S outh - Eastern E urope 4.5 Mission to Serbia Introduction The work of the OSCE Mission to Serbia (the Mission) in the police reform area is agreed with the Ministry of Interior (MoI) in ad hoc Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was revised in 2014. The MoU identifies police accountability, the fight against organized crime, and community policing as priorities for police-related activities. In 2017, the Mission’s Police Affairs Department (PAD), comprised of 5 international and 14 national staff, continued to support the Serbian authorities in the reform of the police service to strengthen effective and democratic policing. Throughout 2017, the MoI was dedicated to the implementation of the Action Plan for Chapter 24 within the country’s accession negotiation with the EU. In this context, the MoI published and presented its first-ever Public Security Strategic Assessment, conducted jointly by the General Police Directorate and the Republic Public Prosecutor’s Office. This document BUDGET (UB)* 2017 2016 TOTAL TOTAL 6,238,000 EUR 15% 15% 84% 6,365,000 EUR POLICE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT POLICE AFFAIRSS DEPARTMENT 930,300 EUR 951,100 EUR STAFF* 2017 2016 TOTAL POLICE AFFAIRS 19 14 Local 5 International TOTAL POLICE AFFAIRS Total Total 15% 127 (UB)1 * 78 Figures on budget and staff provided by the Mission to Serbia. Total 127 15% 19 Total 14 Local 5 International