MoI in developing a new National Strategy for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. The Crime Police Service established closer links with regional partners as a result of a Missionfunded regional meeting on intelligence co-operation and information sharing among police in the western Balkans. Additional efforts were made by the Mission and the respective Ministries of Interior to enhance the informant handling model and its implementation at the regional level. The Mission organized intelligence-led policing and cybercrime activities in the fight against serious and organized crime. In co-operation with the Police Directorate, the Mission delivered training to approximately 250 police officers in the development of a more efficient system for combating domestic violence. On 27 March, the Mission, in co-operation with the Ministry of Interior, organized a regional workshop to discuss the criminal threat posed by the emergence of motorcycle gangs in South-Eastern Europe. Participants, comprising 28 officers of the police services of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as well as from Kosovo17, identified areas to improve co-operation, shared information and strengthened contacts. Besides the six delegations and representatives of the Montenegrin Intelligence and Organized Crime units, international experts from Europol and the Swedish and Danish police gave lectures on European and Nordic procedures, trends and tools in combating organized crime committed by motorcycle gangs. On 10 and 11 April in Becici, the Mission, in co-operation with the US Embassy and the Judiciary Training Centre, organized a regional conference, which presented the first ever guide on cybercrime designed as a tool for the judiciary, prosecution and law enforcement officers. The conference was attended by 45 judges, prosecutors and police representatives from Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, who exchanged opinions, experiences and practices in the area of implementing the Criminal Procedure Code related to combating cybercrime. On 29 and 30 April, the Mission supported the Property Directorate’s Department for Management of Seized and Confiscated Assets by providing specialized capacity building training on enforcement of relevant legislation, which was led by experts from Croatia. The training provided ten employees of the Directorate and Ministry of Justice with practical guidance on five key areas. The training was part of the Mission’s assistance to improve professional capacity of the Property Directorate in their everyday work in fighting organized crime and corruption. On 7 May, the Mission’s expert on organized crime presented a guest lecture at the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Montenegro, Department of Civil Security on the use of criminal intelligence in assessing threats of organized crime. Examples were given of the increase in organized crime groups operations in the West Balkans and efforts by Montenegro to introduce new policing methods. On 19 and 20 May, the Mission supported the Judicial Training Centre in implementing the governmental “Anti-Corruption Training Programme for Judiciary” by organising a seminar focused on investigating new trends of financial crime for 20 judges, prosecutors, police and other state officials. The event, which formed part of a cross-dimensional project implemented by the Mission’s Rule of Law and Human Rights Programme and its Police-Law Enforcement Programme, enabled participants to interact with colleagues and experts from Bosnia and Herzegovina in exploring best practices for conducting financial investigations and confiscation of assets obtained through corruption and organized crime. The seminar was co-organized by the Police Directorate, Office of Special Prosecutor for Fighting Organised Crime and Corruption and the Administration for Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing. 17 86 All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text should be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244.