Activities annually 2023 - Economic Crime and Cooperation Division

HF III - Regional

January 2023 Strasbourg, France

New Actions against Economic Crime Launched in the Western Balkans and Türkiye

HF III - Albania

12 December 2023 Tirana, Albania

National authorities reiterate commitment to cooperation against economic crime

11 December 2023 Tirana, Albania

Albanian Customs and Police launch awareness campaign against cash smuggling

21-22 November 2022 Online

Albanian authorities receive assistance to improve the draft-law on the establishment of Asset Recovery Office in Albania

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HF III - Bosnia and Herzegovina

28 - 29 November 2023 Igman, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Workshop on Beneficial Ownership Registers in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Comparative EU Practices, Current Status, and Challenges

11 July 2023 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Interagency Working Group reviews the draft report on the risk assessment associated with VAs and VASPs

January 2023 Strasbourg, France

New Actions against Economic Crime Launched in the Western Balkans and Türkiye

HF III - North Macedonia

May-December 2023 Skopje, North Macedonia

The Council of Europe supports the whistleblower protection reform in North Macedonia

November - December 2023 Skopje, North Macedonia

Finalising the National ML/FT Risk Assessment of legal entities and legal arrangements in North Macedonia

28 November 2023 Skopje, North Macedonia

Action Against Economic Crime in North Macedonia discusses on semi-annual progress at its Steering Committee Meeting

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HF III - Montenegro

28 - 29 November 2023 Podgorica, Montenegro

Guiding Montenegrin supervisors in the games of chance sector through the process of anti-money laundering risk-based supervision

07 November 2023 Podgorica, Montenegro

Strengthening internal control mechanisms of the Montenegrin Agency for Prevention of Corruption for verification of financial disclosures by public officials

25 - 27 September 2023 Budva, Montenegro

Enhancing capacities of Montenegrin law enforcement and prosecutorial bodies for cryptocurrency transaction analysis and money laundering typology identification

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HF III - Türkiye

07 - 08 December 2023 Ankara, Türkiye

Training on new money laundering trends and patterns, and development and use of financial intelligence

January 2023 Strasbourg, France

New Actions against Economic Crime Launched in the Western Balkans and Türkiye

PGG II - Regional

30 - 31 January 2023 Tbilisi, Georgia

Officials from the Asset Management, and Asset Recovery Realm in the Eastern Partnership Region exchange on how best to manage seized assets

PGG III - Regional

01 March 2023

New initiatives in the field of AC, AML and assets recovery were inaugurated as part of the third phase of the EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance

PGG II - Armenia

21 - 23 February 2023 Yerevan, Armenia

Integrity Officers to support the application of Rules of Conduct by public servants in Armenia

20-23 February 2023 Yerevan, Armenia

Improving financial investigations to better fight economic crime in Armenia

9-10 February 2023 Yerevan, Armenia

Armenian banks and payment institutions discuss risks related to virtual assets and how to address them

PGG III - Armenia

29 November 2023 Yerevan, Armenia

Council of Europe supports the Ministry of Justice of Armenia to launch an awareness raising initiative aimed at promoting the whistleblowing system

27-28 November 2023 Yerevan, Armenia

Strengthening the legal framework on public funding of political parties in Armenia

17 - 18 October 2023 Yerevan, Armenia

Investigators, prosecutors and analysts from Armenia are better informed on investigation and prosecution of Terrorism Financing cases

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PGG II - Azerbaijan

06 - 07 February 2023 Baku, Azerbaijan

Building financial investigation capacities of Azerbaijani law enforcement and judiciary

01 - 02 February 2023 Baku, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani lawyers to improve compliance with anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism rules

30-31 January 2023 Baku, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani practitioners strengthen their capacity to fight money laundering related to serious tax crimes

PGG III - Azerbaijan

7 December 2023 Baku, Azerbaijan (Hybrid)

National stakeholders discuss results and next actions of the anti-corruption and anti-money laundering project in Azerbaijan

29-30 November 2023 Baku, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani authorities examine techniques to prevent and combat money laundering schemes associated with new payment methods

13-14 November 2023 Baku, Azerbaijan

National authorities in Azerbaijan strengthen capacities towards effective implementation of targeted financial sanctions

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PGG III - Georgia

04 - 05 December 2023 Tbilisi, Georgia

Investigators and prosecutors from Georgia improved their skills in undertaking financial investigations to detect economic crimes

27 - 28 September 2023 Tbilisi, Georgia

The Council of Europe supports the Anticorruption Bureau of Georgia to consolidate its mandate in preventing corruption

21 - 22 September 2023 Lopota, Kakheti Region, Georgia

Council of Europe supports the High School of Justice of Georgia to deliver in-service trainings on adjudication of ML/TF cases for candidate and sitting judges

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PGG III - Moldova

29 March 2023 Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

First Steering Committee Meeting of the Project on "Enhancing the anti-money laundering and asset recovery regime in the Republic of Moldova"

