POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE THB, to conduct preliminary investigations and to provide assistance to centralized investigation units in the overall investigation process. At the request of the AKPW, on 22 and 23 December, the Mission facilitated a two-day workshop for around 60 female officers of the KP on the role of women in preventing and combating THB. The purpose of the workshop was to improve female officers’ knowledge of THB in order to further contribute to the fight against organized crime and strengthen co-operation between the relevant units of the KP. The workshop was conducted by certified police trainers, while the Minister of Internal Affairs, senior Mission members and police managers were present to acknowledge the importance of the event and to demonstrate their support. Cybercrime On 21 and 22 November, the Mission supported the MoIA and the KP in organizing and hosting the first regional conference on cyber security threats, which gathered over 100 representatives from local and regional institutions and organizations, as well as university students. A number of aspects related to cyber threat intelligence and cyber defence of critical information infrastructure were covered, and representatives from highly acclaimed international companies such as  Symantec,  Microsoft and Silensec also addressed emerging issues related to cyber security.  The KP cybercrime investigation sector also presented its achievements and challenges in one of the panels of the conference. The current  strategic framework and legal aspects of cyber security in the region were also addressed, with a special emphasis on establishing Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) within different governmental institutions. Recommendations drawn during the conference will be submitted to the Kosovo Council for Cyber Security. In line with the Strategy and Action Plan on Cyber-Security, the MoIA and the KP listed their own CERTs in the international CERT network. The discussions with the representatives from Microsoft also led the MoIA to be granted cyber-security related software and programmes free of charge. On 12 and 13 December, the Mission organized a workshop for the first annual review and amendment of the Kosovo Cyber Security Strategy and Action Plan 2016-2019. The event gathered representatives from the Office of the Prime Minister and the government ministries of internal affairs, economic development, finance, justice and European integration, as well as the KP, Regulatory Authority of Electronic and Postal Communications, Agency for Personal Data Protection and other relevant stakeholders. Mission in Kosovo Activities Matrix 2016 – Police Related Activities   Information Exchange / Institution and Capacity-Building Total  Training Analysis of Lessons Learned, Assessments and Guidelines  ACTIVITIES ON: General Police Development and Reform 83% Threats posed by Criminal Activity 17% 69

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