POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE The MoI retains competences for internal control, professional standards, human resources management (HRM), financial management, and strategic planning. These changes over a short period have positively influenced the dynamic of the police reform process as well as the effectiveness and efficiency of the host-country and donor’s resources. Throughout 2019, the Mission developed activities in partnership with the PD, which corresponded to the PD’s strategic and operational requirements, the Mission’s mandate and OSCE commitments and principles. Activities Related to General Police Development and Reform Police Monitoring and Confidence-Building On 24 and 25 October, the Mission organized a workshop in Podgorica for members and staff of the Parliament on “Parliamentary oversight of the police, defence and intelligence sectors”. Participants discussed the legislative framework, practical approaches as well as ways to address classified information. In co-operation with the local CSO Institute Alternative (IA), the Mission conducted monitoring of the implementation of the 2016 to 2020 Police Strategy and 2019 Action Plan, focusing on general policing, combating serious and organized crime, police integrity and gender mainstreaming. From 15 April to 15 December 2019, IA undertook a desk research to observe the trends obtained in areas covered by the Strategy and Action Plan, primarily dealing with data on the fight against organized crime and corruption. IA subsequently developed a draft monitoring report, which was submitted to the Mission in December 2019. The Report described the delays in the implementation of the AP, caused by “the ongoing institutional reorganization and staff rotation in the MoI and PD as of January 2019”. The report also provided baseline information to develop the 2020 Action Plan while also supporting PD efforts in developing the new 2021 to 2024 Police Strategy. From 16 to 27 December, the Mission conducted a “Police Public Perception Survey”24 . The results of the survey will be used by the Mission and PD in developing strategic polices 24 With a sample size of 500 adult respondents from central, south and north regions of Montenegro. ‘Face-to face’ interviews were conducted using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing techniques to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the process. and internal documents. A new survey will be conducted and presented by the Mission in November 2020. Police Development and Reform On 25 September, the Mission participated in the “Regional Seminar on Integrity Training for Law Enforcement Agencies” in Podgorica, organized by the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF). The event witnessed 15 representatives from regional law enforcement and police education institutions who discussed best practice in terms of building and sustaining integrity through training and e-learning techniques. Funded by the Norwegian government, the event was organized in the framework of DCAF’s Regional Police Co-operation and Integrity Building Programme in the Western Balkans. Strategic Planning including Threat Assessment On 7 and 8 October, during the implementation of the national Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment, in co-operation with the PD’s Criminal Intelligence Division and Department for Analytics and Development, the Mission organized a workshop in Podgorica for 30 police officers. The aim was on applying a proactive ILP policing model to combat serious and organized crime and support, enhancing the skills of specialized crime units in collecting, and reporting and analysing data and crime- related statistics. Gender Mainstreaming Increasing the participation of women in the security sector remains one of the Mission’s key priorities as women make up only 11 per cent of the police force in Montenegro and no women hold any positions of seniority within the PD. In addition, within three municipalities, there are no women police officers. From 19 to 22 February, the Mission supported the International Police Association Office in Montenegro, Women’s Police Association (WPA), Police Union of Montenegro, PD, and TNTD in organizing a “World Conference of Women in the Security Sector” in Budva, to 75