Public safety

Stefanovic: Ministry can be run differently

BACKO GRADISTE - Over the past one hundred days, much has been done to demonstrate that the Serbian Ministry of Interior can be run differently, Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said on Sunday, noting that a large majority of the members of the police force are competent, responsible and honest people who want to fight corruption, crime and drug dealers.

Floods, Thunderstorms Wreak Havoc in the Balkans

Romania is still struggling with the aftermath of the torrential rains and the floods which hit the country on Tuesday and have already claimed five lives.

Some 1,200 people were evacuated from their homes due to the overflowing rivers, 2,200 houses were damaged by the floods, and 99 of them were completely destroyed, local media outlets reported.

8,000 Bulgarian Officers To Stage Major Traffic Police Raids

Bulgaria's Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Svetlozar Lazarov will launch major police raids on the roads countrywide every Friday and Saturday night.

Starting next Friday, some 8,000 police officers will take part in the special police operation. They will inspect all vehicles, focusing on areas near drinking and entertainment establishments, Bulgarian Trud informs.

MAE: Recent attacks against Romanians in Belfast investigated by the Police Service of Northern Ireland

Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) is informing that the Police Service of Northern Ireland are investigating recent attacks against Romanians and other Eastern Europeans in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to establish whether or not they can be considered hate crimes.

OSCE explores ways to prevent extremism in the Balkans

OSCE explores ways to prevent extremism in the Balkans

Experts discuss approaches to counter radicalisation of potential terrorists.

The OSCE and the Balkan countries are working to address political and socio-economic factors that lead to radicalisation and recruitment of terrorists, officials said.

Police report points to less crime in 2014

Crimes rates dropped in the first semester of 2014 compared to the previous year, according to a police report released on Thursday. The report showed that there were 52 cases of manslaughter recorded in the first six months this year (six of which were motivated by robbery), compared to 70 recorded in the second semester of 2013, where 21 had been during robberies.

Surveillance device based on artificial intelligence - Budisteanu's application awarded in China

Ionut Budisteanu's owes his recent success in the Shanghai IT contest where he won the first prize to an artificial intelligence device for the automatic surveillance of premises and buildings, the young computer scientist told AGERPRES on Thursday.

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