http://www.racviac.org RACVIAC News en-en http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item49 The conference on “Gender and Border Management/Peace and Security: Promoting Women’s Role” was closed yesterday. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item48 With the welcome speeches given by Ambassador Branimir Mandic, RACVIAC Director, Ms Vesna Batistic Kos, Ph.D., Assistant Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Croatia, and Ms Ana Trisic-Babic, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Conference on “Gender and Border Management/Peace and Security: Promoting Women’s Role” has started today in RACVIAC. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item47 A two-day workshop on the Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (also know as Oslo Convention) has started today in Skopje. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item46 The Croatian city of Dubrovnik will host one of the largest political meetings in 2013 - the autumn session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, taking place from 11 to 14 October this year. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item45 Workshop on “The Aspects and Challenges of Defence Procurement” has started yesterday in Skopje. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item44 Following good practice established in previous years, a fire-fighting exercise organized by the International Military Operations Training Centre (IMOTC) took place today in the Rakitje barracks. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item43 Seminar on P(M)SC / National Security Sector has finished today. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item42 Basic Regional Search and Rescue Course, hosted by the Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has started today in Sarajevo. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item41 A two-day seminar on P(M)SC / National Security Sector has started today in RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation. http://www.racviac.org/activities/programme13.html RACVIAC Programme 2013 updated . http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item40 RACVIAC SSR Pillar Research Project entitled “Defence Conversion Modalities in South-East Europe (SEE) – Specific Regional Model” presented . http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item39 The 29th MAG & Budgetary Meeting, the semi-annual summit of RACVIAC’s steering body - the Multinational Advisory Group, took place in Rakitje, from 15 to 16 April. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item38 The 29th semi-annual meeting of RACVIAC’s steering body - the Multinational Advisory Group (MAG) has started today with the Budgetary Meeting. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item37 The 29th semi-annual meeting of RACVIAC’s steering body - the Multinational Advisory Group (MAG) is taking place from 15 - 16 April 2013 in RACVIAC. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item36 The Host Nation Agreement (HNA) was signed today by Mr Zeljko Klisovic, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, and Ambassador Branimir Mandic, Director of RACVIAC. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item35 The second “Workshop on Early Warning Messages and Regional Risk Analysis”, under the DCAF Border Security Programme, co-organized by DCAF Ljubljana and RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation, finished on 10 April 2013. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item34 Second “Workshop on Early Warning Messages and Regional Risk Analysis”, under the DCAF Border Security Programme, started today in RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item33 RACVIAC Director Ambassador Branimir Mandic and Deputy Director Brigadier General Zdravko Jakop participated in the 6th Workshop of the South East Europe Regional Approach to Stockpile Reduction (RASR) of Conventional Weapons and Munitions, held from 4 - 5 April 2013 in Bled, Slovenia. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item31 On 26 March 2013, Brigadier General Zdravko Jakop, RACVIAC Deputy Director, gave a presentation on “Cooperative Security and the Role of RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation” at the NATO Euro Atlantic Partnership Military Committee/Permanent Session at the NATO HQ in Brussels. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item30 A two-day multi-beneficiary workshop on “Guidelines on Implementation and Evaluation of Restrictive Measures (Sanctions) in the Framework of the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy”, co-organized by RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument (TAIEX), DG Enlargement, European Commission, has started today in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item29 On 25th March 2013, H.E. Pëllumb Qazimi, the Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to the Republic of Croatia, paid a courtesy visit to RACVIAC. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item28 A four-day Chemical Weapons Convention Seminar, co-organized with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), has finished today in RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item27 The Chemical Weapons Convention Seminar, co-organized with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), has started today in RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item26 Yesterday, on the 18 of March 2013, after the Ambassadorial Meeting, RACVIAC Director, Ambassador Branimir Mandic, and Deputy Director, Brigadier General Zdravko Jakop, met with the representatives of the South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) and the Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI). http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item25 Organized by RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation and honoured with the attendance of the President of the Republic of Croatia, the Ambassadorial Meeting took place today. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item24 Honoured with the attendance of the President of the Republic of Croatia, RACVIAC is organizing Ambassadorial Meeting on18th March 2013. On this occasion, the President, Dr. Ivo Josipovic, will deliver a speech on the "Current developments in the regional security and cooperation". http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item23 A two-day Round Table on “SSR and Gender: Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820”, co-organized by the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation, was closed yesterday. