From 06 to 08.06.2012 in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, RACVIAC-Centre for Security Cooperation and MARRI-Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative organized a Round table titled ‘Irregular Migration and Its Effects on Security’. The main purpose of the Round table is exchanging the information regarding the legislative aspects, standards, procedures, lessons learned and the challenges faced. The representative from EU Delegation in Macedonia made introductory speech. The experts from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, SELEC, RACVIAC and MARRI

On 26th April 2012 at Sofia International Airport, Bulgaria, in the framework of the Project “Joint comprehensive approach in building co-operation between MARRI and SEPCA Member States’ border police on international airport border crossing points, a Workshop on the topic “Current irregular migration trends, routes and modus operandi at the international airport border crossing points” was organized for the members of the Permanent Inter-Regional Working Group/Network for Cooperation consisted of Commanders of the Border Police Units from main international airports.

18 April 2012, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – The Third Meeting of MARRI Network for Cooperation of National Anti-trafficking Coordinators took place on 17 April 2012 in Sarajevo. National coordinators from B&H, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia were present, as well as representatives from Albania and Croatia. The meeting was organized in the frame of the Workshop on Combating trafficking in human beings financed by TAIEX. The main outputs of the meeting were the conclusions regarding support and future steps in

On 02-03 April 2012, in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia, MARRI Regional Committee and MARRI Ministerial Regional Forum took place. The Serbian and Bosnian and Herzegovinian delegations were presented by the Ministers, H.E. Ivica Dacic, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia and H.E. Sadik Ahmetovic, Minister of Security of  Bosnia and Herzegovina. The other MARRI MS were presented by the Deputy Ministers. The event was attended by the international and regional organisations:

On 29th March 2012 in Bucharest the Second meeting of the Project Strategic Committee consisted of Heads of the Border Police Services of the Project “Joint comprehensive approach in building co-operation between MARRI and SEPCA Member States’ border police on international airport border crossing points” was organized. The event was  organized in partnership with the Romanian Border Police and SEPCA. The meeting was dedicated to the evaluation of the implemented Project activities and progress achieved so far and providing valuable

02 March 2012- Under the Serbian Presidency in Office, MARRI Friends Meeting was organized in Belgrade, Serbia on 2nd March 2012 attended by representatives from MARRI member states, Diplomatic Core and international organizations. Minister Ivica Dacic stated that Serbia will try to fulfill the tasks set to the adopted Regional Strategy and Action plan for the period from 2011 to 2013, and will support all activities of MARRI. He described EU candidate status for Serbia as a positive decision in

In the framework of the Project “Joint comprehensive approach in building co-operation between MARRI and SEPCA Member States’ border police on international airport border crossing points” the MARRI Regional Centre in partnership with the Royal Marechaussee District Schiphol and SEPCA organized a study visit to the Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands which took place on 30 – 31 January 2012. The objectives of the Study Visit were members of the Permanent Inter-Regional Working Group/Network for Cooperation consisted of Commanders

Under the Serbian Presidency-in-Office, MARRI Regional Center the Regional Committee Meeting and Regional Forum were held on 28/29 November 2011 in Belgrade, Serbia. The Committee Meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, on 28th November 2011 beginning at 16:00h. The meeting was opened by Deputy Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Mirko Jelić. Legal and operational issues in the work of MARRI were presented at this meeting and

23 November 2011 – MARRI Regional Centre, under the Presidency-in-Office of the Republic of Serbia, organized the Fifth Meeting of the MARRI Asylum Network which took place in Podgorica, Montenegro 23 November 2011, kindly supported by the Ministry of Interior and Bureau of the Care of Refugees of Montenegro. The Meeting was a follow up of the activities from the previous Meetings of MARRI Asylum Network for cooperation among MARRI Member States` national institutions in the field of Asylum held

Project “Joint comprehensive approach in building co-operation between MARRI and SEPCA Member States’ border police on international airport border crossing points” 17 November 2011, Zurich, Switzerland Kick-off meeting of the Project Strategic Committee consisted of Heads of the Border Police Services of the Project “Joint comprehensive approach in building co-operation between MARRI and SEPCA Member States’ border police on international airport border crossing points”, took place in Zurich, Switzerland on 17 November 2011, organized in partnership with the Swiss Federal