problems and good practices at border crossing points; joint patrols and green border patrolling; joint incident investigations and information exchange, and ways for improvement; points of contacts and their maintenance; improvement of communication across the border, especially in case of emergencies; options for making the passage of people and goods more efficient during the summer season; co-operation on illegal migrants and returnees (proper identification, handling and referral); and other questions related to border management. On 13-15 June, the Mission facilitated an assessment of Police K-9 narcotics and explosive detection dogs. The assessment aimed at identifying shortcomings and ways for improving the work of the K9 Unit in view of the fact that both explosive and narcotic detection dogs require constant training and proper keeping. On 2 December, the Mission, in co-operation with the OSCE Presence in Albania, organized a one-day training for 20 Montenegrin border police officers working as members of joint patrols at Joint Border Crossing Points (JBCP) with Albania. The training was organized in line with the OSCE BSMC. The training focused on: the legal framework, experiences and good practices in Montenegro and Albania in the mission and joint patrols, focussing on JBCP organization; and the introduction of the legal system in both countries with regard to information exchange and data protection. The trainers were mid-level managers from both countries. Counter-terrorism On 8-9 September, the Mission facilitated the participation of one member of the Montenegrin Special Anti-Terrorist Unit at a workshop on “Public-Private Partnerships on Enhancing Tourism Security” in Vienna (see also chapter 3.1). On 1-2 December, the Mission, in co-operation with the Montenegrin Police Directorate, organized a two-day seminar on guidelines for team work in police negotiation. In addition, the Mission donated a mobile phone system for negotiations during critical incidents, such as hostage, kidnap, barricade and suicide situations. The mobile phone system will help the negotiator of the Montenegrin police, members of the tactical response team and command staff to safely resolve such kind of incidents. The trainees were municipal police chiefs, the Commander of the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit, the Head of the Border Police Unit, a member of the VIP Protection Unit, as well as the Montenegrin police negotiator. Negotiators from the police services of Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia shared their experiences and provided best practices with the seminar participants. 57