RCC gathers over 150 experts in Tirana, Kapetanovic: Crime knows no borders, security cannot remain their hostage!

From organized crime to cyberattacks, from the use of drones to hybrid threats, security challenges in the Western Balkans require more cooperation and fewer declarations. This was the main message of the JUMBO 2026 Regional Security Conference, which kicked off today in Tirana.

More than 150 senior officials, experts and representatives of security institutions from the region, the European Union and international organizations have gathered in Tirana to discuss joint responses to increasingly complex security threats.

At the opening of the two-day JUMBO 2026 conference, the Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), Amer Kapetanović, called for regional cooperation to be measured by concrete results and not just by meetings and declarations.

"By the next JUMBO conference, we should be able to show concrete improvements: a procedure that works better, a contact that enables a timely response, or a gap in preparedness that has been addressed. Our citizens should be able to benefit from the cooperation we discuss here," declared Kapetanović.

The message is clear: organized crime is cooperating across borders, and security institutions must be able to cooperate at least as quickly.

Kapetanović warned that criminal networks are increasingly operating in several countries simultaneously, making it necessary to exchange information in a timely manner, coordinate investigations, and strengthen ties between institutions.

He emphasized that professional cooperation in the field of security can help maintain regional trust and stability even in periods when political relations between countries are tense.

The discussions focus on arms trafficking, migrant smuggling, corruption, the use of new technologies by criminal groups, cyberattacks and hybrid threats. Special attention is also paid to the security risks associated with climate change.

The conference will also review preliminary findings from the regional SecuriMeter 2026 survey, which measures citizens' perceptions and concerns about security. The full results will be presented next week at the Belgrade Security Conference.

The opening of JUMBO 2026 was attended by the Minister of Interior of Albania, Ervin Demo, representatives of the Ministry of Interior and Italian diplomacy, as well as the Delegation of the European Union to Albania.

The conference is organized by the RCC, with the support of Italy and the European Union, in partnership with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Albania.

On the second day, participants will work in four thematic groups to identify recommendations and practical measures that improve regional coordination and preparedness.

The challenge of JUMBO 2026 is that, by the next meeting, institutions will not only report how many times they have met, but what they have managed to prevent and solve together.

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