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 ...

SEESAC supports preparations for this year’s Joint Action Days and the drafting of the two-year Operational Action Plan (OAP) within the EMPACT FIREARMS JAD SEE framework

From 4 to 6 September 2023 in Skopje, SEESAC organized the Regional Workshop on Intelligence Collection in support of the implementation of the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal ...

April-June 2023 Quarterly Armed Violence Monitor: Drop in Number of Criminal Context Incidents, Undetermined Shootings, and Suicides with Firearms

SEESAC has just published its latest Quarterly Armed Violence Regional Monitor, shedding light on the trends of firearm incidents in South East Europe from April to June 2023. This quarter ...

SEESAC and FRONTEX Continue Cooperation to Enhance Firearms Detection Capabilities for North Macedonia's Border Police and Customs Officials

SEESAC and FRONTEX joined their forces once again to support authorities in the Western Balkans in strengthening their ability to detect firearms. This time, representatives from North Macedonia's ...