Between 14-22 May, the Mission organized a training session to assist financial investigators from the MoI’s Criminal Investigation Directorate. Ten participants learned about the basic principles of the stock market and private companies’ structures; how to detect crime occurring through misuse of the stock market; and to improve their ability to secure evidence and investigate illegal activities taking place in capital markets. The lectures were delivered by representatives from the Serbian Central Securities Depository and Clearing House, the Serbian Business Registers Agency and Belgrade Stock Exchange. These institutions provided an overview of their operations; the legal framework; and methods used to detect who the actual shareholder is, and how to investigate leads that can be found in financial documentation. The training aimed to enhance the ability of criminal/financial investigators to detect, investigate and prosecute financial crimes, including insider trading and corruption involving the Serbian Stock Market. From 10-14 and 17-21 June, 2-27 September, and 7-11 October, the Mission, in cooperation with the MoI, organized four training sessions for members of the MoI’s Criminal Investigation Directorate Working Group (WG) created to investigate suspicious privatization cases in Serbia. The 60 WG members learned about accounting techniques and record keeping; database – bookkeeping software; international accounting standards; international standards of financial reporting; financial reports’ analysis; and forensic expert reporting. Following the sessions, participants noted that they had developed a deeper understanding of complex cases, holding companies and subsidiaries and the consolidation of financial statements. The training was delivered by experts hired by the Mission who are internationally certified fraud examiners, forensic accountants, and anti-money laundering specialists. From 4-5 December, the Mission organized a seminar on “Financial Crime Investigation” for a core group of 25 financial investigators and analysts and two prosecutors as part of the ExB project “Enhancing capacities of the Serbian police to fight corruption”, financed by the Norwegian Government. The seminar focused on collecting information; sources of financial intelligence; the value of suspicious transaction reports; investigation strategies and case management; as well as types of laundering and compliance. The seminar demonstrated how to turn this information into valid evidence for the prosecutor. The other part of the seminar illustrated how elements of forensic accounting are used in financial investigation, how a criminal activity can be detected from financial statements, and how financial information can serve as evidence. The seminar also covered tracing and seizing of assets and the final calculation of criminal profit. Local and international experts were engaged in planning and conducting this activity in close co-operation with the Mission and the MoI. Illicit Drugs From 3-5 April, the Mission, in co-operation with the MoI, organized the second training cycle on techniques for detecting and identifying narcotic intoxication. The course gathered 27 participants representing every police district in Serbia. The main objective of the course was to teach participants to detect and distinguish between types of drugs; recognize signs and effects of drug abuse; and enhance their knowledge of legal regulations in this field. Following this second cycle of training, each of the 27 police districts in Serbia had two investigators qualified to deliver training on signs and symptoms of drug abuse. It was envisaged that they would continue training their fellow school and traffic officers in these special techniques. Special attention would later be paid to training border police officers in police districts that neighbour other countries. Through this training, the Mission and the MoI were jointly building a sustainable internal capacity within the Serbian police for drug prevention in Serbia’s communities. The training was delivered by six OSCE-certified trainers from the MoI. From 9-11 and 16-18 December, two more courses on identifying drugs and signs and symptoms of its abuse were organized for traffic police from all 27 police districts of Serbia in 96