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Advancing the fight against corruption and economic crime in the Western Balkans

Fighting corruption, money laundering and the financing of terrorism remain key challenges for public authorities in the Western Balkans and are an important component of the Horizontal Facility II programme’s assistance. The programme has supported public actors and stakeholders in their efforts to effectively implement key recommendations of the monitoring bodies of the Council of Europe such as the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) and Group of States against Corruption (GRECO).

In Albania, a round table with high-level representatives of the public authorities, tasked with preventing and fighting corruption, as well as international partners and key actors in the field discussed the deployment and operationalisation of the new Electronic System of Declaration of Assets and Conflict of Interests, which was initiated during the previous phase of the programme.  As of 1 January 2022, the new online system provides for an efficient mechanism to fight corruption and to increase the transparency in the declaration and publication of assets of the elected persons and public officials. By making the new electronic system operational, and committing to its full use, Albania is addressing one of the key recommendations of GRECO’s reports in the fight against corruption.

A capacity building workshop for representatives of the real estate sector, construction, accountants and auditors was organised in Montenegro and covered key aspects surrounding a risk-based approach in supervision. This workshop aimed at assisting public authorities in the process of finalising the questionnaire for the reporting entities and risk matrix, which will calculate the inherent risk and vulnerability of the sector based on the responses of the reporting entities.

 
Western Balkans January - March 2022
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