In Greece, the national ombudsman institution was entrusted with the responsibility of being the national preventive mechanism and it is now in the process of implementing this new mandate. To mark this occasion, the Greek ombudsman organised an NPM workshop in Athens. An expert from Vienna supported the event with a presentation about set-up, function and activity of the Austrian NPM. NPM workshop in Athens In connection with its own activities, in April, the NPM received Miloš Janković from the Serbian ombudsman institution in Vienna. Since 2013, he has been a member of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of the Committee against Torture (SPT) and, as one of the authors of the country reports, he is also responsible for reporting about Austria. In direct discussions with Mr. Janković, the NPM received important information about reporting to the SPT. Visit of the European SPT rapporteur In October, NPM experts participated in a workshop about NPM recommendations, which was organised by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights. The focus of the workshop was on monitoring and control follow-ups and the implementation of recommendations. Another topic was the interfaces of National Preventive Mechanisms with the SPT, the CPT (European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment) and the APT (Association for the Prevention of Torture). workshop on NPM recommendations OSCE The NPM is actively participating in the OSCE dialogue about responsibilities, challenges and opportunities of further development of national human rights institutions. The traditionally good cooperation was of particular interest this year, as Switzerland, in its function as the country chairing the OSCE, defined the topic of “prevention of torture” as the priority for 2014. Therefore, the NPM was glad to present a report about its activities during the meeting of the OSCE Human Rights Committee in Vienna. NPM experts also participated in an additional meeting of the Human Dimension Committee, which was also dedicated to the topic of torture prevention, and visited an APT meeting that brought NPM institutions from all over Europe to Vienna prior to the additional OSCE meeting to share their experiences in the areas of police and torture prevention. 23 Thematic focus: prevention of torture