We wish to praise the University of Criminal and Investigation and Police Studies of Belgrade for convening a succesful and stimulating event that was the Archibald Reiss Days of 7 November, where Prof. Russo (EUVALWEB Chair Holder) discussed the current and future methodolofy in combating transnational crime.

In particular, we wish to thank Prof. Ivana Bodrožić for the warm welcome and the opportunity of being part of such prestigious occasion, desiring to further our cooperation even more in the future.

Media coverage by the University of Criminal and Investigation and Police Studies: https://www.kpu.edu.rs/cms/akademija/izdvajamo/vesti/9855-svecano-otvorena-xiv-medjunarodna-naucna-konferencija-dani-arcibalda-rajsa

Pictures of the day available at: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1070737661509449&type=3

Our seminar on “Cyber Security Trends and Legal Issues in International and European Law” left us feeling really happy.

The relevance of international and European law to cyberspace, as well as cybersecurity challenges, piqued the interest of students enrolled in the International Law, Cyber Security and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and International Organisation courses.

These are a few photos from our lecture: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1046716153911600&type=3

With great pleasure, we are able to wrap up the second edition of the Jean Monnet Chair “Promoting Public Awareness on Enlargement, EU Values and the Western Balkans’ Accession” (EUVALWEB) with a SPECIAL EVENT, presented in association with the Postal Police and the Department of Legal Sciences, Unisa.

The socio-cultural initiative “CINEMA E DIRITTO” (CINEMA AND LAW), which is open to the public and has the support of numerous associations and civil society (Arechi Rugby, A.S.D. Dai-mi Dojo Salerno, ASL Salerno, Associazione Sportello Rosa, Coordinamento Provinciale Giovani, Fondazione Madre Teresa di Calcutta Montecorvino Rovella, Lions Club Salerno Centro, Premio Fabula, Rotaract Salerno, Rotaract Salerno Duomo, Smile Camp) and the contribution of the BCC Campania Centro Cassa Rurale Artigiana, will take place on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at the Sala Blu of the Giffoni Multimedia Valley at 7:45 p.m. as part of the program of the fifty-fourth edition of the Giffoni Film Festival 2024.

The SPECIAL EVENT’s goal is to present additional initiatives, which will be further detailed in a protocol currently being drafted, to raise awareness among young people of the proper use of social media, crime prevention, and knowledge of the law.

The documentary “A voce nuda” by Mattia Lobosco will open the event, which will be hosted by Dr. Elena Scisci of the Giffoni Film Festival’s Artistic Direction. Dr. Giancarlo Conticchio (Salerno Police Commissioner), Prof. Francesco Fasolino (Head of the Department of Legal Sciences, Unisa), Dr. Pietro Rinaldi (President of the Giffoni Film Festival), Dr. Jacopo Gubitosi (General Director of the Festival), Dr. Barbara Strappato (First Executive of the State Police), Prof. Teresa Russo (EUVALWEB Chair Holder, Department of Legal Sciences, Unisa), and Dr. Alessandro Di Vico (Delegate National Association Magistrate), will then animate the debate.

A performance by the musical group Neri per Caso will round off the event.

Please refer to the flyer that is attached for more details.

 

We would like to express our gratitude to all of you for making the first concluding conference of this EUVALWEB edition such a fruitful and stimulating scientific event.

Convened by the organizing committee of Profs. Teresa Russo, Marina Matić Bošković, Jelena Kostić, Ivana Bodrožić, and Valentina Ranaldi, the event was meant to serve as a forum for discussion and comparison of the steps taken and yet to be taken to bring the legal systems of the accession states into line with the criteria of EU membership.

We sincerely believe the event met its expectations and achieved all its goals.

On May 30, 2024, the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research of Belgrade served as a suitable venue for an intense and serious discussion about the possibility of EU enlargement into the Western Balkans.

Great outcomes resulted from the conference proceedings, which were masterfully opened by the welcome speech of H.E. Luca Gotti, the Italian Ambassador to Serbia, as well as from the speeches of the keynote and guest speakers, and young researchers from the academic and professional world, who animated the various sessions of the conference, enriched by the participation of police trainees and representatives of the public and civil society.

Some pictures of the conference day are available at: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.965155238734359&type=3

We also wish to thank the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, the Institute of Comparative Law and the University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies of Belgrade for their media coverage of the event:

1) https://www.iksi.ac.rs/galerija_en.html

2) https://iup.rs/en/news/vesti-iz-2024/odrzana-zavrsna-konferencija-u-okviru-jean-monnet-programa/

3) https://www.kpu.edu.rs/cms/akademija/izdvajamo/vesti/9555-odrzana-zavrsna-medjunarodna-konferencija-jeann-monnet-projekta-euvalweb

Conclusively, a publication of the conference proceedings is slated for early 2025.

We are very excited because the first concluding conference of the second Jean Monnet EUVALWEB Chair is going to take place. With the participation of distinguished speakers from the academic, diplomatic and professional worlds, as well as civil society and the public, both from Western Balkans and Italy, the conference on “Promoting Public Awareness on the Fight Against Transnational Crimes, the Role of Police and Judicial Cooperation and Respect for Fundamental Rights in the Prospect of the EU Enlargement” intends to provide a forum for the debate on the process of accession to the Union and on the main reforms implemented in the Western Balkan countries, and in the Union in general, for its future.

Link to the full flyer.