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item22 On 14 March 2013, the Ambassador of the French Republic, H.E. Ms Michèle Boccoz, accompanied by Colonel Eric Prigent, Military Attaché, visited RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item21 Yesterday, on the 14 of March 2013, RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation hosted attendants of the Italian Joint Services Staff College led by Rear Admiral Valerio Boldrini. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item20 A two-day Round Table on “SSR and Gender: Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820”, co-organized by the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation has started today at the premises of the Ministry. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item19 A two-day roundtable on “SSR and Gender: Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820”, co-organized by Ministry of Foreign and European Affaires and RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation starts tomorrow. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item18 On 8 March 2013, Major Sasa Konjevic, RACVIAC Planning and Liaison Officer for SEE, gave a presentation on “Cooperative Security and the Role of RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation” at the NATO HQ in Brussels. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2013/CSE-02_agenda.pdf Final agenda for Chemical Weapons Convention seminar http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item17 Five-day Vienna Document 2011 Formation/Unit Commanders’ Course, coorganized with the Hungarian Ministry of Defence at the premises of the Hungarian Defence Forces Non-Commissioned Officers Academy in Szentendre, Hungary, has finished today. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item16 Yesterday, on the 4 of March 2012, RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation hosted students from the Croatian War College Ban Josip Jelacic, accompanied by Colonel Antun Cicak, War College Commander, and Colonel Colic, Military Strategy and Operations Course Coordinator. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item15 With the purpose of enhancing and strengthening cooperation and exchanging information with the Member countries, RACVIAC Director Ambassador Branimir Mandic paid a visit to the Ministry of Defence of Montenegro on 28 February 2013. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item14 On 27 February 2013, Mr Gurbuz Bahadir, Director General, Southeast European Law Enforcement Centre (SELEC), visited RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation. The visit was organized on the occasion of signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between RACVIAC and SELEC. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item13 On 25th and 26th February 2013, RACVIAC delegation, consisting of RACVIAC Director Ambassador Branimir Mandic and Planning and Liaison Officer for Western Europe and International Organizations Colonel Ferdinand Klinser MSD, visited UNODC, the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, and Major General Michele Torres - Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Article IV of Annex 1B of the Dayton Peace Accords, in Vienna. http://www.racviac.org/activities/programme13.html The title of the activity on cyber defence, "Increasing National Cyber Resiliency: Political and Legal Instruments", which will be held in May 2013, was agreed in coordination with the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme". http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item12 A two-day seminar entitled "Defence Accountability in the Framework of Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)" finished yesterday in RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item11 On 20 February 2013, H.E. Mr Hans Peter Annen, German Ambassador to Croatia, and the Director of RACVIAC, Ambassador Branimir Mandic, signed the Financial Agreement between RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation and the Federal Republic of Germany for the year 2013. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item10 A two-day seminar entitled "Defence Accountability in the Framework of Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)" has started today in RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item09 On 14 February 2013 Ambassador Branimir Mandic, Director of RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation and Dr. Ivan Zverzhanovski, SEESAC Coordinator signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two centres, continuing the cooperation which started back in 2003. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item08 With the aim to present a new approach to programme planning and new challenges lying ahead of RACVIAC, in the light of RACVIAC Agreement and ever-greater regional ownership, the MAG Point of Contacts (POCs) Meeting took place on 13 February 2013 in RACVIAC. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item07 A two-day “Seminar on the Facilitation of Common and Coordinated Measures in the Western Balkan Region”, co-organized by DCAF Ljubljana and RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation, has finished today. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item06 Colonel Nikola Zekic, Military Attaché of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Croatia, visited RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation today. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item05 A two-day “Seminar on the Facilitation of Common and Coordinated Measures in the Western Balkan Region” started today in RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation. The seminar is co-organized with the DCAF office in Ljubljana, under the DCAF Border Security Programme, with the aim of facilitating and upgrading further practical cooperation among South East European countries. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item04 In order to provide international working environment for the young people interested in deepening their knowledge on several security issues, RACVIAC signed two internship contracts on 01 February 2013. