World Customs Organization Mercator Programme Advisors Refresher Workshop for the representatives of the Customs administrations of Azerbaijan, Netherlands, Norway and Russian Federation was held in the premises of ROCB Europe in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 22-25 November 2016.

On 18 October 2016 5th Anniversary of ROCB Europe was celebrated and the Container and Cargo Training Center was inaugurated.

Regional Intellectual Property Rights Seminar for Central Asia and Azerbaijan under the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime-World Customs Organization Global Container Control Programme was held in the premises of ROCB Europe in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 3-7 October 2016.

The World Customs Organization, in cooperation with HMRC and UNCTAD, organized the Working Meeting to Support Afghanistan's implementation of World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in the premises of ROCB Europe in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 19-30 September 2016.

Regional Intelligence Liaison Office for Western Europe (RILO WE), in cooperation with the Swedish Customs Service, organized the 19th National Contact Points Meeting in Visby, Sweden, on 13-14 September 2016.

On 15-18 August 2016 Customs Procedures and Customs Warehousing Workshop was organised in Tbilisi/Georgia by the Regional Office for Capacity Building for WCO Europe Region in cooperation with the Georgia Revenue Service.

On 23 June 2016, Head of ROCB Europe Mr. Roger HERMANN and Technical Attaché Mr. Ali Murat PALA visited the Customs Administration of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) for a workshop on Needs Assessment.

On 21 June 2016, Head of ROCB Europe Mr. Roger HERMANN and Technical Attaché Mr. Ali Murat PALA visited the Customs Administration of Serbia for a workshop on Needs Assessment.

On 20 June 2016, Head of ROCB Europe Mr. Roger HERMANN and Technical Attaché Mr. Ali Murat PALA visited the Customs Administration of Montenegro for a workshop on Needs Assessment.

The Seventh Meeting of the Turkic Council Working Group on Customs Cooperation has started on June 2, 2016 in the premises of ROCB Europe.

Turkey Hosts the Regional X-Ray Scanning Training Seminar in Kapıkule and Sarp Customs Borders

Short course titled “International trade transactions and documentation” was held at the World Customs Organization’s Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB) for the Europe Region in Baku on January 26-28, 201