POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE Hate Crime Training Over the course of 2016, 25 police At the managerial level, the Mission MoIA. A two-day workshop on hate crime trainers conducted a organized regional hate crime hate crimes and hate speech was total of 67 one-day training sessions workshops in eight SIAs: Skopje, organized in SIA Tetovo for 18 across the country to 1,259 police Kumanovo, Tetovo, Ohrid, Bitola, field police officers, as SIA Tetovo officers. These police hate crime Stip, Strumica and Veles. 182 SIA was identified as one of the most trainers attended a two-day seminar managers, of which 17 are women, vulnerable parts of the country in September to evaluate the advanced their understanding of for potential inter-ethnic tensions progress made in implementing the hate crimes and the importance due to ethnic diversity and high “cascade training” to police officers, of a robust police response to the population density. practice presentation skills, discuss issue through discussions with hate crime issues and identify the representatives of civil society next steps for overcoming gaps in and experts in the area of hate the existing police practice. crimes from the Mission and the to discuss the issue with representatives of civil society in the country, as well as with the experts in the area of hate crimes from the Mission and the MoIA. In addition a two-day workshop on hate crimes and hate speech was organized in SIA Tetovo for 18 field police officers, as SIA Tetovo has been identified as one of the most vulnerable parts of the country for potential inter-ethnic tensions due to ethnic diversity and a dense population. well as from Kosovo. In this simulation exercise, which started in Podgorica and ended in Skopje, more than 100 officials from the region worked on applying Special Investigative Measures and devised ways to foster inter-institutional cooperation in combating various forms of organized crime. The activity aimed at further enhancing the capacities of the MoIA, in particular the Sector for Suppression of Serious and Organized Crime, as well as the horizontal co-operation between regional OSCE field operations. Public Order and Crisis Management From 25 to 28 April, the Mission, in co-operation with the Embassy of France, implemented an Operative Shadowing and Scouting training course for a newly established Tactical Reconnaissance Team of the Special Police Operations Department in Skopje. Two experts from the French National Special Police Forces trained the participants in drafting special police operation action plans and on information gathering/sharing amongst police units during specific operations. Activities Related to Threats Posed by Criminal Activity Organized Crime From 19 to 21 October, the Mission organized a regional exercise to combat different types of organized crime, including property crimes and illegal migration with a crossborder dimension. The exercise involved police officers and prosecutors from Montenegro, Albania, the host country, as Financial Investigations, Anti-Money Laundering and Seizures of Criminal Proceeds From 9 to 13 May, the Mission organized a training course on investigating financial crimes for 18 representatives of the Financial Police, Financial Intelligence Office and the MoIA. The training course was organized in close cooperation with the Italian Embassy and the Italian Ministry of Internal Affairs-International Police Cooperation Service. Two experts from the Italian Guardia di Finanza delivered the training course. Cross-Border Co-operation in Criminal Matters From 20 to 22 June, the Mission, with the participation of two experts from the German Federal Police, organized a workshop in Mavrovo for staff based at four Common Contact Centres (CCC). During the workshop, the commanders of the CCCs outlined their duties and experiences, as well the legal framework within which the exchange of data takes place with neighbouring countries. The German experts introduced the data exchange system used by the German 91