PCC SEE and makes recommendations to identification material, technical measures for the Committee of Ministers. To date, the facilitating trans-border cooperation, border Ad Hoc Working Group on Data search operations, mixed analysis working Protection; and the Thematic Working groups, joint investigation teams, mixed patrols Groups on Police Education and Training, along the state border and cooperation in on the Exchange of Information Regarding common centres. Fake and Forged Travel Documents, on the Surveillance Expert Network for Southeast Europe, on JIT Expert Network for Southeast Europe and on Harmonisation and Improvement of Telecommunications among the Contracting Parties, as well as the Network on Countering Terrorism have been established and meet periodically to facilitate the implementation of specific provisions) PCC SEE Secretariat Southeast European Defence Ministerial Political-Military High Level Meetings SEDM represents a process of cooperation Fostering closer cooperation between the Process (SEDM) (Ministers of Defence - MOD and Deputy among the Ministries of Defence from SEE. The ministries of defence and armed forces in Chiefs of Defence Meetings - DCHOD) activities undertaken within SEDM are SEE, thus building mutual confidence and Headquarters: Rotating developed with the idea to strengthen the interoperability, and defence reforms as SEDM Coordination Committee SEDM-CC politico-military cooperation and to enhance the part of European and Euro-Atlantic Date of establishment: 1996 (Its function is to coordinate, manage, stability and security in SEE by: promoting integration processes. propose, endorse, supervise and regional cooperation and good neighbourly Legal entity: No implement all SEDM initiatives and relations, strengthening regional defence activities beyond the of the capabilities as well as cooperation through Web page: www.sedmprocess.org Steering Committee-PMSC, collective efforts and establishing links whose duties and responsibilities are facilitating integration into Euro-Atlantic descripted by MPFSEE Agreement. institutions. is constituted as a body with equal participation. Each participant nominates Among the SEDM initiatives, one that carries the a delegation, headed by a senior most prominence is the Multinational Peace representative) Force South-Eastern Europe (MPFSEE), established with the MPFSEE Agreement and
PCC SEE and makes recommendations to the Committee of Ministers. To date, the Ad Hoc Working Group on Data Protection; and the Thematic Working Groups on Police Education and Training, on the Exchange of Information Regarding Fake and Forged Travel Documents, on the Surveillance Expert Network for Southeast Europe, on JIT Expert Network for Southeast Europe and on Harmonisation and Improvement of Telecommunications among the Contracting Parties, as well as the Network on Countering Terrorism have been established and meet periodically to facilitate the implementation of specific provisions) PCC SEE Secretariat identification material, technical measures for facilitating trans-border cooperation, border search operations, mixed analysis working groups, joint investigation teams, mixed patrols along the state border and cooperation in common centres. Southeast European Defence Ministerial Process (SEDM) Headquarters: Rotating Date of establishment: 1996 Legal entity: No Web page: www.sedmprocess.org Political-Military High Level Meetings (Ministers of Defence - MOD and Deputy Chiefs of Defence Meetings - DCHOD) SEDM Coordination Committee SEDM-CC (Its function is to coordinate, manage, propose, endorse, supervise and implement all SEDM initiatives and activities beyond the of the Steering Committee-PMSC, whose duties and responsibilities are descripted by MPFSEE Agreement. is constituted as a body with equal participation. Each participant nominates a delegation, headed by a senior representative) SEDM represents a process of cooperation among the Ministries of Defence from SEE. The activities undertaken within SEDM are developed with the idea to strengthen the politico-military cooperation and to enhance the stability and security in SEE by: promoting regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations, strengthening regional defence capabilities as well as cooperation through collective efforts and establishing links facilitating integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions. Among the SEDM initiatives, one that carries the most prominence is the Multinational Peace Force South-Eastern Europe (MPFSEE), established with the MPFSEE Agreement and Fostering closer cooperation between the ministries of defence and armed forces in SEE, thus building mutual confidence and interoperability, and defence reforms as part of European and Euro-Atlantic integration processes.
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