4.4 Mission to Montenegro in Berane, Bijelo Polje, Budva and Podgorica with 60 participants. These roundtables focused on a multi-sectorial approach and intensive co-operation between police, social welfare services, schools, medical centres, judicial agencies and the NGO sector in prevention, suppression and the retribution of perpetrators suspected of THB. An expert from the Serbian Judiciary delivered presentations and case studies on victim identification, the prosecution of traffickers, evidence collection and preparing indictments to 15 participants at each respective event. Cybercrime From 19 to 20 June, the Mission assisted TNTD/SPMU in facilitating the regional co-ordination meeting of representatives of the six OSCE field operations in SEE. The meeting aimed to discuss and organize activities within the project “Capacity Building for Criminal Justice Practitioners Combating Cybercrime and Cyber-enabled Crime in SouthEastern Europe”. In addition, it helped to identify steps to be undertaken, focusing on the operational modalities for the establishment of the Regional Co-ordination Board and its Terms of Reference. The Mission assisted the Cyber Crime Unit in the Crime Police Sector and FC in digital forensics by providing relevant software. Police units involved in countering serious and organized crime lacked equipment for conducting investigations related to criminal networks engaged in motor vehicle crime, drug trafficking and murders. Border Security and Management / Customs From 27 to 28 March, the Mission facilitated the participation of one senior border police officer to the Annual Meeting of the TNTD/BSMU National Focal Point Network, organized by the OSCE Chairmanship and TNTD in Vienna. Issues discussed included migration-related challenges, counterterrorism, anti-corruption, promoting gender equality, combating illicit trafficking of weapons and regional cooperation. The meeting involved representatives from the police, customs services, line ministries, independent experts and relevant international partners. On 29 March, the Mission participated in a co-ordination meeting on border security and management organized by TNTD/BSMU in Vienna. The meeting brought together staff from the OSCE executive structures and field operations. The main aim of the event was to discuss activities in 2016 and to plan for 2017. Participants shared best practices and challenges in project implementation, emphasizing the importance of co-ordinated regional co-operation in the fight against transnational threats and co-ordination with international partners. 76 The Mission, in close co-operation with the OSCE Presence in Albania, organized four meetings between the border police services from Montenegro and Albania on 6 April and 14 September in Shkoder, Albania, 7 June in Ulcinj, Montenegro, and 14 December in Kolasin, Montenegro. The meetings gathered regional border chiefs from Albania and Montenegro that monitor and plan the work of the Joint Patrols Teams. The participants discussed ways forward for the Joint Patrols work and enhancement of joint investigations. They underlined operational work and intelligence exchange as key to investigation success. Improvement of inter-agency and inter-country co-operation and trust-building remains a priority for successful police work. Participants discussed preventive joint measures and proactive work in regard to potential terrorist and threats of FTFs, trafficking and smuggling, and safe and secure borders management during the winter touristic season. Police officials emphasized poor technical capacities at borders, frequent rotation of the border staff and insufficient specialized training in responding to immediate security threats as factors of risk in securing borders. It was highlighted that more police officers should be allocated to work at the border crossings. On 25 and 26 April, the Mission facilitated an expert meeting of the Assessment team established by TNTD/BSMU and the OSCE Mission to Skopje and the Montenegro Police and Custom  Administrations  representatives.  Participants discussed the implementation of the first phase of the project “Supporting the development and sustainable operation of regional co-operation mechanism by means of enhancing the capacity of Police and Customs Cooperation Centres (PCCCs) in the SEE region”. This activity was intended to address the IT needs assessment of the existing and future PCCCs in the region, comprising of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in their efforts to develop operational capacities and future networking. From 31 May to 1 June, the Mission supported TNTD/ATU in organizing the workshop “Advance Passenger Information (API) system in Montenegro”, in Podgorica. The event gathered 53 actors involved in passenger monitoring and services in the country, including decision-makers, border control and airport authorities, airlines, customs officers, and data protection experts. It provided participants with a comprehensive understanding of the functions and benefits of API in combating terrorism and transnational crime, as well as the procedures for putting an API system in place. Experts from the OSCE, the International Air Transport Association  (IATA), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT), officers from Spain, Slovenia, the United Kingdom and the United States and IT service providers,

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