On 18 February, the Mission and the MoI gathered representatives from Europol and the Ministries of Interior of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia to learn about the Serious Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) document within Europol standards. Europol explained to participants the methodology for developing the SOCTA document and its importance as a tool for gathering information on criminal activities and groups affecting European countries. It aims to improve the exchange of data on criminal trends and enhance regional co-operation to fight trans-border crime. On 15 May, the Mission completed a training needs analysis (TNA), which was the first activity in the implementation of the regional extrabudgetary project “Enhancing Capacities for Strategic Analysis and Strategic Assessment in the Criminal Investigation Directorates of Serbia, Montenegro, and FYRoM”. The project, funded by the Swiss Government and managed by the Mission to Serbia, enhances horizontal co-operation with field offices in Podgorica and Skopje. The MoI of the three countries each selected six criminal intelligence analysts. Their needs were analysed in terms of expectations, motivation and competencies in key areas of criminal intelligence analysis, IT skills, presentation and briefing. The results of the TNA served as a basis for development of a tailor-made training programme designed to teach the group about strategic criminal intelligence analysis methodology and working with large amounts of data so as to be able to produce the analytical SOCTA document, in line with Europol standards. In 2014, the Mission purchased and donated IT equipment and software to each of the police services. From 22 September to 3 October, the Mission organized a two-week training course for the 18 analysts. The second week of training was delivered by Europol experts. The final activity implemented in 2014 took place from 1-3 December, when the Mission facilitated a study visit to The Hague for this group. Participants visited Europol’s Headquarters, where they received practical insights on intelligence gathering, dissemination and analytical techniques needed for the development of the SOCTA report. The group was briefed by relevant Europol experts and the analysts were able to see first-hand how SOCTA is produced. The three police services are requested to contribute to the development of SOCTA within their respective European integration processes throughout 2015. Training Developments On 28 April, the Mission organized the first in a series of four one-day workshops to address the development of training standards in specialized and in-service police training. The workshop gathered representatives of the Basic Police Training Centre, the Centre for Specialized Training and the Police Education Directorate. Additionally, the Mission took relevant Ministry staff to Scottish Police College from 28-29 May, where they had the opportunity to learn about training standards and quality assurance elements of police training. Through these events, the Mission provided an opportunity for relevant Ministry staff to discuss, define and agree on standards to support the development, performance and effectiveness of police education and training in Serbia. This process concluded with the drafting of a policy document on training standards and training quality assurance. On 3 December, the Mission presented this document during the conference that marked ten years of the Police Education Directorate. From 9-11 June, the Mission organized an e-learning workshop in the Basic Police Training Centre in Sremska Kamenica. The aim of the workshop was to assist the Centre’s staff to develop the theoretical part of the firearms training using e-learning methodology. This new format of the course contributes to the sustainability of the Mission’s efforts to develop the Ministry’s capacity to use e-learning methodology in delivering basic and specialized training courses. From 17-20 June, the Mission assisted the MoI in developing comprehensive programmes and curricula for the training centre in Mitrovo Polje. The centre was set up to train police 97