Sixteen (16) high level representatives from different Macedonian state authorities are being trained through the CoE/EU Horizontal Facility Action against Economic Crime this week in Ohrid on conducting financial investigations. Representatives from the Special Prosecutors Office, Financial Intelligence Office, Public Prosecutors Office, Ministry of Interior, Customs Office, and Financial Police are discussing with Council of Europe expert elements of underlying offences, electronic evidence organisation, financial investigative approaches, international cooperation, mechanisms to launder proceeds of crime including new payment methods, asset recovery, and trial preparation. The week-log training is also being used to discuss with the expert preconditions for establishment of an Asset Recovery Office in the country.