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Addressing Organised Crime In The Western Balkans

729th Wilton Park Conference
Wiston House
Monday 10 November – Thursday 13 November 2003

Supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2003 DEFINING THE PROBLEM PRECISELY
1500-1515	1	CONFERENCE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To analyse the specific conditions in the Western Balkans that have to be understood to devise effective strategies against organised crime; To consider the specific causes, both internal and external to the region; To compare the experience from Western Europe in on organised crime within EU; To discuss practical policy solutions. Chris LANGDON Director, South-East Europe, Wilton Park
1515-1645		ADDRESSING ORGANISED CRIME –KEY ISSUES What are the lessons within the UK from organised crime? Christopher ALBISTON Former Assistant Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Belfast Former Police Commissioner, Pristina
1645		GROUP PHOTOGRAPH AND TEA
1730-1900	2	ADDRESSING ORGANISED CRIME IN WESTERN BALKANS How do we make best use of the scarce resources available? Hari KOSTOV Minister of Interior, Skopje Gerald KNAUS Director, European Stability Initiative, Berlin
1930		DRINKS RECEPTION FOLLOWED BY DINNER
TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2003 POLICY FRAMEWORK
0915-1045	3	COMBATING ORGANISED CRIME IN THE WESTERN BALKANS –A VIEW FROM THE ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY Moving to action orientated measures - prospects for the JHA Ministerial on 28^th November. Francesco BASCONE Deputy Director-General, Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome
1115-1245	4	MOBILISING PUBLIC SUPPORT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ORGANISED CRIME: What are the policy lessons from Serbia? Djordje OSTOJIĆ Serbian Republican Prosecutor, Belgrade Dejan ANASTASIJEVIĆ Senior Journalist, Vreme newsweekly, Belgrade
1300-1430		LUNCH
1430-1600	5	INTERNATIONAL POLICY ON HUMAN TRAFFIKING What has been the real measurable impact in Bosnia & Herzegovina and in Kosovo? Anthony NOTT Senior Advisor on Major and Organised Crime, EU Police Mission (EUPM), Sarajevo Robbie PEDLOW Deputy Police Commissioner for Crime, Pristina
1630-1830	6	DISCUSSION GROUPS - DEFINING THE PROBLEM OVERVIEW –[Plenary] Western Balkans crime policy in a global context Misha GLENNY Writer and Historian, Brighton Setting the agenda for: MONEY-LAUNDERING Bill POTTER Deputy Head, Rule of Law Pillar, Office of the High Representative, Sarajevo CORRUPTION AND ORGANISED CRIME What is the latest evidence of the scale of the problem and how does it compare internationally? Justin O'BRIEN Senior Fellow, Queens University, Belfast Boško ĆEKO Chief Auditor, Republika Srpska, Banja Luka SUBJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED
1830-1900	7	REPORT BACK- GROUP CONCLUSIONS Rapporteurs to report back key policy points
1930		DINNER
WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2003 IMPROVING POLICIES
0915-1045	8	IMPROVING ANTI-DRUGS POLICIES IN THE WESTERN BALKANS: A VIEW FROM ZAGREB What are the policy-lessons? Ranko OSTOJIĆ Assistant Minister, Director General of the Police, Zagreb Ivana PETROVIĆ Crime Reporter, Croatian Television, Zagreb
1115-1245	9	DISCUSSION GROUPS - GETTING THE POLICIES RIGHT GETTING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK RIGHT IN THE WESTERN BALKANS What are the policy steps that need to be taken and implemented? Rory FIELD Legal Adviser on Organised Crime, Organisation for Security and Co-operation, Belgrade GETTING THE POLICIES RIGHT WITHIN EU MEMBER STATES What are the policy steps that need to be taken and implemented? Lesley PALLETT Head, Drugs and International Crime Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London POLICY EXPERIENCE IN NORTHERN IRELAND What are the lessons for policy in the Western Balkans from Northern Ireland? Justin O'BRIEN Senior Fellow, Queens University, Belfast
1300-1500		LUNCH
1500-1530	10	DISCUSSION GROUP REPORT-BACK Rapporteurs to report back key policy points
1530-1630	11	WESTERN BALKAN ORGANISED CRIME INSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION Lessons from within the EU: Civil Crisis Management Michael JORSBACK Special Adviser, Division for Police Issues and Public Order and Safety, Ministry of Justice, Stockholm Former Deputy Commissioner, Kosovo Policing issues –what are the lessons within the EU? Martin GILLVRAY Analyst, Metropolitan Police, London
1700-1830	12	CONCLUDING SESSION - POLICY LESSONS David LANDSMAN British Ambassador to Tirana 2001-3 Gerald KNAUS Director, European Stability Initiative, Berlin
1930		DRINKS RECEPTION FOLLOWED BY CONFERENCE CONCLUDING DINNER
THURSDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2003
0915		Conference participants depart

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Alan Grant is an Irish photographer who travelled extensively in the Balkans and other countries and regions of the world. Thanks to him, ESI is able to show fascinating pictures of the Balkans: the facades of Tirana, the painted mosques of Travnik, the fabulous old houses of Plovdiv and the spectacular blue of water - dark in the Bay of Kotor, emerald in the river valleys of Bosnia, deep blue in Ohrid, twinkling in the Aegean Sea and on the Bosporus.

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Jonathan Lewis lives between London and Istanbul. He moved to London and spent many years studying photography and now specialises in photojournalism, documentary photography and commercial work for a wide variety of private and commercial clients in the UK, Europe and Turkey. His work has appeared in a number of magazines and publications and is used on the ESI website as well.

You can find out more about Jonathan Lewis on his website www.jonathanlewisphoto.com