News on fighting corruption
Enhancing the capacity of supervisory authorities in combating terrorism in North Macedonia
Seventeen representatives from key financial supervisory authorities in North Macedonia, including the Financial Intelligence Office, National Bank, Securities and Exchange Commission, Agency for Supervision of Insurance and the Public Revenue Office completed a training on combating terrorism...
Advancing support to authorities in North Macedonia for preparing the National Risk Assessment on Money Laundry and Financing of Terrorism
The European Union and Council of Europe joint Action against Economic Crime in North Macedonia is advancing its support to the public authorities in conducting the national money laundering and financing of terrorism risk assessment (NRA) since September 2023. In this context, the Action brought...
Albanian authorities supported in fine tuning the National Strategy on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 2024-2030
The European Union and Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Albanian Financial intelligence Agency (FIA), organised a consultative roundtable to finetuning the draft National Strategy on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (2024-2030). Being the first of its kind, the...
60 members of Albanian anti-corruption structures commence the online course on ‘Introduction to corruption prevention’
The European Union and the Council of Europe Action against Economic Crime in Albania, in cooperation with the Minister of State for Public Administration and Anti-Corruption, and the Albanian School of Public Administration, launched the Albanian language version of the Council of Europe’s HELP...
The Government of Montenegro adopts the Strategy for the Fight against Corruption
The Government of Montenegro set out its strategic response to corruption on 4 June by adopting the Strategy for the Fight against Corruption for 2024-2028 and its Action Plan for a two-year period. The adoption of the next generation of anti-corruption strategic documents sets the fight against...
Regional conference takes place in Tirana to discuss co-operation and key solutions with public stakeholders, civil society and key experts from the region and the European Union
Tackling environmental crime through addressing related illicit financial flows and corruption in the Western Balkans
A regional conference focusing on the intricate relationship between money laundering, corruption and environmental crimes in the Western Balkans took place in Tirana, Albania. Organised with the support of the European Union and the Council of Europe, the two-day event brought together key...
Authorities in Türkiye enhance understanding of comparative practices for mitigating money laundering risks from virtual assets and virtual assets service providers
Joint European Union and Council of Europe “Action against money laundering in Türkiye” has been working on strengthening capacities of authorities of Türkiye in the area of prevention of money laundering (ML). In that framework and in co-operation with the Financial Crimes Investigation Board...
Albanian Customs and Police, with support of EU, Council of Europe, and German Government launch new awareness campaign and demonstrate tools to trace cash smuggling
“Travelling with more than €10,000 in cash? Declare it!”
Today, the Albanian Customs Directorate and State Police, with the support of the European Union, Council of Europe and German Government, launched a new awareness campaign to inform travellers about the rules on transporting money into and out of Albania. The campaign informs travellers that...
Authorities of Albania reiterate commitment to co-operation against economic crime
Senior representatives of key Albanian beneficiary institutions of the joint European Union and Council of Europe “Action against economic crime in Albania” assessed the progress achieved over the last nine months, focusing on the legal framework and consolidation of their capacities in...
Albanian Customs and Police, with support of EU, Council of Europe, and German Government launch new awareness campaign and demonstrate tools to trace cash smuggling
MEDIA ADVISORY: “Travelling with more than €10,000 in cash? Declare it!”
The awareness raising initiative to prevent illicit cross-border transportation of cash in Albania, will kick off on 11 December 2023 in the premises of Rinas Airport, from 10.00-11.00 AM, in a public event organised by the Albanian Customs Directorate and State Police with the support of...
Sustaining progress: European Union and Council of Europe extend their commitment in Pristina to strengthen justice, fight discrimination and improve freedom of expression
The European Union and the Council of Europe have been providing tailor-made support to Kosovo* towards the advancement of strategic reforms in the areas of human rights and the rule of law and further alignment with relevant European standards. Thanks to the co-operation under the joint...
Albanian authorities assisted in the process of improving the draft-law on the establishment of Asset Recovery Office in Albania
The EU and Council of Europe joint Action against Economic Crime in Albania in close collaboration with the Ministry of Interior, is contributing to the improvement of the draft-law on the establishment of the Asset Recovery Office (ARO) in Albania in compliance with international and European...
Enhancing Montenegrin law enforcement and prosecution's capacities for cryptocurrency transaction analysis and money laundering typology identification
With the support of the European Union and the Council of Europe and in co-operation with the Ministry of Interior of Montenegro, a three-day training for police and prosecutors was held on 25-27 September 2023. It focused on the investigation and seizure of cryptocurrencies and digital assets...
For your rights, towards European standards: European Union and Council of Europe to continue supporting the reform process in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The European Union and the Council of Europe have been supporting the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina in their efforts to align with European standards, as these reforms are pivotal for improving the lives of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thanks to the co-operation under the joint...
Raising the capacities of the State Commission of Prevention of Corruption in North Macedonia on combating money laundering
With the aim to provide the staff of the Secretariat of the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption with a comprehensive understanding of anti-money laundering practices, to be used in their day-to-day work, a capacity building activity regarding the basics on combating money laundering was...
Supporting the fight against economic crime in North Macedonia through advancing information management and analytical capacities
With the aim to enhance the ability to uncover vital information and track criminal networks a capacity building activity was organised with law enforcement agencies in North Macedonia, including representatives of the National Co-ordination Center, Financial Police, Ministry of Interior,...
Action against economic crime contributes to anti-corruption legislative reform in Montenegro
Supporting the better alignment of the corruption prevention framework in Montenegro with the European standards, the Action against economic crime has produced an analysis of the provisions of the Law for Prevention of Corruption as regards to whistleblowing, integrity plans, and administrative...
Representatives of state institutions reaffirm their commitment to co-operation in improving the fight against corruption and money laundering in Montenegro
Building upon the results from previous two phases of the Horizontal Facility programme, the third phase of the Action against economic crime in seeks to improve the rule of law in Montenegro. It will be using and effectively applying the numerous new policy and legislative tools developed...
Public officials in Albania strengthen their knowledge on the process of electronic declaration of private interests of elected subjects and high public officials
The EU and Council of Europe Action against Economic Crime in Albania jointly with the High Inspectorate of Declaration and Audit of Assets and Conflict of Interests (HIDAACI) organised in Tirana a series of cascade training sessions to consolidate the experience of the public officials on legal...
Advancing the skills of Albanian prosecutors and investigators on financial analytics and open-source investigations
The joint initiative of the European Union and Council of Europe - Action against Economic Crime in Albania, in co-operation with the School of Magistrates in Albania organised the training on “Financial analytics and use of open-source investigations”. 27 prosecutors, investigators and judicial...
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