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Montenegro has a modern and European regulation of copyright law that was adopted in 2011. However this regulation needs some key amending since the EU has in the meantime already adopted several new directives in the field of copyright, show findings by Slovenian expert dr. Trampuž.

The second phase of ENTRi began in April 2013 and is set to run until March 2016. ENTRi is a unique capacity-building programme that was initiated in early 2011. The main focus lies on the preparation and training of civilians that are either going to or already working in crisis management missions worldwide. It is funded by the European Commission (90%) and co-funded by its 13 implementing partners, led by the Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) in Berlin. CEP as a Slovenian representative in the ENTRi consortium attended the first partner meeting of the second phase in Berlin on 23 May to discuss the forthcoming activities within the consortium.

A delegation from Montenegrin Administration for Inspection Affairs led by Vesna Simović, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, visited CEP today. The delegation is on a five day visit to Slovenia. The aim of the visit is to get acquainted with the work of the Slovenian Labour Inspectorate.

In the framework of CEP project "European Affairs Training for Public Administration in Bosnia and Herzegovina" several experts from Slovenian Veterinary Administration have recently conducted working visits in BiH, engaging in talks with representatives of BiH government regarding the necessary veterinary legislation change and laboratory food inspection.

Today, Secretary General of the Bled Strategic Forum (BSF) Alan Brian Bergant and his team visited Centre for European Perspective (CEP) to further discuss conceptual and organizational aspects of the conference.

In the framework of the project "European Affairs Training for Public Administration in Bosnia and Herzegovina" Dr. Primož Florjanc, expert from Slovenian Veterinary Administration is conducting its second working visit in BiH this week.

In the framework of the project "European Affairs Training for Public Administration in Bosnia and Herzegovina" an expert from Slovenian Veterinary Administration will travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina for a three-day visit. The purpose of his cooperation with the Bosnian authorities is to review and coordinate their phyto-sanitary legislation with European legislation. Bosnian entities have already prepared regulations, which are not always in line with European standards. The aim of this working visit is to unify the regulations in order to facilitate and also increase export from Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union, especially after July 1st 2013, when Croatia is expected to join the EU.

Centre for European Perspective (CEP) in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Tirana prepared project for Strengthening the capacities of the Albanian Institutions for Disbursement of funds from Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA). Training of Albanian representatives was carried out as a study visit at the CEP premises in Jablje castle between 12. and 16. November 2012. Training was attended by 11 public servants – representatives of local authorities (municipalities and associations of local government).

Centre for European Perspective (CEP) has conducted its first pilot HEAT training within the ENTRi framework in the week between 19 and 23 of November at the Police Training Centre Gotenica. It was organized with immense support by the Ministry of the Interior of Republic of Slovenia, Slovenian Police and Slovenian Armed Forces. Junior implementing partner of the training was Crisis Management Centre (CMC) Finland, while the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) from Sweden and Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) provided valuable observers, mentors and a trainer.

Between 4 and 8 September 2012 CEP conducted, together with a representative of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia an Impact Evaluation of the previous trainings and study visit for the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, more specifically, for Serbian Border Police.