POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE agreement in May 2017 on joint co-operation. In addition, Hungarian police conducted forged documents training for 20 border guards working on border crossings points with Albania and Croatia. Training was funded by the Hungarian and Montenegrin police. and academics, participated in the event. A first draft of the preliminary guidelines for police officers, public prosecutors and judges, was completed as a result of an analysis of existing legal framework and guidelines for implementation of the principle of non-punishment of victims of trafficking. On 29 March, the Head of Mission delivered a presentation on promoting stability in the South-Eastern Europe region and strengthening collective security systems at an event organized by the Law Faculty of the University of Montenegro in Podgorica. The other key note speakers at the event included: Minister of Defence, Predrag Bošković, Ambassador of Slovenia Mitja Močnik, and Dean of the Law Faculty, Velimir Rakočević. On June 30, the Mission supported participation of the THB NCO in the MoI in the meeting of National THB Coordinators and Rapporteurs from the OSCE area, in Vienna. The objective of this meeting was to discuss the results of the 2016 Survey Report of Efforts to Implement OSCE Commitments and Recommended Actions to Combat THB as well as the recommendations of the 17th Alliance conference “Trafficking in Children and the Best Interests of the Child”. The Mission supported two PA study visits to the Police Academy in Zagreb from 17 to 20 July and the Academy of Criminalistics and Police Studies in Belgrade from 20 to 23 November. Officials of institutions exchanged experiences in the process of the police education reform and new standards in the police academic education. Senior officials had the opportunity to discuss the comparative practices of the current institutional and organizational models of police education institutions in neighbouring countries. The study visits will support accreditation process and joining the ERASMUS programme. Threats Posed by Criminal Activity Organized Crime On 16 and 17 November, the Mission and the Organized Crime Section of Montenegro Police co-organized a two day workshop in Podgorica for 15 police intelligence and criminal police officers. The event involved discussion on modern research techniques in using open sources and development of the new national Serious Organized Crime Report for Montenegro. Trafficking in Human Beings & Migration-related Crime On 26 and 27 June, the Mission, in co-operation with the NCO organized a two-day roundtable in Podgorica on “Legal Framework and Recommendations for Implementation of Non-Punishment Principle for Victims of Human Trafficking”. 20 members of the working group comprised of experts from the judiciary, prosecutors, MoI representatives of the THB Co-ordinator of the National Coordination Office (NCO), civil society, the OSCE, experts from Serbia From 30 October to 1 November in Skopje and 20 and 21 December in Podgorica, the Mission, together with the OSCE Mission to Skopje, organized two working meetings of THB NCOs and the MoIs from Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia representatives to draft the Protocol on joint co-operation in fighting THB. The Protocol will outline measures for strengthening regional cooperation in the process of identification, reporting, referral and voluntary return of victims and potential victims of trafficking. The final Protocol will be signed in early 2018. Podgorica has already signed Protocols on joint co-operation in fighting THB with Tirana and Pristina, and a similar agreement has been initiated with Serbia. On 8 and 9 November and 22 December, the Mission facilitated 2 workshops on the development of guidelines for the implementation of the provision on non-punishment of victims of THB. Twelve members of the inter-agency working group comprised of judges, prosecutors, MoI, NGO and OSCE representatives met to discuss and draft guidelines which will be adjusted to the Montenegrin normative framework and operational procedures and aligned with international recommendations. The guidelines should be adopted and published in 2018. On 10 November, the Mission, in co-operation with the THB NCO and Border Police, facilitated training courses for immigration officerss in Bar on “Fighting Trafficking in Human Beings for the Purpose of Working Exploitation”, 17 at the Podgorica airport and 22 in Plav, aiming to enhance capacities to prevent and combat THB related to labour exploitation, while safeguarding victims and ensuring respect for their fundamental rights. 44 THB inspectors and border police officers participated in the training. From 28 November to 1 December, the Mission, in cooperation with the THB NCO, facilitated 4 roundtables 75