https://www.cepol.europa.eu/taxonomy-western-balkans en Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:00:01 GMT https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/first-counter-terrorism-support-network-workshop-takes-place-budapest Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:00:01 GMT The Western Balkans Partnership against Crime and Terrorism project (WB PaCT) brought together counter-terrorism and strategic analysis officials at CEPOL Headquarters in Budapest on 3–4 December for the first workshop of the Counter-Terrorism Support Network (CTSN). The activity marked an important... 9094 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-executive-director-attends-albania-ministerial-meeting-berlin-process Thu, 14 Sep 2023 22:00:00 GMT CEPOL's Executive Director, Montserrat Marín López participated this week in the Ministerial Meeting of the Berlin Process, where high-level discussions centred on critical security topics in the Western Balkans.The event, which took place on 14 September in Tirana, Albania, brought together promine... 8138 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/wb-pact-project-completes-regional-course-explore-investigation-challenges-counter Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:00:00 GMT Prague, 23 September 2022 – The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), supported by the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the European Union Law Enforcement Agency (Europol) and the European Union Agency fo... 1266 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/wb-pact-and-iproceeds-2-projects-deliver-training-cyber-attacks-western-balkans Thu, 14 Jul 2022 08:30:44 GMT The CEPOL WB PaCT project, in partnership with iPROCEEDS-2, the joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, organised an on-site training course on interagency and international cooperation on cyber-attacks to enhance the knowledge of the beneficiaries from the Western Balkans. Th... 1243 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/wb-pact-network-platform-brings-together-counter-terrorism-specialists-western Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:34:08 GMT The network platform of the WB PaCT project provided an opportunity for counter terrorism specialists of the Western Balkans to share expertise with Europol, Eurojust and CEPOL and to discuss the benefits of partnering with the EU agencies in fighting terrorism.The two-day workshop was hosted by Eur... 1239 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepols-western-balkans-partnership-against-crime-and-terrorism-project-implements Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:37:05 GMT The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training, with the support of Europol, implemented a five-day training course on Countering Terrorism Financing for the beneficiaries of the Western Balkans Partnership against Crime and Terrorism project. The activity took place between 25 and 29 Octobe... 1163 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/webinar-10-2021-illicit-drug-markets-western-balkans-trends-and-impact-covid-19 Wed, 03 Nov 2021 22:00:00 GMT The aim of the webinar is to describe latest trends and developments in the area of drug trafficking in the Western Balkans.By the end of the webinar the participants will be able to:describe ongoing developments regarding illicit drug markets in the Western Balkans, including the impact of COVID-19... 3163 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-executive-director-meets-minister-internal-affairs-north-macedonia Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:44:44 GMT CEPOL Executive Director, Dr. h.c. Detlef Schröder is concluding today a 2-day visit in Skopje, where he had several high-level meetings. The purpose of this visit was to further strengthen cooperation with North Macedonia and discuss how the agency can support the country’s efforts to combat organi... 1155 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/first-strategic-cooperation-forum-brings-together-high-level-law-enforcement Mon, 31 May 2021 15:41:40 GMT Within the framework of the EU-funded “Partnership against Crime and Terrorism” project in the Western Balkans (WB PaCT), CEPOL and Europol today hosted the first Strategic Cooperation Forum (SCF) to discuss the training priorities in the key security threat areas with the long-term objective to str... 1113 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/final-issue-unodc-cepol-newsletter-capacity-building-project-financial-investigations Tue, 09 Jun 2020 13:20:09 GMT Find out more about the joint capacity building project in the field of Financial Investigations in the six Western Balkan jurisdictions under the framework of the Integrative Internal Security Governance (IISG), run by The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) in partnership wi... 1023 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-financial-investigation-service-training-public-procurement-fraud-and-money Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:55:36 GMT CEPOL Financial Investigations In-Service Training on ‘Financial Investigations related to Public Procurement Fraud and Money Laundering’, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.The ninth tailor made regional training within the framework of the capacity building project Western Balkans Financial Investig... 996 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/read-unodc-cepol-newsletter-capacity-building-project-financial-investigations-0 Fri, 31 Jan 2020 11:46:11 GMT Find out more about the joint capacity building project in the field of Financial Investigations in the six Western Balkan jurisdictions under the framework of the Integrative Internal Security Governance (IISG), run by The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) in partnership wi... 993 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/read-unodc-cepol-newsletter-capacity-building-project-financial-investigations-south Thu, 24 Oct 2019 13:18:40 GMT Find out more about the joint capacity building project in the field of Financial Investigations in the six Western Balkan jurisdictions under the framework of the Integrative Internal Security Governance (IISG), run by The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) in partnership wi... 963 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/4th-edition-joint-newsletter-unodc-cepol-capacity-building-project-financial Fri, 19 Jul 2019 10:02:38 GMT Find out more about the joint capacity building project in the field of Financial Investigations in the six Western Balkan jurisdictions under the framework of the Integrative Internal Security Governance (IISG), run by The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) in partnership wi... 939 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepols-western-balkan-financial-investigation-regional-training-montenegro Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:33:32 GMT Over 30 participants from 20 countries gathered between 17-21 June 2019 in Podgorica, capital of Montenegro, to take part in CEPOL's “Financial investigations in connection with THB and migrant smuggling” programme.This residential course of Western Balkan Financial Investigation In-Service 2017-20... 928 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-training-montenegro-effective-financial-investigations-against-organised Thu, 23 May 2019 16:27:16 GMT 6th national training on ' Effective financial investigations against organised criminal groups – gathering of evidence and its challenges' was organised earlier this month in the frame of CEPOL's Western Balkan Financial Investigation In-Service 2017-2019 Project.Between 6-10 May 2019, 24 experts ... 921 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-financial-investigations-service-training-challenges-multi-agency-cooperation Wed, 03 Apr 2019 11:16:11 GMT CEPOL Financial Investigations In-Service Training on ‘Challenges of multiagency cooperation in regard to effective financial investigations’, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe fifth tailor made national training within the framework of the capacity building project Western Balkans Financial Inves... 909 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/countering-money-laundering-and-terrorism-financing-training-serbia Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:27:23 GMT After successful implementation of tailor made national training in Pristina, Tirana and Skopje, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) within the framework of the capacity building project Western Balkans Financial Investigation In-Service Training 2017-2019 (FI Project)1 or... 898 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-fi-project-organised-and-implemented-3rd-regional-course-threats-cybercrime Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:11:37 GMT The course on ‘Threats of cybercrime – challenges of financial investigations’ was organised by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) within the framework of the capacity building project Western Balkans Financial Investigation In-Service Training 2017-2019 (FI Project)[1]. ... 892 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/future-activities-under-capacity-building-project-cepol-unodc-financial Tue, 18 Dec 2018 17:01:43 GMT The third meeting of the national project focal points dedicated to the implementation of the joint UNODC – CEPOL project on capacity building on financial investigations on South Eastern Europe took place at CEPOL HQ in Budapest, today.Overview of the accomplished results by this year’s activities,... 887 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu