https://www.cepol.europa.eu/taxonomy-wb-pact 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/north-macedonia-strengthens-counter-terrorism-resilience-through-prevention-focused Sun, 15 Jun 2025 22:00:01 GMT Fighting terrorism remains a top priority for the European Union as well as for the Western Balkans (WB) region.  Findings from the 2022 Regional Operational Training Needs Analysis (OTNA) identify counter-terrorism prevention as a top priority for law enforcement in North Macedonia, with parti... 8925 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/strengthening-empact-participation-western-balkans-and-eastern-partners-build Thu, 01 May 2025 22:00:01 GMT As Europe continues to face threats like drug trafficking, cyber-attacks, or migrant smuggling, strengthening cross-border cooperation is important. Against these threats, partners from the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership regions gathered for a workshop designed to boost their operational ro... 8837 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-launches-first-accredited-training-international-cooperation-unit-ludovika Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:00:01 GMT Building on the activities implemented in the Western Balkans in the fight against organised crime and terrorism, the Western Balkans Partnership against Crime and Terrorism (WB PaCT) project, has launched the first accredited CEPOL training in collaboration with Ludovika University o... 8826 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-strengthens-cybercrime-investigation-skills-western-balkans Mon, 09 Dec 2024 23:00:01 GMT The Western Balkans Partnership against Crime and Terrorism (WB PaCT) project with support from the Western Balkans Cyber Capacity Centre (WB3C), and experts from Europol and the Romanian Police, recently organised an advanced training course on cybercrime investigations in Montenegro. The event bro... 8533 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/did-you-buy-fake Sun, 01 Dec 2024 23:00:01 GMT The illicit trade of medicine doesn’t stop at EU borders. To combat organised crime groups contributing to this public health threat, pharmaceutical crime investigators from the Eastern Partnership (EaP) and Western Balkans (WB) participated in a workshop on the illicit trade of medicines. The two-d... 8527 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/strategic-cooperation-forum-unites-stakeholders-eastern-partnership-western-balkans Tue, 06 Feb 2024 23:00:00 GMT The EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) held on 30-31 January a Joint Strategic Cooperation Forum within the framework of the TOPCOP and WB PaCT projects. This high-level meeting repre... 8314 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-hosts-workshop-combating-illegal-and-counterfeit-pesticide-trade Tue, 05 Dec 2023 23:00:00 GMT Pesticides are crucial in agriculture for pest and disease control, directly impacting food security and agricultural productivity. However, the illegal and counterfeit pesticide trade, which Europol reports as being valued at billions of euros globally, poses significant health, environmental,... 8271 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepols-wb-pact-project-organises-specialised-course-law-enforcement-officials-western Tue, 24 Oct 2023 22:00:00 GMT CEPOL's WB PaCT project is proud to announce an initiative aimed at enhancing the digital capabilities of law enforcement officials in the Western Balkans. A currently ongoing specialised course titled "Digital Skills for Law Enforcement Advancement" aims to equip participants with the essential kno... 8183 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/eu-neighbours-take-first-step-towards-creation-behaviour-analysis-handbook Thu, 28 Sep 2023 22:00:00 GMT Non-biased and science-based behaviour analysis contributes to efficient and fair surveillance, checks and investigations conducted by law enforcement officials. This technique is a crucial tool to support the EU's neighbours in the fight against serious and organised crime.With an eye set on this o... 8147 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/wb-pact-enhances-international-law-enforcement-cooperation-serious-and-organised Wed, 26 Apr 2023 22:00:00 GMT Strong cooperation between law enforcement and prosecutors on both national and international level is one of the prerequisites of the successful fight against serious and organised crime. To this end, the CEPOL WB PaCT project implemented a five-day long regional training course for officials from ... 7992 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/wb-pact-trains-law-enforcement-western-balkans-foreign-terrorist-fighters Thu, 30 Mar 2023 22:00:00 GMT The threat posed by Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) is a major issue for international and national security, as governments are attempting to find solutions to address the complex set of challenges posed by this phenomenon.To address this threat, CEPOL, in the framework of its WB PaCT project, or... 7961 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/international-cooperation/wb-pact Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:13:47 GMT Western Balkans Partnership against Crime and Terrorism project (2024-2028)The second phase of the Western Balkans Partnership against Crime and Terrorism project (WB PaCT) aims to further enhance the operational and strategic capacities of authorities in the Western Balkans to fight organised crime... 5908 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