Aner Zukovic

S. Security Advisor at the @rccint. MA in political sci. dep. of security and peace studies. Liverpool. Gamer. Car enthusiast. Airsoft player. Views mine.RT≠end

[Aner Zukovic @AnerZukovic]

The main objective of SEDM is to enhance understanding and intensify political-military cooperation in the region with a view to strengthening security in this part of Europe.

[Aner Zukovic @AnerZukovic]

Glad to bring @rccint’s perspective to the #SEDM Deputy Chiefs of Defence Meeting in Tbilisi, where I highlighted RCC’s work on regional security cooperation,including through the SEE Regional Network on Disaster Risk Insurance and Risk Sharing.
Thanks to @Hellenic_MOD, @ModGovGe

[Aner Zukovic @AnerZukovic]

Regional cooperation remains one of the strongest tools for security and resilience in South East Europe.

Established in 1996, the South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial (SEDM) remains an important regional framework for defence dialogue, trust-building and practical co-op.

[Aner Zukovic @AnerZukovic]

Sva složenost energetske tranzicije u BiH danas stane u dva naslova:
Dugoročno je potreban postepeni odmak od uglja, a kratkoročno stabilnost sistema i sigurnost snabdijevanja.

[Amer Kapetanovic @amer_kap]

Honoured to host Minister @benjaminhaddad at the RCC. A consistent advocate of the European future of South East Europe and the Western Balkans, his visit sends a strong message of France’s enduring engagement in our region. At a time of growing geopolitical uncertainty, such commitment to cooperation, connectivity, and European integration matters more than ever.

[Aner Zukovic @AnerZukovic]

The challenge is shared, and so must be the response.

[UNDP SEESAC @UNDP_SEESAC]

Borders are only as strong as the cooperation behind them 🌎🤝

That is why, today in Sarajevo, customs & border police representatives meet to share practices, identify risks and strengthen joint action against illicit firearms trafficking 👇

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"Security cooperation must remain practical, professional and result-oriented. We need stronger use of existing mechanisms, better connection between training and daily work, and faster exchange between institutions facing the same threats." – Mr Aner Zuković, RCC

[RCC @rccint]

8th Board Meeting of the Integrative Internal Security Governance Initiative - #IISG, held in #Sarajevo marked a milestone ⏭️ as the Board members took note and welcomed the future integration of IISG into RCC security portfolio

This transition reflects a gradual move from project-based coordination towards a sustainable regional platform for governance coordination, support, implementation monitoring and donor harmonisation.

Within the RCC, the future Security Governance Hub is expected to provide political continuity, institutional sustainability and stronger links with broader #RegionalCooperation mechanisms, while preserving the expertise and regional ownership built through the IISG process.

Read more 👉🏻 https://t.co/lxM9Xw3e62

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[RCC @rccint]

RCC welcomed Ambassadors and Embassy representatives to a briefing meeting on #SEE2030 Strategy Mid-Term Update hosted by RCC Deputy Secretary General @UmutErgezer, Head of Political department @JankovicPavle and Coordinator of the SEE 2030 Strategy @ShenoIseni in #Sarajevo today ⏭️ “The SEE2030 Strategy update is not about changing our ambition, but about making it more actionable. By sharpening the focus on resilience, inclusive growth and regional cooperation, and by placing public–private partnerships and competitiveness at the centre of implementation, we are strengthening a region-led framework that can deliver practical, feasible and tangible results for South East Europe,” said RCC Deputy Secretary General

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[RCC @rccint]

RCC together with @ELIAMEPgr co-hosted side event at @GLOBSEC today in #Prague ⏭️ bringing together policymakers and experts to discuss how #RegionalCooperation and EU enlargement can jointly strengthen security, support economic convergence, and contribute to a more resilient #SouthEastEurope and Europe

In addition to RCC Head of the Political Department @JankovicPavle, the panel brought together:
- @VladoBilcik, Senior Fellow at GLOBSEC;
- Christian Schmidt, @OHR_BiH High Representative;
- Dr Predrag Zenović, Chief Negotiator of Montenegro;
- @profbagci, Professor at @METU_ODTU’s;
- Dr. Ana Krstinovska, Research Fellow at ELIAMEP,
- and Frauke Seebass, Visiting Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs

They discussed how #RegionalCooperation can make #EU integration more concrete & visible, and highlighted the importance of linking reforms with:
💼 economic opportunities,
🏛️ institutional trust
🛡️ and human security,
🇪🇺 so that enlargement is understood not only as a geopolitical process, but as a way to improve people’s daily lives.

