4.5 Mission to Serbia Regarding European integration, the MoI finalized an Action Plan for Chapter 24, which now includes all previously developed strategic documents. The MoI initiated an in-depth reform process of the MoI and police. In the process of revising police legislation, the MoI held consultations with the wider civil society and international community through a number of public debates and analysis requests, and finalized the drafting of the new Law on Police by the end of 2015. The Serbian Government’s adoption of the Action Plan for the Community Policing Strategy in mid-2015 represented a turning point for strategy implementation at the national level. The plan identifies four key aspects of the community policing concept: a preventive approach, problem-oriented policing, working with minorities and socially vulnerable groups, and promoting police-public partnerships through Municipal Safety Councils (MSC). Community policing was stated as one of four top MoI reform priorities for the period 2015-2018. The Mission, together with the MoI and Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM), developed a standardized MSC model and launched it officially in late 2015. In the area of combating organized crime, the MoI conducted its first in-depth SOCTA and published it in late 2015. It will be used for further strategic planning and resource allocation in the MoI. An inter-ministerial working group was established to develop a strategy and action plan for fighting terrorism and violent extremism, which is expected to be adopted in 2016. A governmental inter-agency working group performed considerable preparatory work for the creation of a centralized criminal intelligence system, which will allow for a swift exchange of information and evidence among state institutions. The implementation of a new case management and analysis system in the Prosecution Office for Organized Crime continued towards completion. Ten police officers became the first public servants to be certified as economic crime forensic experts, thus contributing to the implementation of the Financial Investigation Strategy. The MoI developed a curriculum for economic crime investigators and integrated it in its specialized training. Also, the MoI inaugurated the Specialized Training Centre for dismantling illicit drugs laboratories in Mitrovo Polje. Activities Related to General Police Development and Reform Police Development and Reform within Security Sector Reform In January and February, the Mission supported the continuation of 36 discussions between the police and the prosecution to enhance their capacity to combat transnational, organized and other forms of serious crime, and to improve co-operation within the framework of the new Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). The purpose of this activity was to support the police and the prosecution in developing a tool to advance necessary structural changes for effective prosecutor-led investigations. Overall, the Mission 72 organized discussions for 11 out of 36 groups of officers, each comprising of 25 to 30 criminal investigators from their respective police districts, and approximately 10 basic and higher district prosecutors. Following in-depth consultations with all relevant stakeholders, the Mission, together with the MoI and the State Public Prosecutor’s Office, presented the “Report on Joint Initiatives” on 17 November. The report is a summary of the main findings of the 36 roundtables. From 26 March-16 April, the Mission supported the logistical aspects of organizing three public debates on the draft Law on Police and the draft Law on Records and Personal Data Processing. Specifically, the draft Law on Police sets out to introduce changes regarding criminal investigations, internal control and human resources management. The draft Law on Records and Personal Data Processing regulates police records. The MoI convened the first public debate on 26 March in the Novi Sad Police District, the second on 30 March in the