After two pandemic years, the CREST project conducted its plenary meeting on 09 and 10.03.2022 in Lisbon, Portugal. The meeting was organized by Polícia Judiciária (Portuguese Criminal Police) and was held at its premises.

The second test and demonstration of the ROBORDER project (https://roborder.eu/) funded by Horizon 2020 Program of the European Commission took place from 21 to 25 June 2021 in Stara Zagora. Various operational scenarios for detection and identification of specific activities related to unregulated crossing of protected areas were successfully carried out. The event was attended by foreign partners and specialists from Tsvetan Lazarov Defence Institute.

Taking into account the possibilities and desire for mutual cooperation, the Director of the Institute of Defense "Professor Tsvetan Lazarov" Coln. PhD Dimitar Kirkov and Prof. Dr. Edmond Hajrizi – founder and president of the University for Business and Technology in Prishtina, Kosovo signed a Memorandum of Understanding.