Regional cooperation remains essential to ensuring that future EU accession strengthens the region’s resilience and connectivity.

Read more 👉🏻 https://t.co/K8lWNS5Hwq

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#GLOBSEC2026

[RCC @rccint]

Tomorrow at #GLOBSEC2026, RCC and @eliamepgr to co-host the side session “From Policy to People: Security and Opportunity through Regional Cooperation and EU Enlargement” with RCC Head of Political Department @JankovicPavle, @OHR_BiH High Representative Christian Schmidt, @eliamepgr's Ana Krstinovska, Chief Negotiator of Montenegro Predrag Zenović, @GLOBSEC’s @VladoBilcik, @METU_ODTU’s @profbagci and German Institute for International and Security Affairs’s Frauke Seebass ⏭️ to explore how regional cooperation and EU enlargement can strengthen security, resilience, and opportunity for citizens in #SouthEastEurope.

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[RCC @rccint]

59th RCC Board meeting held today in #Sarajevo

✅ reviewed and adopted the RCC Annual Report
✅ talked on progress under Common Regional Market, Green Agenda and security cooperation
✅ discussion on SEE2030, following recent endorsement of its 3 core deliverables, and more

“Regional cooperation is strongest when it delivers visible, practical results. Over the past year, RCC has worked to turn political commitments into operational tools, measurable progress and concrete regional outcomes. Our task now is to keep this agenda moving with discipline, transparency and shared ownership, because the credibility of regional cooperation depends on implementation,” said RCC Secretary General @amer_kap.

Read more 👉🏻 https://t.co/bHHutXbzII

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[RCC @rccint]

The #SEE2030 Strategy Coordinator, Shenasi Iseni at the closing plenary session of @UNECE 2026 Regional Forum on Sustainable Development co-chaired by Romania and North Macedonia in #Geneva said ⏭️ “GDP increases regardless of how money is spent, whether one euro is invested in defence or in healthcare. Yet, not all expenditures contribute equally to people’s well-being, and this is precisely why we need complementary indicators.”
He also shared RCC’s efforts under the inclusive growth pillar of SEE2030 to ensure that progress is not only faster, but also fairer, more resilient, and more sustainable.

RCC stays committed to keep working on complementing aggregate economic indicators with evidence-based insights and ongoing dialogue.

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[RCC @rccint]

RCC Secretary General @amer_kap at @AntalyaDF high level panel moderating discussion with region’s ministers on connectivity, regional cooperation and business opportunities ⏭️ “Peace in the Balkans must be built through roads that connect us, markets that create opportunity, institutions that cooperate, and dialogue that continues even when it is difficult.”

#ADF2026 “Harvesting Peace in the Balkans: Dialogue, Business, and Connectivity” panel brought together
- Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and @MFA_MNE Minister, @ErvinIbrahimov1
- First Deputy Prime Minister and @mfakosovo Minister, @KonjufcaGlauk
- @mfa_bih Minister, @DinoKonakovic
- @mfaserbia Minister, @markodjuric
- @MFA_MKD Minister, @TimcoMucunski
- @AlbanianDiplo Minister, @HoxhaFer
- @MFATurkiye Deputy Minister and @abbaskanligi Director, Mehmet Kemal Bozay;
- and @MFA_Croatia State Secretary, @FMatusic
⏭️ for talks on how regional dialogue, concrete cooperation, and regional initiatives such as the RCC-coordinated #CommonRegionalMarket, and the #SEE2030 Strategy can bring tangible results for citizens of the region.

Read more 👉🏻 https://t.co/LK6I0unSX0

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[Aner Zukovic @AnerZukovic]

Regional cooperation works. Strong institutions and responsible management of weapons & ammunition are essential for stability, trust, and a safer Western Balkans.
Glad to contribute to opening the Regional Workshop on Weapons & Ammunition Management in Sarajevo @rccint @SEESAC

[UNDP SEESAC @UNDP_SEESAC]

Now underway in #Sarajevo: the Regional Workshop on Weapons and Ammunition Management.

