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Improvement of the system of law enforcement in the Republic of Moldova through self-evaluation and new ICT tools
The system of enforcement of court decisions in civil and administrative matters in the Republic of Moldova will mark soon 10 years since switching to the institute of private judicial officers (bailiffs). This important reform was supported back in 2010 by the Council of Europe and the European...
Second Steering Committee Meeting of the PGG II Georgia
The second Steering Committee Meeting of the EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance Project on “Enhancing the systems of prevention and combating corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing in Georgia” was organised on 27 February 2020. The Committee members took stock of the results...
Study visit to the Council of Europe for Georgian delegation of judicial candidates
In the framework of the project "Supporting the criminal justice reforms – tackling criminal aspects of the judicial reforms in Georgia", a study visit to the Council of Europe was organised in 25-26 February 2020 for Georgian delegation of 19 judicial candidates at the final stage of the...
CEPEJ continues to support the improvement of the efficiency of courts and the quality of judicial services in the Republic of Moldova
In the framework of the project “Support to further strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in the Republic of Moldova”, an expert mission aimed at addressing the steps for the dissemination of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) tools in all...
Ukraine’s Financial Intelligence Unit provided with recommendations for anti-money laundering statistical data collection
The Council of Europe has provided recommendations to further improve a set of comprehensive anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing statistical indicators developed by State Financial Monitoring Service (Financial Intelligence Unit of Ukraine). Adequate data collection is essential...
Call for tenders : production of four short promotional films on PGG
The Council of Europe is launching a Call for Tender for the production of four short promotional films on PGG on the occasion of its midterm implementation event that will take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, mid-May 2020. The deadline for the submission is 2 March 18:00. More information can be...
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) will organise a fact-finding visit to Georgia on 18 and 19 February 2020
On 18 and 19 February 2020, the CEPEJ Secretariat, accompanied by a group of international experts, will organise a fact finding visit to Georgia in order to introduce the new CEPEJ project in Georgiaand the work of CEPEJ to the main beneficiaries and partners (High Council of Justice, Ministry...
Training of Trainers for Prosecutors in Tbilisi, Georgia
The Council of Europe and the European Union organized training of trainers (ToT) for prosecutors on application of pre-trail measures on 6-7 February 2020. Participants explored the application of pre-trial measures under article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Special...
Regional conference on asset recovery and asset management
The regional conference “From Asset Recovery to Asset Management” took place in Chisinau on 29-30 January 2020. The conference aimed at sharing good comparative practices related to recovery, management and disposal of frozen, seized or confiscated proceeds of crime and discussing international...
Eastern Partnership Ambassadors closely following PGG II
On 24 January 2020, the Council of Europe (the Office of the Directorate General of Programmes) organized a review of the 2019 results and 2020 plans of the Partnership for Good Governance phase II (PGG II) for the Eastern Partnership Ambassadors (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, the...