Senior police investigators, customs officials, prosecutors, ballistic experts, border police representatives from six Western Balkan jurisdictions, Moldova and Ukraine, along with representatives of ...
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January-March 2024 Quarterly Armed Violence Monitor: Weapon Seizures Remain Prominent Despite a Drop in Overall Cases Involving Firearms
SEESAC has released its latest Quarterly Regional Armed Violence Monitor, offering insights into the trends of firearm incidents in South East Europe from January to March 2024. The first quarter ...
South-East Europe Criminal Police Services Jointly Address the Evolving Threats and Enhance Mitigation Capacities in Combatting Illicit Firearms Trafficking
The representatives of Criminal Police Services of six South-East Europe jurisdictions, including criminal investigators and the representatives from CSI units, have gathered for a two-day Regional ...
Regional Meeting on Firearms Trafficking Investigation gathers law enforcement agencies from Western Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine in Belgrade
SEESAC and EMPACT Firearms co-organized the Regional Meeting on Firearms Trafficking Investigation held in Belgrade on 26-27 March. The Meeting brought together representatives from six Western Balkan ...
Outreach of the Firearms Focal Points and Ballistic Laboratory to the Prosecutors successfully held in Podgorica and Tirana
In February and March 2024, SEESAC successfully concluded two sessions on the Outreach of the Firearms Focal Points (FFP) and Ballistic Laboratory of the Ministry of the Interior to the Prosecution ...
5th Meeting of Regional Awareness Raising Task Force: Breaking the Cycle of Violence
The Regional Awareness-raising Task Force (RAR TF) facilitated by SEESAC with support from the EU and the Regional Cooperation Council, met for the fifth time on 3-4 April 2024 in Skopje to learn more ...
Workshop on the Outreach of the Ballistic Laboratory to the Prosecutors successfully held in Skopje
On 28 March in Skopje, SEESAC supported the outreach sessions of ballistic experts from the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of North Macedonia to the Prosecution Office in support of firearms ...
Work on drafting the new Law on Weapons and Ammunition in Serbia continues
Continuing its support to the Ministry of Interior of Serbia in drafting the new Law on Weapons and Ammunition, SEESAC organized the second Workshop on the draft Law on Weapons and Ammunition in Sabac ...
The Montenegrin Border Police Better Prepared for the Fight Against Illicit Firearms Trafficking, with the Support of the EU and UNDP SEESAC
The Border Police of Montenegro received one million euros worth of equipment in support to their efforts to counter illicit firearms trafficking, which was donated by the EU through the UNDP SEESAC program.
The donated equipment will be used for the control and monitoring of the state border, with the aim to more effectively combat the illegal trafficking and misuse of firearms making this way ...
Regional Steering Group on SALW Convenes for Successful Annual Meeting
On March 7, 2024, the Regional Steering Group (RSG) on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) held its annual meeting online, bringing together key stakeholders from across Southeast and Eastern Europe. ...