gather and provide evidence in order to open cases of corruption in public procurement. In 2012 and 2013, with Mission assistance, a Law on Public Procurement and an amendment to the Criminal Code pertaining to malfeasance in public procurement procedures were adopted. This workshop was a pilot course that served as a basis for training public prosecutors throughout Serbia to investigate allegations of corruption in public procurement using this legal framework. Public procurement has been identified as the largest source of systemic corruption in Serbia, and the aim of these workshops was to help the judiciary and investigators create a track record of investigations, indictments and completed cases of corruption in public procurement. On 19 June and 20 August, the Mission, in co-operation with the US Department of Justice, organized a seminar for 35 public prosecutors, MoI officials and PPO officials who deal with uncovering and investigating alleged corruption in public procurement procedures. Participants exchanged views on gathering data and initiating investigations as well as utilizing the new Criminal Code provision on Malfeasance in Public Procurement Procedures. In addition, the participants worked through two case studies of alleged corruption in public procurement procedures in Serbia. The Mission’s Organised Crime Advisor’s expertise was used during the training of 22 middle and senior-ranking border and customs officers from a number of participating States, including two participants from the Serbian MoI, at a five-day OSCE-supported training on “Fight against Corruption” held from 16-20 September in Vienna, organized by the OSCE BMSC in co-operation with the TNTD/BSMU. The sessions covered international standards to fight corruption; definitions, types and impact of corruption; corruption investigation techniques in border and customs services; as well as corruption prevention and integrity strategies. Financial Investigations From 19-21 March, the Mission supported a study visit for five officials of the Ministry of Finance's FIU to participate, together with colleagues from FIUs in Lithuania and Moldova in the “FIU and GoAML Workshop” in Helsinki. The purpose of the study visit was to learn about the Finnish FIU’s innovative IT system for the analysis of transaction reports as well about the data, document and case management IT system. Participants were expected to use the expertise of the Finnish FIU to improve the Serbian FIU's business intelligence model in analysing data of financial transactions. This would enhance the FIU’s ability to discern which financial data submitted by banks and other private sector reporting entities are at a higher risk of money laundering and therefore require investigations. Between 9-12 April, the Mission, in partnership with the US Department of Justice, organized a training on “Financial Investigative Techniques” with trainers from the US Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation Division, for over 30 participants from the Higher Prosecutor’s Offices throughout Serbia; prosecutors from the Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office, judges, as well as officials from the Ministry of Finance and Economy, Tax Administration, Tax Police, and the MoI. Participants were taught how to conduct investigations into tax evasion and tax fraud through analysing financial statements. From 16-18 April, the Mission, in partnership with the US Department of Justice, organized a seminar on advanced financial investigations on money laundering and asset forfeiture. Two FBI agents and a US federal prosecutor delivered a course on collecting and analysing financial documentation. Approximately 50 participants took part, representing the Belgrade High Court, the Appellate Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade, the Higher Prosecutor’s Office, the Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office, the FIU, and the MoI. Participants learned techniques to analyse financial documentation and bank documents; to conduct investigations; and to prove the origins of assets suspected to be proceeds of crime. 95