Newsletter 6/2010

October 20, 2010

 
IN FOCUS
Ljubica Jelušič, Minister of Defence of Slovenia (Photo: www.delo.si)

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REGIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE COOPERATION IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE, by Ljubica Jelušič, Minister of Defence of Slovenia

International security environment has changed significantly over the past decade. Constantly evolving threats and challenges combined with limited financial and other resources call for pragmatic regional cooperation...

 
OUR SOUTH EAST EUROPE

INTERVIEW with Avgustina Tzvetkova, Deputy Minister of Defence of Bulgaria

Stronger political and military cooperation in the region needed to confront emerging security threats

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10 years of RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation, by Centre Director, Ambassador Nikola Todorcevski

RACVIAC was established in 2000 as the Regional Arms Control Verification and Implementation Assistance Centre, with the aim of providing arms control training, promoting confidence- and security-building measures...

Ambassador Nikola Todorčevski, Director of RACVIAC (Photo: courtesy of Mr. Todorčevski)

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Region focuses on disaster risk reduction

Frequency of major natural disasters including the losses caused by them has increased significantly over the last decades. The number of disasters grew from 100 in 1975 to.... 

RCC works to advance regional cooperation in disaster risk reduction and preparedness in South East Europe (Photo: www.sott.net)

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Stepping up women’s representation in military structures

Women have been engaged in military for thousands of years in the past throughout the world. Although frequently granted only supporting, logistics roles, women maintained continuous presence in military or security structures...

RCC promotes gender equality in South East Europe (Photo: www.sofiaecho.net)

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GUEST COMMENTATOR
Sonja Stojanović, Director of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (Photo: courtesy of Ms Stojanović)
"Security cooperation among Western Balkan states could be taken for the most relevant indicator of stabilization in the region. This is because it presumes cooperation exactly among those parts..."
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Sonja Stojanović
Director of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

 
EVENTS CALENDAR

RCC EVENTS

20.10.2010 - 21.10.2010

Regional conference on role of inspectors in education quality assurance, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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CULTURAL EVENTS IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE

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ACTIVITIES IN BRIEF

South East European public broadcasters request support from European institutions to avoid digitalization gap

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Published (from April 2010 to December 2013) by: Regional Cooperation Council Secretariat

Editor: Dinka Živalj
Contributor: Ratka Babić
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The publication of this newsletter has been made possible through a financial support by the Federal Republic of Germany.

The views expressed in the articles/interviews are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Regional Cooperation Council and its Secretariat.