to support criminal police services in South East Europe, SEESAC  organized a workshop to support the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the General ...

4th Regional Meeting of SALW Awareness Raising Task Force Focuses on Advancing Communication with the Media and the Public

The Regional Awareness-raising Task Force (RAR TF) met for the 4th time in Tirana on 3-5 October 2023. In the aftermath of the heart-breaking incidents that have struck the region during the first ...

Authorities from the Region Enhance Knowledge of Weapons and Ammunition Management

Nearly 30 representatives of authorities and international organisations involved in physical security and stockpile management (PSSM) of conventional weapons and ammunition from the Western Balkans ...

SEESAC wrapped up two Physical Security and Stockpile Management Trainings for 100 participants of the Ministry of Interior of Serbia

Last week, SEESAC organized two back-to-back Trainings on Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) for 100 representatives of the Ministry of Interior of Serbia - Administrative Affairs ...