Horizontal Facility дополнително ја таргетира борбата против корупцијата, економскиот криминал, перењето пари и финансирањето на тероризмот, како и борбата против криминалот во животната средина, што ќе вклучува мерки за справување со транспарентноста на финансирањето на политичките партии, системите за декларација на имот, националните проценки на ризик и развој на капацитети на единиците за финансиско разузнавање.

Back Civil society organisations and public officials discuss the results of a regional risk assessment and the management of risks of terrorist financing using the non-profit-organisations sector

Civil society organisations and public officials discuss the results of a regional risk assessment and the management of risks of terrorist financing using the non-profit-organisations sector

In an on-line conference on 21-23 June, public officials from the beneficiary jurisdictions and non-profit-organisations (NPO) came together to discuss how best to manage the risks of terrorist financing (TF) through the NPO sector in a way that is effective and remains mindful of the work and constraints of civil society organisations.

Conference participants included over 30 representatives from the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU), and officials of the Ministries of Finance and of the Ministry of Security in the beneficiary jurisdictions. Representatives of the wider NGO community, and of civil society organisations in the Western Balkans also had an active role in the conference. Representatives of the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) also participated in the Conference.

The discussions were informed by the Regional Assessment on TF risks through the NPO sector that had been produced by the joint European Union and Council of Europe regional Action against economic crime, as well as by the National and Sectoral Risk Assessments of participating jurisdictions.

The effective and comprehensive implementation of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendation 8 - which calls for proportionate measures to protect NPOs from terrorist financing abuse – was extensively discussed during all sessions. Topics such as possible mitigating measures to prevent TF, but also future trends in TF that may impact the NPO sector in the Western Balkans and Türkiye, and the unintended consequences in implementing the FATF recommendation were also featured in the discussions.

The differing positions converged to agree that, although actual cases of TF through the NPO sector are currently low in the region, the risk still needs to be managed, but with due consideration to the specificities of the NPO sector and preventing the involuntary effects of the FATF recommendation.

Sectorial risks assessments that are evidence-based; but also the proper definition, characterisation and disaggregation of some of the concepts that inform the managing of TF risks; proper training for NGOs and for the NPO sector; and their self-regulation were identified as some instruments in moving forward for a more effective and efficient management of the risks of terrorist financing through civil society organisations.

The regional Action against economic crime is a part of the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019 – 2022”.

Online 21 - 23 June 2022
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Проект против економскиот криминал во Албанија Проект против корупција, перење пари и финансирање тероризам во Босна и Херцеговина Проект против економскиот криминал во Црна Гора Проект против економскиот криминал во Северна Македонија Проект против перење пари во Турција Проект против економскиот криминал во Западен Балкан