TRIO PRESIDENCY OF SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA AND AUSTRIA 18-MONTH WORK PROGRAMME 1 January 2014– 30 June 2015 Based on the Salzburg Forum Vision 2020 the Salzburg Forum continues to strategically plan its action by way of an 18-month work programme. In the forthcoming period the Salzburg Forum remains an informal regional security partnership operating on three levels: EU level, regional level and the level of cooperation with third countries. At the EU level it will be our goal to identify and enforce our shared interests by using the established coordination mechanism and ways of cooperation - meetings in margins of EU working groups or JAI Council sessions, joint position papers and letters. On the regional level the Salzburg Forum will focus on specific areas of police cooperation (witness protection, mass events, road-traffic safety etc) and disaster management, the main form of cooperation being expert meetings and workshops. Regarding its external dimension the Salzburg Forum will continue to concentrate on – from the security point of view - most relevant neighbourhood, i.e. our Friends of the Salzburg Forum from the Western Balkans and Eastern neighbours. The leading role in the implementation of the majority of objectives will be carried out by Slovakia, Slovenia and Austria, which take up the Trio Presidency of the Salzburg Forum as of 1 January 2014. 1 1. COOPERATION AT EU LEVEL The following are identified as those strategic issues expected to be on the EU agenda in the next 18 months where cooperation within the Salzburg Forum should be enhanced and possible shared interests could be explored. This is a living document which can be amended and updated according to future needs and developments. Time - Action Objectives Activities Lead nation(s) frame 1. Preparation of Channelling the interests Elaboration of joint Slovakia (SCIFA) January – the future of the SF states position papers at Slovenia (CATS) June 2014 development in into the new the level of COSI, Austria (COSI) the area of home programme/guidelines SCIFA, CATS affairs (Post- Stockholm Programme/ guidelines) 2. Accession of Strong and continuous Exploring ways of Slovakia ongoing Bulgaria and support of the Salzburg assistance to Poland Romania to the Forum states to Bulgaria Romania and Schengen area and Romania Bulgaria 3. Implementation Effective implementation Preparation of a Austria ongoing and further and further development discussion paper on development of of the EU Internal the further the EU Internal Security Strategy, development of the Security Strategy strengthening the role of Internal Security COSI Strategy 4. Common Swift, full and Further steps Romania ongoing European Asylum coordinated towards advanced System implementation of the practical Common European cooperation with Asylum System the support of the European Asylum Support Office 5. Identifying Increasing effective Further steps Austria EUROPOL / enforcement of EU towards advanced (member of EnviCrimeNet environmental practical EnviCrimeNet and EUROJUST / legislation and national cooperation with steering group) Working Group penal law through the support of Environmental suitable national EUROPOL / Crime enforcement structures EnviCrimeNet and Prosecutors as EUROJUST / supporting tool Working Group for tackling Environmental environmental Crime Prosecutors crime 2 6. EU Fundamental Promoting the Drawing up a Austria Rights understanding and manual of EU respect of EU fundamental rights fundamental rights and values 7. Integrity and Promoting the need for a Slovenia ethics in uniform framework of authorities ensuring integrity and competent for ethics in law the provision of enforcement authorities public security 3 2. REGIONAL PRACTICAL COOPERATION Lead Time - Action Objective(s) Activities nation(s) frame 1. Witness Enhance the cooperation Implementation of the Slovakia 2014 protection along the agreement agreement Slovenia Facilitate the secure Meeting of the SF communication and working group – information exchange exchange of experience between the Salzburg Creation of a sub- Forum States platform in the framework of the existing Europol Platform for SF Experts 2. Vehicle crime Improving the regional Establishment of the SF Slovakia 2014-2015 cooperation working group – Austria common determination of priorities Joint training measures in the field of vehicle identification Regular border focus missions 3. Cross-border Improving regional Working meetings on Slovenia 2014-2015 transport of cooperation at the transnational Austria waste in relation operative level environmental crime and to environmental cross-border waste crime shipments including all relevant stakeholders, including customs 4. CBE - Facilitating Implementation of the Signature of the SF CBE Hungary ongoing cross-border SF CBE agreement agreement by more Austria enforcement of states road-safety Negotiation and related traffic conclusion the offences implementing agreement (ATIA) to the above-mentioned agreement Practical implementation (EUCARIS) 4 5. Police Improving the Expert meeting – Slovakia 1st half cooperation cooperation among the exchange of good 2014 during mass law enforcement practices regarding events authorities measures eliminating spectator violence during international mass sport events ensuring the persistent use and implementation of the EU-handbook 6. Implementation Active involvement of Coordination of joint Bulgaria ongoing of PA 11 – the SF states in the activities Romania Security of the EU implementation of the Drafting and Strategy for the objectives set forth in PA implementation of joint Danube Region 11 of EUSDR projects (EUSDR) Implementation of the DARIF project 7. Fight against free Intensifying cooperation Exchange of information, Slovakia movement abuse against the free statistics and practical in EU movement abuse in EU experience on all forms of free movement abuse 5 3. COOPERATION WITH THIRD COUNTRIES Lead Time - Action Objective(s) Activities nation(s) frame 1. Cooperation with the countries of the Western Balkan 1.1. Cyber Security Intensifying cooperation Exchange of information, Austria ongoing in the area of cyber strategic approaches, security including and practical experience cybercrime and protection of critical information infrastructure 1.2. Fight against Establishing alliances Promote active Austria ongoing illegal migration cooperation with the Hungary countries of origin and Slovenia transit Implementation of fast and efficient measures that provide sufficient capacity to competent institutions in each state to properly manage immigration movement 1.3. EU Fundamental Promoting the Austria Rights understanding and respect of EU fundamental rights in the Western Balkans 1.4. Improving Police Increasing the police Austria ongoing Cooperation in cooperation in the field Slovenia Southeast Europe of trans-border crime 1.5. Support to Bringing Montenegro ongoing Montenegro and and Serbia closer to the Serbia with a EU standards on the view to the EU judiciary and accession fundamental rights and negotiations justice, freedom and where chapters security 23 and 24 are of significant importance 1.6. Improving Police Awareness raising and Promotion, working Austria Cooperation in supporting capacity groups, information Southeast Europe building in tackling exchange in the field of environmental crime, environmental especially illegal disposal 6 crime of waste 2. Cooperation with the Eastern neighbours 2.1. Implementation Strengthening the Implementation of EC CZ, PL, HU, ongoing of the Action implementation of the Targeted Initiative on RO, SK and Plan of the Eastern dimension of the Support of Prague other Prague Process Global Approach to Process Action Plan partner Migration and Mobility implementation and its states four flagship initiatives 2.2. Implementation Strengthening the Implementation of the Hungary ongoing of the Istanbul implementation of the Silk Routes Partnership Declaration of Eastern dimension of on Migration and the the Budapest the Global Approach to project „Support to the Process Migration and Mobility Silk Routes Partnership on Migration under the Budapest Process” 2.3. Supporting the Bringing the Republic of Slovakia Republic of Moldova closer to EU Poland Moldova in home standards in justice and Romania affairs home affairs 3. Countries of Central Asia (and Afghanistan) Improving the Strengthening border Exchange of information border management security in the Central in Countries of Asian Region as a Central Asia (and measure to combat Afghanistan) drug-related crimes and illegal migration 7 .