On the agenda:

👉 safer storages
👉 better record-keeping
👉 ammunition surveillance
👉 surpluses disposal

[RCC @rccint]

Today at the @mfa_bih in #Sarajevo, RCC Secretary General @amer_kap addressed ambassadors and Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomatic staff in Sarajevo and across BiH missions abroad, speaking about the RCC, and the #RegionalCooperation in context of EU enlargement, Growth Plan and the global geopolitical shifts.

“Regional cooperation is more than the corporate logic of short-term measurable outputs. Quick results without trust may look effective, but they rarely endure. Over the years, regional cooperation has proven itself with people-oriented deliverables that safeguard trust, mutual respect, and regional ownership. Cooperation as the practical driver of EU integration must remain region’s strategic choice ” said RCC SG.

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[RCC @rccint]

RCC Secretary General @amer_kap hosted a Meeting on regional cooperation with Foreign Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina @mfa_bih @DinoKonakovic and Serbia @MFASerbia @markodjuric, and Representatives of the European Union @eu_eeas @EGiaufretEU today in RCC headquarters in #Sarajevo.

The meeting underscored the importance of sustained engagement and cooperation in addressing shared regional challenges and advancing common European aspirations.
During the meeting, they exchanged views on regional and European integration, the strengthening people-to-people contacts and economic ties across the region, and shared priorities within the broader European perspective of South East Europe.

Read more on the meeting 👉🏻 https://t.co/OQnU9Zxri9

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[RCC @rccint]

18 years. One region. Working together.
Last night, at our Annual Reception, we marked 18 years of the #RegionalCooperationCouncil.

As Secretary General @amer_kap said last night: “The RCC comes of age in a different world than it was 18 years ago and we are fully aware challenges ahead. But we are ready to adapt, with clarity and purpose. We will sharpen our focus on people-oriented deliverables. We will safeguard trust, mutual respect, and ownership among partners. And we will fully exercise the RCC’s convening power. In times of polarization, keeping all regional actors engaged in structured and inclusive dialogue is not symbolic - it is essential. We define efficiency not by speed at any cost, but by focus, credibility, and implementation that lasts. Business as usual is not an option, but neither are shortcuts that undermine long-term confidence.”
We would like to thank all our partners for sharing this special moment with us last night. We are equally grateful to those who could not be physically present but stood with us in spirit. We look forward to the challenges ahead and firmly believe that, together, we will continue to make regional cooperation an even stronger and more powerful tool for achieving our shared goals.

#EU #SEECP #SEE2030 #CommonRegionalMarket #GreenAgenda #SecurityCooperation

Read more 👉🏻 https://t.co/yWPpf9ecGS

[RCC @rccint]

This week RCC Secretary General @amer_kap is to join this year’s @MunSecConf, participating in events on topics of #security, enlargement, #WesternBalkansSix, the EU and more.

Taking part/speaking at:
“Open Door or Open End? Delivering on EU Enlargement” roundtable by the @MunSecConf
"Steal, Smuggle, Destabilise: The Case for Inter-Regional Action Against Transnational Organised Crime"” side event organised by GIZ
“Anchoring the Balkans: Evaluating EU Enlargement, Transatlantic Commitment and EU” lunch side event organised by @IAIonline, @OpenSocietyWB and @SAISHopkins
“Whispering Giants: The Western Balkans’ Democracy Crisis as a Test for Europe” thematic dinner organised by @bezbednost_org and @ecfr
“The 100 Days Mission: Defending Against Pandemic and Biological Risks in a Fragmented World” breakfast organised by @CEPIvaccines

#MSC2026

[RCC @rccint]

#inLove with #RegionalCooperation 😃🥰

RCC Team in full strength this week in our #Sarajevo HQ to gear up for the 2026 activities that we’ve been laying the groundwork for in the past months ⏭️ from digital, #HumanCapital, #youth and #employment, to #security, #GreenAgenda, competitiveness, communication and more.

Looking forward for another successful year of #RegionalCooperation.

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