Activities of the Transnational Threats Department as on improving the response of the criminal justice system to cybercrime. On 8 October, upon the invitation of the NATO Stability Policing Centre of Excellence, TNTD/SPMU participated in the Lessons Learned Conference in Vicenza. In front of 100 participants, the aim was to draw lessons learned from recent peace operations where the UN, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), EU and African Union had been involved and where there had been a police dimension. During the event, TNTD/SPMU delivered a presentation on how the OSCE was working in peace/police operations. On 20 November, TNTD/SPMU organized the second annual meeting of OSCE PAN focal points in Vienna. Attended by 48 participants, the meeting focused on the use of modern technology in police training, women’s participation in police training and impact of the ‘Me-too’ movement on the Swedish police, and discussed the way forward for the PAN. At the conclusion of the meeting, participants agreed to support the continued utility of the PAN. Activities Related to Threats Posed by Criminal Activity Organized Crime From 11 to 12 February, TNTD/SPMU together with the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), participated in European Multi-disciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT) “Environmental Crime Operational Action Plan 2019 Kick-off Meeting” at Europol HQ in The Hague. The aim was to evaluate the 2018 programme and to plan activities in 2019. Around 60 representatives participated in the event, among them EU and nonEU Member States and representatives of international institutions and agencies. INTERPOL and the OSCE, together with Serbia and Ukraine, agreed to be involved in activities related to identifying and tackling illegal waste trafficking in and around the Danube region. On 13 March, TNTD/SPMU participated in the “4th INTERPOL Illicit Arms Record Management and tracing System Steering Committee Meeting” organized by INTERPOL in Lyon. The meeting brought together experts from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, UNODC, INTERPOL, EC and Europol and as well as experts and stakeholders from the private sector. The aim was to establish a platform to share ideas and experiences in promoting the use of the INTERPOL tools and databases as well as address the challenges faced by member countries. Participants also discussed and shared topical and technical issues related to small arms and light weapons (SALW) control. On 12 April, TNTD/SPMU and OCEEA were invited by UNODC to present the new OSCE project on fighting organized crime in the SEE region within the framework of the co-ordination of the “EU Western Balkans Initiative” at an event held in Vienna. Participants from various organizations active in the region engaged in activities in countering organized crime and corruption, shared information about the current situations, programme achievements and future plans, with the aim of complementing efforts, avoiding duplication and strengthening common understanding. On 15 May, TNTD/SPMU participated in the “Seminar on Prevention and Fight against Trafficking in SALW”, organized by the French Ministry of Armed Forces and two thinktanks in Paris. TNTD/SPMU delivered a presentation on a TNTD/CPC project on fighting against trafficking in SALW in Ukraine. Some 120 representatives from government, academia and diplomatic corps participated in the event. On 25 June, TNTD/SPMU participated in the EMPACT “Environmental Crime Strategic Meeting 2019/2020”, organized by the EMPACT EnviCrime driver and co-drivers at Europol HQ in The Hague. Representatives from EMPACT, EnviCrime, participating States and other international organizations discussed the situation in implementing the 2019 Operational Activities Priorities and plans for 2020. During the meeting, TNTD/SPMU presented the OSCE Strategy on Environmental Crime. The EMPACT project aims to co-ordinate efforts in disrupting organized crime groups involved in environmental crime, including waste trafficking. From 8 to 12 July, TNTD/SPMU facilitated a training course on countering organized crime at the Advanced Institute of Investigative Techniques in Velletri (Rome) for 18 law enforcement representatives from Albania, BiH, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The course, developed and designed with the Italian Carabinieri, presented the latest trends and developments in organized crime and provided an update on the current features related to the most serious types of organized crime. From 9 to 11 October, TNTD/SPMU participated in a workshop on “The advisory role of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy missions in disrupting criminal organizations in host countries”, co-organized by Crisis Management Centre Finland and POLIISI in Jarvenpää, Finland. The event brought together representatives and experts from EU Structures and regional and international organizations, academics and security agencies dedicated to the fight against organized 21