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New project to fight money laundering and enhance the asset recovery regime launched in the Republic of Moldova

The Council of Europe and the European Union launched, in co-operation with national partners, the project "Enhancing the anti-money laundering and asset recovery regime in the Republic of Moldova", part of the third phase of the Partnership for Good Governance. The project’s kick-off and first Technical Project Steering Committee meeting was held on 29 March 2023. The event hosted partners and key stakeholders, including representatives from General Prosecution Office and law enforcement agencies, National Anticorruption Centre (including CARA), Office for Prevention and Fight against Money Laundering (FIU), Public Service Agency (PSA), Financial Institutions, Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs).

The project "Enhancing the anti-money laundering and asset recovery regime in the Republic of Moldova" aims to provide assistance in implementing the country's anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing reform agenda, while addressing issues highlighted by the Council of Europe's anti-money laundering monitoring bodies.

Within the proposed timeframe 2023-2026, the Project aims to improving the exchange of information between national authorities for the purpose of combating money laundering (ML), the financing of terrorism (FT) and the use of financial information; strengthten the capacities for the application of ML and FT prevention measures based on the identified risks; expand the access to reliable and up-to-date information on beneficial owners and a consolidated mechanism to prevent the use of legal entities in criminal activity; raise awareness of controls in the field of combating ML and FT, appropriate to the context of the movement of refugees; and improve the capacities of the Criminal Assets Recovery Agency (CARA) to conduct parallel financial investigations and manage seized assets.

This activity was organised under the project "Enhancing the anti-money laundering and asset recovery regime in the Republic of Moldova", withing the framework of the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Partnership for Good Governance”, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe. 

Chisinau 29 March 2023
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Addressing hate speech and hate crime: regional gathering of the network of Equality Bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership Region

A two-day workshop on addressing hate speech and hate crime took place at the premises of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, involving Equality bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership regions.  The event supported by the EU and Council of Europe, gathered 50 representatives from both regions who discussed and exchanged on the best practices, measures and common challenges when addressing hate speech and hate crime. Through monitoring and reporting, policy advocacy, raising awareness and supporting victims equality bodies play a fundamental role in protecting human rights and ensuring that all individuals are treated equally.

In her opening remarks, Angela Longo, Head of Anti-discrimination Co-operation Unit, Council of Europe, underlined the significant progress in engaging with Equality Bodies through this network, regularly exchanging best practices and addressing the challenges of hatred and intolerance in societies. She highlighted that this new chapter of discussion delves into the grey area between hate speech and hate crime, addressing issues of incitement and biases,

Representatives from Equality Bodies had the opportunity to discuss and enhance their knowledge on the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers Recommendation to member States on combating hate crime, adopted on 7th May 2024, as well as gain a clearer understanding of EU standards in the field of hate crime. Moreover, participants engaged in exchanges with peers from the Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia (OBERAXE), who shared insights on addressing hate speech in the public discourse. The National Office Against Racial Discrimination (UNAR) in Italy provided practical examples for developing counter-narratives and raising awareness initiatives.

They also explored opportunities to advocate for legislative reform, foster multisectoral co-operation, enhance data collection, and overall improve national mechanisms to counter hate crimes.

This seminar was organised within the action “Promoting equality and combating racism and intolerance in the Western Balkans” and the project “Promoting equality and non-discrimination: towards more resilient and inclusive societies” – co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe  under the joint Programmes “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” and “Partnership for Good Governance”.

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