Forth Security Research Forum Belgrade-Prishtina-Tirana

Police and Security Cooperation between Albania Serbia and Kosovo

24th of January 2014 Hotel Tirana International, Teuta Hall

DRAFT AGENDA

09:30 Registration of the Participants

09:40 Opening remarks Sotiraq Hroni, Executive Director, IDM

09:45 – 11:00 Police and law enforcement cooperation between Serbia, Kosovo and Albania

This panel will discuss the cooperation on police matters between Belgrade, Prishtina and Tirana, which has been identified as the most advanced area of cooperation. Given that this area falls under the chapters 23 and 24 of the acquis communautaire the development of cooperation in this area will be beneficial to the countries involved as it will mark a further progress in the EU accession process.

Discussion topics:

• What are the main achievements of this cooperation? • What remains to be done in order to meet the EU conditions on police and law enforcement cooperation? • What lessons can be drawn from police cooperation that can apply to other areas?

Panellists:

• Artan Bajraktari, Director, International Cooperation and Coordination Directorate, General Directorate of State Police • Senior Representative of EU Delegation to Albania, TBC • Veton Elshani, Head of Section for International and local Cooperation at Kosovo Police (ILECU)

Moderator: Sotiraq Hroni, IDM

10:30-11:00 Questions and Answers from the Participant

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15– 12:30 Public opinion and regional cooperation – How much policies reflect public perceptions and demands?

In the framework of the Security Research Forum Belgrade-Prishtina-Tirana, the three partner organizations conducted a public opinion survey on Serbian-Albanian relations in the context of personal safety, national security and security integration in September 2013. This panel will discuss the main findings and highlights of the public opinion perception in the three countries related to regional cooperation.

Discussion topics:

• What do the people think? – Highlights from the Survey on regional cooperation • How much has the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina changed public opinion on regional cooperation • The future of cooperation between Belgrade-Pristina-Tirana – how to include public concerns in a generally elite driven process?

Panellists: • Sonja Stojanovic, Director of Belgrade Centre for Security Policy • Florian Qehaja, Director of Kosovar Centre for Security Studies • Foto Duro, Center for European and Security Affairs, IDM

Moderator: Arjan Dyrmishi, IDM

12:00-12:30 Questions and Answers from the Participant

12:30 Concluding remarks by organizers

12:45 Lunch

NOTE: IDM and KCSS representatives will speak in Albanian and the BCSP partners will speak in English. Simultaneous translation Albanian-English-Albanian will be provided.