International Co-operation tice, capacity-building for legal professionals, and enhancing monitoring schemes for places of detention. In designing and implementing its programmes, the ODIHR regularly consults the reports of Council of Europe institutions such as the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and the Human Rights Commissioner. In the field of tolerance and non-discrimination, the ODIHR and counterparts in the Council of Europe formalized their co-operation in order to discuss priorities and means of supporting representatives of civil society and to explore areas for further co-operation. The ODIHR has a long history of co-ordinating practical initiatives with the Council of Europe that support Roma communities. For example, the two organized a roundtable in Thessaloniki, Greece, in November called “The Greek Roma: The Long Way to Recognition”. This meeting focused on Greek Roma as actors in the country’s political and social history, and it also linked their situation with developments in the rest of Europe. European Union Delegations from the European Parliament regularly take part in ODIHR election observation missions. In addition, the ODIHR, the European Commission, and the Council of Europe have been developing guidelines on media analysis during electoral campaigns. The ODIHR’s Legislative Assistance Programme for Central Asia involves co-operation with, and funding from, the European Union. Through this programme, the ODIHR has been monitoring and assisting legislative reform in Central Asia, as well as redesigning the Legislationline (www.legislationline.org) website and translating its content into Russian. The ODIHR has established a working relationship with the European Commission and the Council of the European Union on issues related to counter-terrorism. Officials from the European Commission and Council made presentations in 2006 at events organized by the ODIHR on victims of terrorism and on inter- national co-operation to combat terrorism. In addition, ODIHR staff took part in consultations with both bodies on how to develop work on victims of terrorism. In the field of tolerance and non-discrimination, the ODIHR co-operates with EU agencies in a number of areas, including education, information-sharing, and reporting. In October, the ODIHR, the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC), and the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) organized a working-level meeting on issues pertaining to the lack of data on hate crimes. The same agencies participated in the tolerance implementation meeting “Addressing the Hate Crimes Data Deficit”, which was organized by the ODIHR in November in Vienna. In addition, the ODIHR provides input for ECRI policy recommendations on a regular basis. The ODIHR regularly provides the European Commission with input on various countries’ progress in the area of civil and political rights of Roma. In addition, the ODIHR completed a project in 2006 called “Roma, use your ballot wisely!” that enjoyed the financial support of the European Commission. The purpose of the project was to enhance Roma and Sinti participation in public and political life in several countries of South-Eastern Europe. Other International Organizations The ODIHR has co-operated closely with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for the last seven years. In 2006, the ODIHR and the IOM office in Moscow finalized a project on the provision of information and expert support to the state programme on regularization of migrants. In March, the ODIHR and IOM Moscow organized a workshop for the Russian Migration Agency and representatives of other relevant government agencies. The purpose of the workshop was to present the results of surveys conducted among migrants, employers, and state officials on their readiness for the planned regularization programme. At the same Annual Report  93