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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...
Training for Ukraine authorities on money laundering and terrorist financing risks associated with corporate entities
A training on “Identifying money laundering and terrorist financing risks associated with corporate entities” was held on 15-16 January 2020, in Kyiv, Ukraine. The training aimed at fostering understanding of beneficial ownership requirements and developing practical skills on identifying...
Financial monitoring service of Azerbaijan improves strategic analysis skills
A two-day training on “Strategic Analysis” took place in Baku, Azerbaijan on 18-19 December 2019 as part of the capacity building activities specifically designed to strengthen strategic and operational analysis capacities and expertise of the Financial Monitoring Service (national Financial...
Anti-discrimination seminar to be held in Minsk, Belarus on 12-13 December
A national training seminar on anti-discrimination in practice will be held on 12 and 13 December in Minsk, the Republic of Belarus. Capacity building activities on the application of European antidiscrimination standards in their daily work will lead to more expertise of public authorities and...
Armenian criminal justice sector stakeholders discuss draft Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes
In order to promote the criminal justice reform, several round table discussions on the draft Criminal Procedure (CPC) and Criminal (CC) Codes of Armenia were organised by the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice in November-December 2019. Particularly, on 20-21 November...