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EUROL 4 supported the Ministry of Interior and the Police Administration in strengthening a solid strategic framework for preventing and countering organized crime, based on strategic documents aligned with European standards, in March and April 2026, through the evaluation of the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Strategy for the Prevention and Suppression of

EUROL 4 co-organized a preparatory event for the Feasibility Study on ARTUS, which was held from 30 March to 2 April 2026 in Podgorica. The aim of this event was to further support the Montenegrin Police in introducing an operational system aligned with European standards, and in cooperation with the Federal Police of the Federal

Building on the activities initiated in 2025 to support the Road Traffic Safety Unit of the Police Administration of Montenegro, EUROL 4 organized three additional Action Days, conducted on 18 February, 3 March, and 25 March 2026, in Podgorica, Bar and Budva. These activities formed part of the project’s continued efforts to enhance road traffic

During the period from 9 to 13 March 2026, EUROL 4 implemented a short-term expert mission aimed at supporting the Montenegrin police in the area of combating cybercrime. In close cooperation with officers of the Cybercrime Unit, operating within the Criminal Intelligence Department of the Police Administration, EU experts Lt.Col. Holger Schmidt, Cpt. Michael Schanderl and Mag. Esmin Berhamović provided

EUROL 4 supported the organisation of a round table dedicated to the Action Plan 2026–2027 for the implementation of Montenegro’s Strategy for the Fight against Corruption 2024–2028. The event brought together representatives of state institutions, civil society and international partners to discuss priority activities, exchange experience and identify challenges affecting the implementation of anti-corruption measures.

EUROL 4 facilitated a donor meeting with the Operational Team responsible for monitoring the implementation of Montenegro’s Strategy for the Fight against Corruption 2024–2028, with the aim of discussing support for the implementation of the forthcoming Action Plan 2026–2027. Representatives of international partners and donor organisations attended the meeting, which focused on identifying concrete contributions

The EUROL 4 justice team (Branko Hrvatin and Vladimir Simonovic), and EUROL 4 short-term expert Zoran Krtinic met with the Deputy Prime Minister for Political System, the Judiciary and Anti-Corruption, Momo Koprivica. The meeting was held as part of EUROL’s ongoing support to the National Council for the Fight Against Corruption in the finalization of

Representatives of EUROL 4 met on 13 February 2026 with members of the Operational Team responsible for monitoring the implementation of Montenegro’s Anti-Corruption Strategy 2024–2028 to coordinate further expert support for the finalisation of key strategic documents, in particular the new Action Plan 2026–2027. The meeting was held in Podgorica and brought together EUROL 4

From 12 to 14 January 2026, sessions of the Working Group tasked with drafting the Action Plan 2026–2027 for the Implementation of the Judicial Reform Strategy 2024–2027 were held at Hotel Hilton in Podgorica, with the support of EUROL 4. EUROL 4 provided also expert support to the Ministry of Justice in assessing the impact

As part of its support to the rule of law in Montenegro, EUROL 4 deployed a team of international customs experts to monitor the destruction of seized cigarettes at the Port of Bar and at the Zetatrans warehouse in Podgorica. The operation was coordinated by the Customs Administration, with support from the Ministry of the