At a later stage the DSPS organized three consecutive workshops for the first annual review
and amendment of the 2012-2017 strategies and action plans against organized crime,
narcotics and terrorism, which were drafted and approved with the active participation and
substantial contributions from the DSPS. The goal of these workshops was to assess the
practical implementation of the objectives, parameters and actions foreseen in the respective
action plans for the first year (2012-2013), and the preparation of the report with
recommendations for further actions. These workshops, held between 25 and 30 November
gathered representatives of internal and foreign affairs, justice, health and education
ministries, judicial and prosecutorial councils, KP, Customs and other relevant stakeholders
in the capacity of implementing institutions of the action plans. Considering the findings, the
implementation of the three respective strategies and action plans for the first year was
jointly considered as satisfactory.
On 28 May, the DSPS, in co-operation with the Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency,
KP and the Municipality of Prishtinë/Priština, organized a roundtable on preventing,
investigating and countering environmental crime. Apart from the organizers, representatives
from the prosecution, judiciary, Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Assembly
Committee on Environment and the Ombudsperson’s Office discussed and jointly concluded
that an analysis of the legal framework should be conducted to address the legal gaps on
preventing and combatting environmental crime. Furthermore, a closer inter-institutional cooperation was urged, with respectively trained staff.
On 5 June, the DSPS marked the World Environment Day through a campaign with the
same stakeholders, where it organized an exhibition on “Environmental Crime” and a concert
themed “Rock against Environmental Crime”, both of which took place at Prishtinë/Priština
main square. The Deputy Head of Mission opened the exhibition and called on all people to
report potential environmental crimes and assist the police and other institutions in
preserving the environment. In addition, the DSPS supported the production of a video and
audio spot designed to educate the public on environmental crime and inform people where
such crimes should be reported. The video spot was launched during the concert, while both,
video and audio spots in Albanian and Serbian languages were broadcasted in the electronic
local media for a period of three weeks.
Finally, concluding the assistance in the establishment of the KP Environmental Crime Unit
and its work over the last two years, the DSPS further supported this Unit with printing 5,000
leaflets to increase the public’s awareness on the most frequent environmental crimes
occurring in Kosovo, as well as to encourage the public to report and contribute in preventing
such crimes.
From 1-4 July, the DSPS accompanied the Deputy Minister of the MoIA and the KP Head of
Border Police to the Border Management and Technologies Summit, held in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Summit was attended by many representatives of various public and private sector
agencies. Trends in biometrics; the future of border management; integrated and multidimensional approaches to address chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives
threats on EU borders; as well as the latest border management techniques were the main
topics discussed during this Summit. In addition, the Kosovo delegation also benefitted from
a vibrant exhibition showcasing the latest border security technologies.
Supported and accompanied by the DSPS, eight KP investigators attended a five day
enhanced Hate Crime field training programme which took place from 21-25 October in
London, United Kingdom. The training was provided by the Metropolitan Police Service and
the London Borough of Lambeth. In addition to numerous presentations provided, a number
of cases were reviewed, and the actions taken by various safety partners to protect victims of
crime were analysed.
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