RACVIAC

RACVIAC was established in 2000 as the Regional Arms Control Verification and Implementation Assistance Centre with an aim to provide arms control training, promote confidence and security building measures and broaden cooperation in South Eastern Europe (SEE). The Centre later broadened its scope of activities to comprise a wide range of politico-military issues, including security sector reform and international and regional cooperation with a focus on Euro-Atlantic integration as of 2011, the Centre was renamed to RACVIAC–Centre for Security Cooperation. The main goals of RACVIAC are fulfilled through the work of: - Cooperative Security Environment (CSE) Pillar with the addition of C-WMD Network - Security Sector Governance (SSG) Pillar - Countering Transnational Security Threats (CTST) Pillar The support to the entire organization is provided by the Support to Management, the Administration and Finance Cell, and the Service Branch. There are currently 29 nations involved in RACVIAC and divided into: Members – Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Türkiye. Associate members – Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Observers – Canada, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine and the USA. At the MAG meeting held in 2014, Kosovo* was invited to participate on a permanent basis, at all levels and on equal terms in all activities and meetings of RACVIAC & the MAG. * This Designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.