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item03 On 31 January 2013, RACVIAC Director Ambassador Branimir Mandic, paid an inaugural visit to the Regional Cooperation Council in Sarajevo. Ambassador Mandic was welcomed by the newly appointed Secretary General Mr Goran Svilanovic, who assumed his position on 01 January 2013. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2013/SSR-02_agenda.pdf Final agenda for the Seminar on the Facilitation of Common and Coordinated Measures in the Western Balkan Region under the DCAF Border Security Programme http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2013/SSR-10_report.pdf Final report on "Defence and Security Committees: Regional Parliamentary Conference” http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2013/granicna sigurnost_press inv.pdf Press invitation for Seminar on the Facilitation of Common and Coordinated Measures in the Western Balkan Region under the DCAF Border Security Programme http://www.racviac.org/activities/programme13.html Activity Legal Aspects of Cyber Security postponed to the first half of May 2013 http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2013/SSR-02_agenda.pdf Final Agenda for Seminar on the Facilitation of Common and Coordinated Measures in the Western Balkan Region under the DCAF Border Security Programme http://www.racviac.org/newsletter/newsletter2013.html Latest Newsletter issue No. 34 http://sbs2k8/racviacweb/news/index.html#item02 RACVIAC Director, Ambassador Branimir Mandic, accompanied by Brigadier General Zdravko Jakop, Deputy Director, paid an inaugural visit to the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Ms Vesna Pusic, on 21 January 2013. http://sbs2k8/racviacweb/news/index.html#item01 On 18 January 2013, RACVIAC Director Ambassador Branimir Mandic, accompanied by Brigadier General Zdravko Jakop, Deputy Director, paid an inaugural visit to the President of the Republic of Croatia, Dr Ivo Josipovic. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2012/IRC-07_report.pdf Final report on 'Promoting Security Strategies and Emerging Policy Priorities in SEE' Conference, held from 03-05 December 2012. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2012/CSE-07_report.pdf Final report on Arms Control Symposium, held from 20-22 November 2012. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2012/CSE-06_report.pdf Final report on Ottawa Convention Seminar, held from 23-26 October 2012. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item67 On 18 December 2012 Mr Anton Travner, Director of DCAF Ljubljana accompanied by Ms Jelka Klemenc, DCAF Programme Manager for Border Security, visited RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation. This visit was organized on the occasion of signing the document “Exchange of Letters between RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation and DCAF Ljubljana”. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item66 The Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Croatia, H.E. Ms Louise LaRocque, accompanied by Mr Bill McCrimmon, Counsellor and Consul at Canadian Embassy in Croatia visited RACVIAC on 13 December 2012. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item65 Two-day conference entitled “Defence and Security Committees: Regional Parliamentary Conference”, organized by RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation, and Joint Committee on Defence and Security of Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has started today in Rakitje. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item64 On 10 December 2012, as part of his regular inaugural visits to the Member states, Director of RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation, Ambassador Branimir Mandic paid a visit to the Republic of Albania. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2012/Press invitation_SSR-10.pdf Press invitation for Defence and Security Committees: Regional Parliamentary Conference. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2012/SSR-10_agenda.pdf Final agenda for Defence and Security Committees: Regional Parliamentary Conference. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item63 On 06 December 2012, RACVIAC Deputy Director, Brigadier General Zdravko Jakop, and senior RACVIAC staff members hosted the South Eastern Defence Ministerial (SEDM) delegation headed by CDR Jake Daystar (US EUCOM), as part of their visit to the Croatian Ministry of Defence. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item62 RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation conducted a two-day conference entitled “Promoting Security Strategies and Emerging Policy Priorities in SEE”, from 04 - 05 December 2012. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2012/IRC-09_report.pdf Final report on on 'Demographic Trends and Social Economical Challenges in SEE' Roundtable conducted from 28-30 October 2012. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item61 On 30 November 2012, RACVIAC Director Ambassador Branimir Mandic, accompanied by Brigadier General Zdravko Jakop, Deputy Director, and Mr Branko Kromar, Security Sector Reform Pillar Programme Manager, paid an inaugural visit to the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2012/IRC-07_agenda.pdf Final agenda for 'Promoting Security Strategies and Emerging Policy Priorities in SEE' Conference. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2012/CSE-08_report.pdf Final report on Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) Course conducted from 05-09 November 2012. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item60 RACVIAC Director, Ambassador Branimir Mandic, accompanied by Brigadier General Zdravko Jakop, Deputy Director and Captain Nevena Skender-Markic, Operations Manager, paid an inaugural visit to the Defence Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Mr Ante Kotromanovic, on 28 November 2012. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item59 On 26 and 27 November 2012, RACVIAC delegation consisting of the RACVIAC Director, Ambassador Branimir Mandic, and Planning and Liaison Officers, Colonel Ferdinand Klinser and Major Sasa Konjevic, visited the OSCE Secretariat and the Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports of the Republic of Austria in Vienna. http://www.racviac.org/activities/programme13.html RACVIAC Programme 2013 added. