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.
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