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CEP’S MONTHLY DIGEST
A monthly newsletter with updates about the activities of the Centre for European Perspective.
March 2026
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Dear Reader,
welcome to the March edition of the CEP newsletter, your monthly guide to our latest events, updates, and other milestones.
Happy reading!
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Save the date
Bled Strategic Forum, the leading international conference in Central and South-Eastern Europe, announced its 2026 title.
The conference will take place on 31 August and 1 September 2026 under the title Choosing the Future.
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The world is changing faster than ever. Power is shifting, alliances are evolving, and long-held assumptions about the international order are being challenged. Yet the future isn't something that simply happens, it is something we choose. The 2026 Bled Strategic Forum creates a space for bold, thoughtful dialogue on how agency can be preserved, renewed, and exercised in an unpredictable world. By bringing together leaders, innovators, thinkers, and young voices from across the globe, the Forum asks not what is being done to us, but what we will do with the moment history has placed in our hands.
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In the media
In the interview with POTC Coordinator Samo Selimović you can read on challanges of organising trainings in Ukraine, 4 years of Russia's full-scale war of aggression in Ukraine and the diverse portfolio of POTC's work.
The article is available in Slovene.
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CEP's activities in March
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EUTI Partner Meeting
📅 3–4 March 2026 📍Jable Castle, Slovenia
Joining the EUTI consortium partners the meeting will serve as a vital touchpoint to strengthen coordination between them.
Beyond reviewing the progress of the Working Groups, they plan to do a strategic needs assessment by bringing together insights from CSDP missions and EU institutions (EEAS and CPCC), and national partners, to shape the future training schedule.
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HEAT
📅 8–13 March, 2026 📍Gotenica, Slovenia
POTC will deliver the 1st edition of the HEAT training activities of 2026.
20 professionals with diverse backgrounds will join us in Gotenica, in the depths of the Kočevje forest, for a 5-day training activity that enhances participants' security and situational awareness, reinforces a safety and security mindset, and builds confidence in hostile situations.
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EUTI Training – ToT for Human Rights Advisors
📅 23–25 March 2026 📍Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy
This training will equip Human Rights Advisors of EU civilian missions with the practical teaching skills and methodologies needed to train colleagues in applying a Human Rights-Based Approach within missions. It will focus on the "how-to" of mainstreaming through hands-on exercises like situational analysis and designing monitoring frameworks.
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About last month
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IPSTC and BPST-A Partnership Continues: Protection of Civilians Course in Kenya
📅 2–13 February 2026 📍Nairobi, Kenya
POTC's first training of 2026 successfully concluded! A large group of participants was immersed in the world of protection of civilians, with the main aim being to equip them with the relevant knowledge and skills to effectively assess, plan, and implement Protection of Civilians (POC) activities in United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) peace operations.
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Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Training for Ukrainian Personnel
📅 9–11 and 12–14 February 2026 📍Ukraine
After four years of cooperation, this two trainings marked the first time POTC has conducted activity for Ukrainians on-site in Ukraine, specifically for Civil Protection representatives. The execution of this program is one of many concrete examples of the bilateral assistance Slovenia provides to Ukraine
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Kick-Off Meeting of the ENTER: CHANGE – Phase 2
📅 9–11 February 2026 📍Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina
We officially launched the second phase of the project. During the visit, we met with our partner in the project, School of Political Studies BiH, and held a dedicated event with alumni from both SPS BiH and Phase 1 of ENTER: CHANGE.
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A Comprehensive Approach to Gender in Operations Training with ESDC
📅 23–27 February 2026 📍Jable Castle, Slovenia
POTC team ended their intense February with a 5-day training programme, delivered in cooperation with the European Security and Defence College (ESDC). The trainig aimed to boost operational effectiveness by equipping participants with the knowledge and skills needed to integrate a gender perspective into CSDP and international missions and operations.
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EUSDR Meeting of Priority Area Coordinators (PAC)
📅 24–25 February 2026 📍Sofia, Bulgaria
CEP joined fellow Priority Area Coordinators of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region in Sofia for two days of constructive exchanges under the Bulgarian Presidency. Discussions focused on support for EU enlargement, recent developments within the Strategy and its alignment with the EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2028–2034. As co-coordinator of Priority Area 10, CEP also showcased concrete project examples and highlighted its work over the past year in strengthening institutional capacity and cooperation across the region.
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