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item58 The second international Arms Control Symposium, conducted in the period of 21-22 November 2012, was a formidable platform for the development of an intellectual flow regarding arms control policy in Europe and beyond. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item56 On Tuesday, 20 November 2012, RACVIAC had the pleasure to receive the visit of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson in Office for Article IV, Annex 1B of the Dayton Peace Accords, Major General Michele Torres and his staff. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item57 On 20 November 2012, Col Hudz Andrii, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Verification Directorate, and Lt Col Dymytro Yantalets, senior desk officer, visited RACVIAC. The visit was made on the margins of their participation in the second Arms Control Symposium. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item55 On the 21st of November 2012, Ms Vesna Batistic-Kos, Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs and global issues at the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs visited RACVIAC in her capacity as the newly appointed MAG Chairperson. Ms Batistic-Kos was welcomed by all RACVIAC staff. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item54 With the welcome speeches given by H.E. Hans Peter Annen, German Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia and Ms Veasna Batistić-Kos, Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs and global issues at the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, the second international Arms Control Symposium has started in RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation. http://www.racviac.org/news/interview.html#item10 Last year, the Bundeswehr Verification Centre celebrated its twentieth anniversary. What are the main responsibilities and activities of the Centre, as well as its future plans? It is easy to answer that because the implementation of all the obligations and rights deriving from the treaties and agreements that Germany has signed and ratified is our main task and that will remain so in the future as well. We also have some additional tasks, like providing food for thought papers and ideas to our ministries of defence and foreign affairs, as well as running some courses on arms control for the personnel of the Bundeswehr. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item53 Regional Search and Rescue Conference finished today. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2012/CSE-07_agenda.pdf 20-22 November 2012: Arms Control Symposium. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2012/SSR-02_report.pdf Final report on Decade of Peace Support Operations seminar. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item52 On 09 November 2012 Mr Zoran Vujic, Assistant Minister for Security Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Serbia, and LtCol Milan Rankovic, RACVIAC Point of Contact at the Serbian Ministry of Defence, visited RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item51 Ms Vesna Batistic-Kos from Croatian MFEA is the new MAG Chairperson. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item49 http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item50 RACVIAC Director, Ambassador Branimir Mandic paid uinaugural visits to ME and MK. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2012/press_invitation_IRC-01.pdf Press Invitation in Croatian. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2012/IRC-01_agenda.pdf Final agenda for Conference on Regional Search and Rescue added. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2012/CSE-07_agenda.pdf Latest agenda for Arms Control Symposium added. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item48 A conference entitled “Financial Aspects of Economic Crisis and Their Impact on Security Sector”, organized by RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation, was held on 07 November 2012 in Budva, Montenegro. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item47 In order to promote proper management and security of national stockpiles in the SEE region, RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation has organized a Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) Course, taking place from 06 to 09 November 2012. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item46 On Tuesday, 06 November 2012, the delegation of the Bundeswehr Verification Centre, led by Brigadier General Jürgen Beyer, Director of the Centre, visited RACVIAC. http://www.racviac.org/news/interview.html#item09 Mr Grass, could you please explain what is the main function, mission of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre? http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item45 In RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation a two-day event entitled “Roundtable on Demographic Trends and Social and Economic Challenges in SEE“ has started today. Presenting demographic changes as global phenomenon resulting from two almost universal trends: declining fertility and increasing life expectancy and their impacts on economic, social and environmental factors in any country or region, the purpose of this event is to give an insight into demographic changes in the SEE countries, social and economic challenges, main trends and related policies. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item44 In order to continue the well-established cooperation with the local community, as well as to get acquainted with the CARITAS Centre for Homeless People located in Rakitje village, close to the RACVIAC headquarters, Brigadier General Zdravko Jakop paid a visit to the CARITAS Centre on 12 October 2012. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item43 On 23 October 2012 Ambassador Branimir Mandić paid a visit to the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia in his capacity as the newly appointed Director of RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation in order to get the Serbian Ministry of Defence more acquainted with RACVIAC’s achievements and plans for the future. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item42 OFocusing exclusively on mine victim assistance, the seminar on Ottawa Convention has started today in RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation. Following the well-established practice from the previous years, this is the sixth activity on this specific topic organized in cooperation with the German Federal Foreign Office, Croatian Office for Demining and Croatian Mine Action Centre. