4.4 Mission to Montenegro
and b) that educators were at the forefront of preventing
violent extremism.
Illicit Drugs and Chemical Precursors
On 26 and 27 November, in partnership with the Ministry
of Health (MoH) and PD, the Mission organized a regional
meeting in Podgorica on emerging threat of NPS to health and
safety. Some 30 participants from law enforcement agencies
and health care institutions in Albania, BiH, Montenegro,
Serbia and Slovenia attended the event. Experts from TNTD/
SPMU, UNODC Programme Office in Serbia, and European
Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction discussed
challenges faced while also exchanging information and best
practice. The Mission supported the meeting as part of its
support to the institutions in devising a multi-disciplinary
approach to combating illicit drugs, especially in the context
of law enforcement agencies’ efforts in combating serious
and organized crime.
Trafficking in Human Beings &
Migration related Crime
On 11 and 12 July, the Mission focal point for THB participated
in the “OSCE THB Focal Point meeting” in Vienna.
During 2019, the Mission assisted in the design and printing
of the Strategy for Combating THB for 2019-2024 and Action
Plan for 2019, which had been developed with support from
the Mission.
In April, in co-ordination with the OSR/CTHB, the Mission
supported the participation of the Higher State Prosecutor
and Head of Task Force Team for fighting THB in the OSCE`s
19th THB Annual Alliance Conference held in Vienna. The
conference provided an opportunity for the participants to
meet with counterparts from other countries and exchange
experiences. During the event, participants discussed
emerging ICT developments that can be used by stakeholders
- such as law enforcement, policy analysts, social service
providers, and civil society - to maximize their scalability and
impact by adopting a more co-ordinated approach.
On 26 and 27 September, in co-operation with the MoI,
National Office for the Fight against Human Trafficking
and Judiciary Training Centre, the Mission organized a
training in Podgorica for judges, prosecutors and police
officers on implementing non-punishment procedures
for victims of THB. In total, some 20 judges, prosecutors
and PD representatives participated in a training, which
focused on developing guidelines for implementing
the general principles regarding the non-punishment
provisions for victims of THB, as presented by the Mission
in December 2018.
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Cybercrime
On 18 and 19 February 2019, with the support of the
Mission, the TNTD Co-ordinator and Cyber Co-ordination
Cell member conducted an in-country visit with national
authorities engaged in the cyber/ICT security policy sector.
The aim was to increase the awareness of OSCE cyber/
ICT CBMs as well as better understand the latest national
developments. Meetings took place with senior-level officials
from the MoPA, National Computer Incident Response Team,
MoD and PD. In October 2019, as a follow-up to the visit,
TNTD provided the authorities with a CBM implementation
‘roadmap’, which included suggestions on how to progress on
core components of cyber/ICT security policy and make use
of existing capacity-building programmes.
On 3 and 4 April, in co-operation with the Slovak OSCE
Chairmanship, Slovak Embassy and TNTD/ATU, the
Mission organized a seminar in Podgorica on “Cyber
Security and use of the Internet for Terrorist and Organized
Crime purposes”. The event aimed at enhancing the
capacities of the institutions in responding to threats and
implementing countermeasures on cyber related incidents.
In total, 27 participants, from the MFA, MoD, MPA, MoJ,
Army, NSA, Agency for Personal Data Protection and PD
participated in the event. During the seminar, participants
discussed CBMs in cyberspace between countries, the role
of international and regional organizations in reducing
the risks of conflict stemming from the use of ICT, social
media network security and internet. Participants also
discussed how the education system can support the early
recognition of radicalization and violent extremism leading
to terrorism. Discussions during the seminar reflected
on how police investigations and intelligence-gathering
(including digital forensic evidence) can support effective
responses to threats on cyber related incidents.
Border Security and Management /
Customs
From 19 to 21 March, as part of the TNTD/BSMU “Border
Community Security Programme” (BCSP),26 the Mission
conducted “Risk Assessment and Cognitive Behaviour”
training in Podgorica within the project “Addressing FTFs
Security Threats at International Airports”, which began in
2018. The training was attended by 23 border guards, custom
officers and representatives of the Civil Aviation Agency,
Airports and NSA working at international airports in
Podgorica and Tivat.
26 The BCSP was developed by TNTD/BSMU in co-operation with the Montenegrin
authorities, aimed at improving information exchange and co-operation amongst law
enforcement and private sector representatives in reducing the risk of criminal and
terrorist acts occurring, especially those related to the cross-border movement of
foreign terrorist forces through Montenegrin airports.
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