Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol in The Hague and the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore. The event brought together over 300 representatives from law enforcement agencies, the private sector, academia, and international organizations from across the world to discuss the latest techniques in conducting cybercrime investigations. From 4-6 November TNTD attended the Annual Meeting of the Council of Europe’s Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs in Strasburg, France. The meeting brought together over 40 participants from more than 19 countries and relevant international and regional organizations to share information on preventing and combating drug-related cybercrime through the use of the Internet, “Darknet” and “Deepnet”. The platform is envisaged to contribute to enhanced risk analysis of cyber- and drugrelated crime, to facilitate access to monitoring tools and software, and to streamline backtracking investigations and international control measures. From 18-19 November, TNTD participated and presented at the “Regional Conference for Practitioners on Cybercrime”, organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro, and the Judicial Training Centre of Montenegro in Pržno – Budva, Montenegro. The event brought together over 50 cybercrime practitioners from the judiciary, police, national Cyber Emergency Response Teams (CERTs), and academia from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia, as well as guest speakers from the Belgian and Finnish prosecution services and the US. Participants exchanged experiences and best practices in addressing different forms of cybercrime. Other On 18 June, TNTD participated in a meeting with members of the Governing Board of the International Association of the Chiefs of Police (IACP) in Brussels. Participants examined co-operation possibilities and discussed options and ways to strengthen the link between IACP and European players in police-related matters. TNTD gave a presentation on OSCE’s police-related activities and discussed potential activities of common interest. On 2 October, TNTD participated in the United Nations Day 2015 – International Conference, titled “Military and Police Co-operation in Peacekeeping Missions”, at the Faculty of Law Enforcement in Budapest, Hungary. The event was organized by the Faculty of Law Enforcement at the National University of Public Service and opened by the Hungarian State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It brought together 80 representatives from the EU, OSCE, NATO, UN, and the Hungarian military and police forces involved in peacekeeping operations. On 16 October, TNTD participated in the International Conference on the 70th Anniversary of the End of World War II in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. Participants discussed current matters of the international antiwar agenda, including lessons learned in prevention of international wars and conflicts. From 24-27 October, TNTD participated in the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) General Assembly, held in Chicago. The event was attended by some 15,000 members from 121 countries and 30 international organizations. Around 200 side-events were held and TNTD participated in three of them: “Police Command during International Crisis”, “Challenges of Policing into the Future”, and “Global Standards for International Police Training”. 2.3 TNTD/Action against Terrorism Unit Introduction The Action against Terrorism Unit of the Transnational Threats Department (TNTD/ATU), established in 2002, is the OSCE’s focal point, information resource and implementation partner on counter-terrorism activities. The Unit’s work is guided by the OSCE Consolidated Framework for the Fight against Terrorism (PC.DEC/1063), adopted in December 2012. The Decision outlines the strategic focus areas for counter-terrorism activities of the Organization and provides a roadmap for further action. Importantly, the Consolidated Framework stipulates that the OSCE will further co-ordinate its efforts internally and co-operate externally with relevant regional and international organizations. The Secretary General will continue to ensure co-ordinated efforts among thematic structures within the Secretariat 24