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Project
European
Integration- Opportunity for
development of BiH
This
project is supported by the Open
Society Fund BiH (OSF) and consists of two major activities that relate
to one another. The first is the Conference entitled European Integration – Opportunity
for development of BiH and the second is the publishing and promotion of the
book “From Dayton to Brussels”
(end
of February- beginning of April 2005)
This project is supported by the Open Society Fund BiH (OSF)
An article
about the public debate in the
newspaper
“Dnevni avaz”
The delegation
of the European Commission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The first draft
of the study will be completed during the month of May 2005
Haris
Abaspahić
Team
Leader
If you have any questions about this project please email
The delegation
of the European Commission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Project
Coordinator
Sanel
Huskić
To find out more about CROSSROAD project please email
Open
Society Institute NY
The
Swiss Embassy
Project
Coordinator
Danijela
Dugandžić
For all additional information please
contact project coordinator at
Open
Society Fund BiH
Project
Coordinator
Ivan Barbalić
Law@cps.edu.ba
Magazine
Editor
Emir
Suljagić
bokavac@yahoo.com
PROJECT “Center
for Policy Research”
Open
Society Fund
UNDP
Japanese
Government
ACIPS STAFF
Ivan Barbalić
ACIPS
PRESIDENT
Lejla Đurbuzović
FINANCIAL
OFFICER
Haris Abaspahić
PROJECT
COORDINATOR
Danijela
Dugandžić
PROJECT
COORDINATOR
Sanel Huskić
PROJECT
COORDINATOR
Emir Suljagić
NEW
PERSPECTIVES EDITOR
bokavac@yahoo.com
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Dear ACIPS members and readers,
Welcome to the new issue of ACIPS Newsletter. We are pleased to
update you on our ongoing activities, projects, and events.
We have developed a detailed summary of events, initiatives and
activities of ACIPS from the past several months. Our goal is to keep you
informed, updated, and involved in ACIPS’s activities and to maintain a close
relationship with ACIPS’s supporters.
We hope you find the newsletter informative and its content
useful.
Thank you for your continued interest in ACIPS!
NEWS/EVENTS
Conference on European Integration- Opportunity for development of BiH and
promotion of the book “From Dayton to Brussels”,
April 1, 2005
ACIPS/CIPS
building
The aim of this conference was to generate a public discussion about
the current stage of the European Integration Process of BiH. The main
questions raised were: “What are the necessary political measures that need
to be adopted and implemented in order to obtain the PAF aid (to come to the
status of an EU member candidate) and which measures can be immediately taken
in order to enable local actors so that they can respond to complex policies
and procedures included in this process?”
The first book from the
ACIPS Edition, “From Dayton to Brussels”, by Emir Hadžikadunić, ACIPS member,
was promoted at the above mentioned conference.
More than one hundred
participants, representing governmental organizations, international
organizations and embassies, media, as well as NGO’s and the business sector,
actively participated in the discussions and showed a great interest in what
our speakers had to say. Speakers were respected individuals and experts in
various fields, among which were: Ms. Minna Järvenpää, Ms. Daria Duilović,
Ms. Dunja Mijatović, Mr. Renzo Daviddi, Mr. Orhan Pašalić, Mr. Zlatko
Lagumdžija, Mr. Zdravko Grebo, Mr. Frane Maroević, Mr. Ranko Markuš, Mr.
Damir Ahmetović and Emir Hadžikadunić
ACIPS NEWS
Public debate The role of the military forces of
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the process of Euro Atlantic integration
March 12,
2005
Building
of the ACCESS Centre
Key speakers were:
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Matija Dobrinić, Ministry
of defense FBiH
-
Raffi Gregorian, Commission
for Reform of Defense BiH
-
Denis Hadžović , Center
for Security Studies
-
Emir
Suljagić, BH DANI , ACIPS
Moderator:
-
Aida
Hodžić, ACIPS
Some
of the questions raised at the debate were:
- How important is reform of the military as part of the
integration process and which steps should be taken in order for reform
to be successful?
- Defining the role and the future of the Entity Ministries in
this process.
- When will BiH have a unified army?
- What is happening with the Partnership for Peace?
- Until when will membership in Partnership for Peace depend on
full cooperation with the ICTY (compared to Croatia)?
- What is the role of EUFOR and how big is its responsibility
for arresting war criminals?
ACIPS
PROJECTS
PROJECT “
Developing the Optimal Regional Incubating Policy for the Sarajevo Macro Region”
This project is supported by the Delegation of the European Commission in BiH.
The aim of the study is to
identify and propose an optimal business incubating policy for the region.
