The European Union has awarded over 4.000.000 EUR through a new Council Decision (2022/2321) of 25 November 2022 for a new phase of SEESAC activities, mainly extending support to coordination and ...
Western Balkan and Moldovan Criminal Police Services Build Capacities in Countering Trafficking and Illicit Possession of Firearms
Supported by the European Union, SEESAC organised the Regional Meeting of Criminal Police Representatives in Budva, Montenegro, on 30 November – 1 December. The criminal police plays a pivotal ...
Sweden Pledges New Contribution to Roadmap Multi-Partner Trust Fund
Sweden, one of the key contributors of the Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Multi-Partner Trust Fund, has confirmed the new contribution of 6,000,000 SEK (approximately 550,000 USD) to the Trust ...
Western Balkan Authorities to Make Firearms Licensing Gender Sensitive
With the support of the European Union, SEESAC is organising the first meeting of the Regional Working Group for the Development of a Tool for Gender Sensitive Firearms License Approval in Tirana on ...
Western Balkan Authorities Review Progress in SALW Control Roadmap Implementation
Six Local Coordination Meetings were organised during November 2022 by the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Commissions in Pristina, Podgorica, Tirana, Sarajevo, Belgrade, and Skopje. The meetings ...
Western Balkan Authorities Raise Institutional Capacities for Effective Prevention and Combatting of Use of Firearms in Domestic Violence
Supported by the European Union, SEESAC organised the first meeting of the Regional Working Group for the Prevention of the Use of Firearms in Domestic Violence through Risk Assessment in Podgorica on ...
SEESAC Presents Western Balkan Gender in Security Sector Reform Milestones at Female Leaders in Security and Defence Forum
Results achieved by SEESAC and its partners in the field of gender in security sector reform were presented at the Female Leaders in Security and Defence Forum organised under the aegis of the ...
Western Balkan and Moldovan Authorities Enhance Knowledge on Ballistic Examination and Intelligence
Supported by the European Union, SEESAC, in close collaboration with the United Kingdom’s National Ballistic Intelligence Service (NABIS), organised a regional meeting on knowledge and best practice ...
BiH Authorities Destroy 2,493 Pieces of Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Parts and Components
To increase public safety and security, the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina destroyed 2,493 small arms and light weapons, their parts and components (1,304 pieces of SALW and 1,189 pieces of ...
In Focus Armed Violence Monitor: Number of Firearm Incidents in Criminal Context Increased in 2021 Compared to 2020
Incidents related to organised crime, armed robberies, firearm thefts, as well as other incidents with a criminal background, continue to have an adverse impact on citizens across South East Europe, ...