On 30 and 31 October, the Mission held a seminar on intelligence-led policing in Przno, with the aim of preparing intelligence units at all levels to accommodate recent and ongoing changes to the police organizational structure and division of personnel from national to local level. It also aimed to enhance the work of intelligence units in information sharing and analysis of crimes and criminals in the country and the region. Two local police experts delivered training to 24 members of police intelligence units from national to local organizational levels. An OSCE police expert presented best practices and international standards in this field of policing. The seminar strengthened participants’ capacity to use of intelligence-led policing approaches in their everyday duties. Coordination Meeting among International Organizations On 16 December, the Mission organized a co-ordination meeting among the host country MoI, ICITAP, Italian Embassy, UK Embassy, EU/NICO project and the OSCE regarding 2015 planned activities for the Police Directorate. MoI also discussed changes in CPC and new organization inside the Police Directorate. Such meetings were organized regularly during 2014. Trafficking of Human Beings On 15-16 May, the Mission and the OSCE Presence in Albania, with the Montenegrin Office for Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings and the Ministry of Interior of Albania, organized a meeting in Tirana to review anti-trafficking co-operation between the two countries. Attention was given to the revised draft protocol of the Office for the Fight against THB on intensifying co-operation between Albania and Montenegro on enhancing identification, notification, referral and voluntary assisted return of victims and potential victims of trafficking. As a result of the meeting, Montenegro established a team of representatives of the Office for Fight against THB, the Police Directorate and the Office of the Prosecutor to harmonize the text of the protocol. From 19 May to 12 June, the Mission organized the first cycle of anti-trafficking training in eight field stations in the municipalities of Podgorica, Niksic, Bijelo Polje, Pljevlja, Rožaje, Bar, Herceg Novi and Ulcinj. The project, titled "Training on Human Trafficking for the Border Police", was developed by the training unit of FRONTEX and focused on the prevention and identification of human trafficking by the border police. The main objective is to strengthen the capacity of border authorities within the EU and the countries of the Schengen area. The training was delivered by two certified counsellors in the national Office for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. From 24-26 September, the Mission participated in a practical exercise that aimed to assess regional co-operation mechanisms, identify shortcomings and provide recommendations on how to better investigate and combat human smuggling in the region. The event was organized by the Mission in Kosovo in co-operation with the Mission to Montenegro, the Presence in Albania, and the Mission to Skopje. It included participants from several police services and prosecutors’ offices in the region. During October, the Mission delivered a workshop titled “Trafficking of Human Beings: Concept and Prevention” to a group of students from secondary vocational schools in Cetinje, Niksic, Bar and Budva. The aim of the event was to commemorate the European Day against Human Trafficking through lectures and awareness raising. In November, a further cycle of “Training to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings for Border Police” was provided to officers in Herceg Novi, Tivat, Bar and Ulcinj. Between 19 May and 19 December, a total of 260 border police officers, including 11 female officers, had participated in courses organized in eight municipalities. 88

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