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item41 On 3 October 2012, RACVIAC Director, Ambassador Nikola Todorčevski, accompanied by Major Saša Konjević, Planning and Liaison Officer for SEE, participated in the South East Europe Defense Ministerial (SEDM) meeting, held in Sarajevo and hosted by the Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.E. Muhamed Ibrahimović. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item40 The Director of RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation, Ambassador Nikola Todorcevski, and Col Ferdinand Klinser, the Liaison Officer for Western Europe and International Organisations, gladly accepted the invitation to the OSCE/FSC Meeting in Vienna, held on 26 September 2012. http://www.racviac.org/activities/programme12.html Programme 2012 updated: 28 MAG conclusions, Agendas for IRC-09, IRC-01 and CSE-06 added; overviews for IRC-01, CSE-07 and SSR-06 also added. Report for IRC-08 added. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item39 Conference entitled “A Decade of Peace Support Operations (PSO): South Eastern Europe (SEE) - From Consumers to Producers of Security” was held today, 17 October 2012, at the RACVIAC premises, in Rakitje. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item38 On 16 October 2012, RACVIAC Director, Ambassador Branimir MANDIC, hosted Brigadier General Zdravko Popovski, South-Eastern Europe Brigade (SEEBRIG) Commander, at the RACVIAC premises in Rakitje. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item37 On 12th October 2012 RACVIAC’s Handover Takeover Ceremony was held in Rakitje. Ambassador Nikola Todorčevski handed over his duty to the new RACVIAC Director Ambassador Branimir Mandić. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item36 The 28th semi-annual meeting of the RACVIAC steering body - Multinational Advisory Group (MAG), has started in Raktije, Republic of Croatia, today, on the 09th of October 2012, under the Chairmanship of Albania. The Meeting gathered representatives from the majority of RACVIAC Member States and a representative of the Regional Security Council (RCC). http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item35 On 05 October 2012 Mr Francesco Miorin, CBRN Regional Coordinator from the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), and Ms Francesca Longo from the European Commission Joint Research Centre, accompanied by Ms Sanja Bujas Juraga and Ms Ivana Zerec from the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affaires, visited RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item34 RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, and supported by NATO Public Diplomacy Division, conducted a two-day conference entitled “Conference on Partnership Policy and Smart Defence in the Context of the New NATO Strategic Concept”, in Poljče, Slovenia, from 25-27 September 2012. http://www.racviac.org/activities/programme12.html Programme 2012 updated: Agenda for SSR-02 and IRC-06 added; overviews for CSE-06 and IRC-09 also added. There is also one aditional activity scheduled for 2012, in November: Meeting of Regional Defence ansd Security Committees. Avtivities IRC-04, IRC-03 and SSR-05. http://www.racviac.org/downloads/2012/IRC-06_agenda.pdf The latest draft agenda added. Overview and the latest draft agenda added. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item32 18 September 2012 - The Seminar on “SSR and OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security“ has started today in RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation. The idea for organising the Seminar on the implementation of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico–Military Aspects of Security and for emphasising the importance of the Code of Conduct (CoC) for successful security sector reforms in South Eastern Europe (SEE) originates from the RACVIAC Strategy 2012-2015 which highlights the enhancement of security cooperation in the SEE region as one of the most important objectives. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item31 11 September 2012 - Advanced Research Workshop on “Cyber Defence Strategies and Policies: Addressing a Constantly Changing Threat” has started today in RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation. This two-day workshop is organized in cooperation with NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme, as the first in a series of activities on cyber issues planned for the forthcoming period. http://www.racviac.org/organization/dpt-dir_cos.html 01 August 2012 - Colonel Željko Cepanec's tour of duty as Deputy Director ended on 31st July 2012. At the same time, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia appointed Brigadier General Zdravko Jakop as the new Deputy Director of RACVIAC and he assumed his new duty on the 1st of August 2012. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item29 30 July 2012 - The Ambassador of the Republic of Chile to the Republic of Croatia, H.E. Mr Germán Orlando Ibarra Morán, visited RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation on 30th July 2012. The occasion for the visit to RACVIAC was the desire expressed by H.E. to make personal acquaintance with RACVIAC’s mission, aims and organization. The guest was welcomed by the Director of RACVIAC, Ambassador Nikola Todorcevski, and senior RACVIAC staff members. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item28 25 July 2012 - On 25 July 2012 Mr Thomas Wuchte, Head of Action against Terrorism Unit, Transnational Threat Department, from OSCE Vienna visited RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item27 16 July 2012 - On 16 July 2012, the NATO School Oberammergau staff, headed by Colonel Mark D. Baines, NSO Commandant, visited RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation. Director of RACVIAC Ambassador Nikola Todorcevski, Deputy Director Colonel Zeljko Cepanec, and RACVIAC senior staff members welcomed the guests. http://www.racviac.org/news/index.html#item26 26 June 2012 - The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Republic of Croatia, H.E. Ms Nancy Rossignol, visited RACVIAC on 26 June 2012. The occasion for the visit was the desire expressed by H.E. to make personal acquaintance with RACVIAC’s mission, aims and organization.