The study identifies and analyzes size, structure and needs of the SME sector
and potential start-ups in the Sarajevo Macro Region. Furthermore, it will
focus on activities and capacities of local and regional governments to
support SME development. Finally, based on this research and analysis of
existing models of business incubators in European Countries, the study will
propose a policy concerning the optimal model of incubating centers in the
Sarajevo Macro Region
PROJECT “Crossroad”
This is an initiative for
improving the economic situation in Sarajevo Canton region, targeting the
student population as the future source of economic growth, aimed at
encouraging and training students to establish their own enterprises and
enable them to integrate more easily within existing companies. This is to be
done through a number of seminars, workshops, consulting activities, case
studies, job fairs, internships, scholarships and a web platform. CROSSROAD
is supposed to be a human resources incubator (for members of Sarajevo
University’s student population) for starting up new SME's, as well as
serving as a contact point between students and the businesses they will be
integrated into after finishing their studies. CROSSROAD has been conceived
of as educational, information and consulting centre and a place for ongoing
encounters and cooperation between companies in Sarajevo Canton and the students of
Sarajevo Uni.
NOTE: To participate in the project's activities (seminars, workshops,
consulting activities or other) please send CVs to the project coordinator.
Currently we are looking to hire lecturers who are experienced in various
fields related to SMEs.
PROJECT “ICTY Internship Program”
Started
in June 2004
The ICTY Internship Program
is designed for graduate and postgraduate students from BiH.
To date seven students have
completed their internships in ICTY and an additional two are now in Den Haag
doing their internships. They will stay there until June 2005.
The project will end in June 2005 and by
then 9 interns will have gained new knowledge in international humanitarian
law, international criminal law, and human
rights law and will have acquired an insight into the procedures of the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
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Students
who completed their internship in January 2005 continued in the same
direction and undertook internships in the Registry of War Crimes and
Organized Crime, the Court of BiH and one of the interns who just returned
from Den Haag got a job at ICTY as a legal assistant
PROJECT “Novi
Pogledi” (New Perspectives)
The fourth issue of the
magazine New Perspectives (Novi pogledi) is available on www.cps.edu.ba,
link ACIPS (Newsletters and New
Perspectives).
We highly recommend that you
read this issue and if you have any comments, ideas or questions please do
not hesitate to contact New Perspectives editorial staff or write to law@cps.edu.ba.
 The
topic of a fifth issue is yet to be decided so we encourage you to contact
the editor and send you articles for this issue
THE LAUNCH OF THE FOURTH ISSUE OF NEW PERSPECTIVES
took place on
Friday, March 25,
2005. at 17:30
in CIPS/ACIPS
building
PROJECT “Center for
Policy Research”
ACIPS is a co-founder of
an independent Center for Policy Research together with UNDP (project to
begin in May 2005)
Think Thank
 The main objective
of this project is to strengthen democratic reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina
by providing evidence-based policy analysis and monitoring of the reform
process. Establishment of an independent Centre for Policy Research (the
Centre) that will provide recommendations directed at supporting sustainable reform policies that
will enhance democratic values and practices, and will contribute to positive
changes in the overall development of the country.
By making its research findings widely
available, the Center will contribute to the development of an open
discourse on important issues of public interest.
It is expected that the Center will:
·
Improve the policy environment through
informed public debate and contribute towards enhancing public participation
in policy issues,
·
Increase options available to the government
in making public policy decisions,
·
Contribute towards the development of an
informed, responsible and dynamic civil society,
·
Stimulate an active approach of citizens to issues of public interest
·
Provide a platform for experts in various areas of public policy, and
create conditions for their effective and fruitful cooperation
PAST
EVENTS
11 February 2005
ACIPS organized a party for our members and
friends in ACCESS.
We celebrated our new location Blue
House. For the opening, more than 100
people gathered and danced into the early hours. The party was a great
success. J
15 February 2005
ACIPS together with
The
Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies of the
University of Sarajevo organized Public Discussion Evening with Prof. Will
Kymlicka, Queens University, Canada
Time: 18:oo, Tuesday, 15th February 2004
Place: Rectorate of the University of Sarajevo,
Obala Kulina bana 7/2
Prof. Kymlicka, head
of the Canada Research Chair inPolitical Philosophy at Queens University, is
one of the most prominent contemporary scholars on political philosophy,
multiculturalism and minority rights. His publications are an integral part
of today’s state of the
art human rights training and have been translated into various languages including BCS
(Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian) and Slovenian.Furthermore, his work has been
distinguished by exclusive awards such as the Killam Prize (2004, Canada
Council), Award of the Royal Society of Canada (2003) or the Guiseppe Acerbi
Prize (2001).
NB! Unfortunatlely the event was cancelled due
to poor weather conditions and flight cancellation!
8 April 2005
ACIPS together with
The
Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies of the
University of Sarajevo organized Public Discussion « Regional approach to
European Integration: Case study Croatia.
with Prof. Vesna
Pusić, vice president of the Croatian National Parliament and professor of
sociology at Zagreb Univesity and Prof. Ivo Banac, historian, teaching at Yale University
Time: 18:15, Friday
Place: Zmaja od Bosne 8, blue building
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