Counter-Terrorism On 1-5 April, the Mission organized a four-day workshop on the National Action Plan 20132014, led by a Slovenian expert. The workshop addressed measures for the prevention of and the fight against terrorism. Participants were representatives of the Ministry of Defence, MoI, Police Directorate, Agency for Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, Agency for National Security and the Special Anti-terrorist Unit. The draft Action Plan discussed includes new measures in line with international standards, which should provide for more effective action in preventing and fighting terrorism. At the event, participants also identified relevant indicators to be used in a Terrorism Threat Assessment in Montenegro. Financial Investigations As part of its on-going support to the Judicial Training Centre (JTC) in implementing the Governmental Anti-Corruption Training Programme for the Judiciary, the Mission, UNDP and the JTC together with the Mission’s Rule of Law and Human Resources Programme coorganized two training seminars. The sessions were attended by judges, prosecutors from the department of the Supreme State Prosecutor for Corruption and Organized Crime, the police and representatives of state authorities dealing with the fight against corruption. The first seminar, held from 21-22 March, focused on the third pillar of the Programme – Investigating Corruption Offences and Related Issues – and enabled participants to exchange experiences and knowledge on financial investigation and confiscation of illegally achieved assets. The second seminar, held from 26-27 March, focused on the first pillar of the Training Programme – Personal and Institutional Integrity – and allowed the exchange of experiences and knowledge on personal and professional integrity of persons working in the judiciary and state authorities, and to identify differences between non-ethical behaviour, nepotism and other types of corruptive activities. Trafficking in Human Beings The situation in the area of THB had not changed significantly since 2012, with Montenegro mainly being a transit country. In 2013, the Mission supported the Office of National Coordinator for the Fight against THB in fulfilling the measures of the Action Plan for implementation of the National Strategy against Trafficking in Human Beings 2012-2018. The Mission, in co-operation with Montenegrin Office for the Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings, organized an event to promote the National Strategy against Trafficking in Human Beings 2012–2018. The Mission’s assistance also included facilitating the entire process of drafting and printing the Strategy and Action Plan for its implementation. On 25-28 March, the Mission, together with the Police Directorate, organized a four-day training programme on “Investigating Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration”. 20 participants from the Border and Crime Police, Customs Administration and the National Coordinator's Office against Trafficking in Human beings attended the programme. The training equipped participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively carry out criminal investigations in human trafficking and illegal immigration. Participants became aware of common human smuggling and trafficking methods, trends, routes, and the role and importance of border controls. They also learned to prepare risk assessment maps of human smuggling and trafficking routes into, out of, or transit through their country and to prepare risk profiles based on comprehensive risk assessments of the means and methods used by smugglers and traffickers. The programme also focused on counterfeiting, which often accompanies these types of crimes. The trainers were two experts from the Turkish National Police. At a panel discussion on the final day with senior police managers and prosecutors, it was agreed that while co-operation between state agencies involved in anti-trafficking is good, there was still room for improvement. The identification of potential victims and 77

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