POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF OTHER THEMATIC UNITS 3.2 Office of the Co-ordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities Introduction In 2015, two staff members of the Economic Governance Unit of the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) continued to be involved in police-related activities, addressing good governance, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering. The Office co-operated closely with relevant thematic units, OSCE field operations and partner organizations, such as the Council of Europe, the Egmont Group, the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (EAG), the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), UNODC, and the World Bank. Activities Related to General Police Development and Reform Strategic Planning including Threat Assessments From January through September, in Zagreb, Skopje and Podgorica, the OCEEA, in partnership with the World Bank, supported national authorities in utilizing the World Bank’s National Risk Assessment methodology and the OSCE Data Collection Handbook in support of national risk assessments on money laundering and terrorism financing. The final workshops presenting the completed National Risk Assessments were organized in Zagreb in May, in Podgorica in June, and in Skopje in September.  Activities Related to Threats Posed by Criminal Activity Financial Investigations, Anti-Money Laundering and Seizures of Criminal Proceeds From 13-15 May, the OCEEA, in partnership with UNODC and EAG, organized a regional workshop on “Supporting Successful Prosecutions and Other Disruptions by Building, Enhancing and Networking Financial Investigation Capacity in National Law Enforcement Agencies” in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The event gathered over 40 representatives of Financial Investigation Units (FIUs), law enforcement agencies and prosecutors from Central Asian countries, Pakistan and Iran. Expert speakers from international organizations, as well as from Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, China, and the USA, aimed to support participants in developing national financial investigation strategies. From 28-29 May, the OCEEA participated in and contributed to the workshop on “Combating Money Laundering – As a Fuse for Corruption in the Activities of Politically Exposed Persons/PEPs” in Kyiv, Ukraine, which was supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator’s Office in Ukraine and the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine. The workshop, organized for Ukrainian FIU officials, brought together experts from Belgian, Polish and Ukrainian law enforcement agencies, academia and civil society to discuss enhanced due diligence of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) in financial services. From 7-18 December, the OCEEA, in partnership with UNODC and the Ukrainian National Police Academy, organized a two week workshop in Odessa on gathering criminal intelligence for money laundering and corruption investigations for FIU officials, prosecutors, tax police, as well as law enforcement and anti-corruption bureau officials. OCEEA – Police-Related Activities 2015 ACTIVITIES ON: General Police Development and Reform 50% Threats posed by Criminal Activity 50% 33