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Germany to provide RACVIAC with assistance to the tune of 72,000 euro
On 15 February 2012, the Director of RACVIAC-Centre for Security Cooperation, Nikola Todorčevski, and the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bernd Fischer, signed a funding agreement for 72,000 euro. With these funds, the Federal Republic of Germany will finance projects in the sphere of arms control and regional security cooperation in South-East Europe.
Ambassador Bernd Fischer, Lieutenant-Colonel Stefan Miene and Ambassador Nikola Todorčevski
© German Embassy Zagreb
Ambassador Bernd Fischer, Lieutenant-Colonel Stefan Miene and Ambassador Nikola Todorčevski
Ambassador Bernd Fischer, Lieutenant-Colonel Stefan Miene and Ambassador Nikola Todorčevski
© German Embassy Zagreb
Together with RACVIAC-Centre for Security Cooperation and the NGO Saferworld, the Federal Foreign Office is providing a total of more than 200,000 euro for two projects in South-East Europe (measures to improve small arms control and municipal security in Kosovo).
Encouraging a dialogue on security
In the RACVIAC seminars, participants are made familiar with the different treaties on disarmament and arms control and are provided with in-depth information about the obligations contracting parties have as a result thereof. These seminars also promote the exchange of experiences in the area of conventional arms control, which is intended to provide momentum for the dialogue on security in South-East Europe. In 2012, RACVIAC is offering seminars on the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the Vienna Document and the Treaty on Open Skies, amongst others.
RACVIAC-Centre for Security Cooperation was founded in 2000 as a beacon project of the German and Croatian Governments. Today RACVIAC serves as a forum for dialogue between ten states in the region on issues concerning security sector reform in South-East Europe.
Germany supports RACVIAC by seconding a Bundeswehr officer, as well as by providing funding and expertise for projects each year.
Small arms in Kosovo marked for destruction
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Small arms in Kosovo marked for destruction
Small arms in Kosovo marked for destruction
© picture-alliance / dpa
Combating the possession of illegal arms in Kosovo
Even several years after the end of the armed conflict, large amounts of illegal small weapons still circulate in Kosovo. One of the main reasons for this is civil society’s lack of confidence in local security forces. This is to be overcome by improving small arms control and municipal security. The Saferworld project funded by the Federal Foreign Office is designed to increase the participation of all stakeholders in the formulation of security strategies, to promote the development of expertise and civil society initiatives and to improve cooperation between local and international actors.
Saferworld strives to implement its projects in close collaboration with civil society and the EU’s Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX). The NGO is also active in Africa and South-East Asia where it implements projects on improving the security of local communities.
Last updated 21.02.2012