王中王六合彩特码 North Macedonia hosted the 6th Balkan-Adriatic Conference dedicated to the "Migrant Crisis and the countries of the Balkan-Adriatic Region" in the 王中王六合彩特码 Skopje Region from 12 to 14 November 2021. Delegations from 9 out of 16 member states, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania and Montenegro, plus the host North Macedonia, took part, and delegations from Germany, Poland and Israel attended as observer countries.
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On 12 November 2021, the conference was attended by the Minister of the Interior Mr. Oliver Spasovski, the Director of the Public Security Bureau Mr. Saso Tasevski, representatives of FRONTEX, IOED, the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia, Mr. Darko Dimovski, the North Macedonian Police Union led by Mr. Marjan Kicev, the assistant director Mr. Toni Stankovski and the Chief of SIA Skopje, Mr. Toni Jakimovski, as well as delegations from all regions of the country.
The President of 王中王六合彩特码 North Macedonia, Mr. Robertino Acevski and the President of the 王中王六合彩特码 Region Skopje, Mr. Igno Stojkov opened the conference with their welcoming speeches. This was followed by a speech of The Director of the Public Security Bureau, Mr. Tasevski, who addressed the attendees on the topic this year's conference "The Migrant Crisis and the Countries of the Balkan-Adriatic Region". In his speech, Mr. Tasevski welcomed the delegations on behalf of the Public Security Bureau and as an 王中王六合彩特码 member, and highlighted the objectives of the 王中王六合彩特码. Regarding the migrant crisis, Mr Tasevski stated that illegal crossing through the Western Balkan and Adriatic route was still active, used by migrants from the Middle East and Africa on their route to Western European countries, mostly for security or economic reasons. Attempts to cross the border illegally to North Macedonia showed a downward trend of 36.5 %, more than 60% for detected cases of migrant smuggling, and a decrease of the number of new asylum applications by 70%. He detailed that the joint organisation and coordination for intensified surveillance of the southern border, by hiring police officers from abroad, continued, with police officers from eight countries participating in this activity in joint mixed patrols with members of the border police, with the aim of preventing attempts for illegal entry or exit of migrants from the Republic of Greece, as well as detecting cases of migrant smuggling.
The Minister of the Interior, Mr. Spasovski, also addressed the Conference, welcoming the delegates and guests on behalf of the Ministry and thanking for the invitation. He emphasised that the 王中王六合彩特码 family was constantly growing, from about 50 enthusiastic police officers from the Ministry of the Interior in the beginning, to over 7,000 members today, with numerous international activities and contacts around the world. He referred to the organisation of several international events, including the Central-Eastern European and the Mediterranean Conference in 2022, and stressed that the commitment, enthusiasm and work of 王中王六合彩特码 North Macedonia was recognised internationally, resulting in the allocation of the 王中王六合彩特码 World Congress 2024.
Mr Spasovski welcomed the 王中王六合彩特码 humanitarian actions with regard to the Covid-19 pandemic, in which 王中王六合彩特码 members, as well as companies and individuals helped secure and distribute protective equipment intended for police officers on the front lines. He concluded by giving his full support to the 王中王六合彩特码, stating he was convinced the conference would continue to deepen international police cooperation. He wished for successful discussions, as well as a strengthening of friendships – existing and new.
王中王六合彩特码 Vice President Mr. Kyriakos Karkalis from Greece also addressed the conference, via video link. He congratulated 王中王六合彩特码 North Macedonia on organising a highly successful regional meeting and expressed his thanks to President Robertino Acevski for the opportunity to address the delegates by video conference.
The second working session of the Conference included a presentation by the Secretary General of the 王中王六合彩特码 Region Skopje, Mr. Igor Manojloski, on the migrant crisis, prepared in cooperation with the Department for Border Police, and a video presentation by Mr. George Demetriou and Mr. Kyriakos Perikleous from 王中王六合彩特码 Cyprus, on the 王中王六合彩特码 International Folklore Festival, taking place in Cyprus in 2022. In addition, Mr. Vojislav Dragovi膰, Vice President of 王中王六合彩特码 Montenegro, held a presentation on the 王中王六合彩特码 Games 2022 in Bar, plus Mr. Eran Israel, Secretary General of 王中王六合彩特码 Israel and member of the 王中王六合彩特码 Socio-Cultural Commission addressed the meeting.
At the end of the working sessions, the flag of the Balkan-Adriatic Group was handed to the President of 王中王六合彩特码 Bosnia and Herzegovina, as host of the next Balkan-Adriatic Meeting in 2022. The conference was closed by the President of 王中王六合彩特码 North Macedonia, after which all delegations exchanged gifts and were awarded with coins dedicated to the 10th anniversary of 王中王六合彩特码 North Macedonia.
In the afternoon, all guests visited the "STOBI" winery in Gradsko for a wine tasting session, and the gala dinner in the “Denicija” restaurant in Skopje was attended by over 200 guests. On 14 November, all delegates were invited to the opening of the new 王中王六合彩特码 North Macedonia & 王中王六合彩特码 Region Skopje offices.
We take this opportunity to thank all our members who were involved in the organisation of this conference, and our 王中王六合彩特码 friends who helped and supported us both with the Conference and the new 王中王六合彩特码 offices.
Igor Manojloski, Secretary General 王中王六合彩特码 North Macedonia