01 March 2023

New initiatives in the field of AC, AML and assets recovery were inaugurated as part of the third phase of the EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance

PGG III - Ukraine

24-27 October 2023 Kyiv, Ukraine

National partners in Ukraine better equipped to apply advanced Open-Source Intelligence techniques

16-18 October 2023 Online

Strengthening national capacities to Counter Proliferation Financing in Ukraine

September 2023 Ukraine

National authorities of Ukraine guided towards improving the legislative framework on Targeted Financial Sanctions and Financial Investigations

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TSI - Austria

29 - 30 November 2023 Online

Austrian regional authorities discuss current practices and challenges in AML/CFT supervision of high risk non-financial sectors

10 October 2023 Online

TSI-Austria Project kicks off and constitutes Project Advisory Group

TSI - Bulgaria

05 - 07 December 2023 Sofia, Bulgaria

OSINT training for the Bulgarian Financial Intelligence Unit to further enhance its operational and strategic analysis

03 - 06 October 2023 Sofia, Bulgaria

Enhancing AML/CFT Risk-Based Supervision of the DNFBP sector in Bulgaria

TSI - Estonia

23 - 24 November 2023 Warsaw, Poland

Estonian FIU learns new strategic analysis tools and practices at the Polish FIU

06 - 08 November 2023 Tallinn, Estonia

FIUs join in Strategic Analysis Training Course to enhance skills and exchange experiences

20 September 2023 Tallinn, Estonia

Exploring IT solutions for strategic analysis of money laundering in Estonia

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TSI - Croatia

13 October 2023 Strasbourg, France

Closing Conference of the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) initiative for Croatia

21 - 22 September 2023 Split, Croatia

Multi-country exchange of experience on the risk-based anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism supervision of financial institutions

11 - 12 September 2023 Dublin, Ireland

Peer-to-peer exchanges between the Croatian financial supervisory authorities and the Central Bank of Ireland

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TSI - Lithuania

19 September 2023 Vilnius, Lithuania

Undertaking a Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Sectoral Risk Assessment for higher-risk sectors in Lithuania

19 September 2023 Vilnius, Lithuania

Enhancing Lithuania’s framework for exchanging information for the purpose of AML/CFT risk-based supervision

29 - 30 June 2023 Lisbon, Portugal

Multi-country exchange of experience on the AML/CFT risk-based supervision of virtual assets service providers

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TSI - Poland

20 October 2023 Online

Reviewing the performance of Polish Financial Intelligence Unit’s strategic analysis function

17 - 19 October 2023 Warsaw, Poland

Strategic Analysis Training provided to the Polish FIU and other competent authorities

16 October 2023 Warsaw, Poland

Enhancing Poland’s framework for exchanging AML/CFT information between the FIU and other competent authorities

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TSI - Portugal

29 - 30 June 2023 Lisbon, Portugal

Multi-country exchange of experience on the AML/CFT risk-based supervision of virtual assets service providers

28 June 2023 Lisbon, Portugal

Workshop for Banco de Portugal on developing an AML/CFT risk-assessment model

27 June 2023 Lisbon, Portugal

Workshops to support Banco de Portugal with enhancing its AML/CFT risk-based approach to supervision

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TSI - Sanctions

13 June 2023 Brussels, Belgium

Closing Conference of the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) initiative on effective implementation of EU sanctions’ regime

25 April 2023 Riga, Latvia

Workshop “New technologies and effective implementation of EU sanctions”

24 April 2023 Riga, Latvia

Workshop “Enhancing effectiveness of implementation of EU sanctions by the private sector”

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TSI - Slovakia

17 November 2023 Online

Enhancing money laundering risk assessments in the banking sector in Slovakia

10 November 2023 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Project stakeholders meet to discuss results and follow-up

10 November 2023 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Promoting enhanced regulation of virtual asset service providers in Slovakia

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CA TAEC - Regional

24-25 October 2023 Strasbourg, France

Council of Europe raises awareness on possible abuses of virtual assets for illicit purposes

11 - 13 July 2023 Strasbourg, France

Enhancing business integrity and compliance of the private sector in central Asia

CA TAEC - Kyrgyzstan

23 - 24 November 2023 Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

Kyrgyz judges and prosecutors enhance their capacities for the adjudication of economic crime cases

05 - 08 September 2023 Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

Supporting the anti-corruption compliance in the private sector in Kyrgyzstan

24-27 July 2023 Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

Advanced training to strengthen the capacities of investigators and prosecutors for effective investigations of economic crimes in the Kyrgyz Republic

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CA TAEC - Kazakhstan

05 - 08 December 2023 Astana, Kazakhstan

Supporting the anti-corruption compliance in the private sector in Kazakhstan

18-21 July 2023 Astana, Kazakhstan

Advanced training to strengthen the capacities of investigators and prosecutors for effective investigations of economic crimes in Kazakhstan

21 June 2023 Strasbourg, France

Technical Assistance provided to Kazakhstan to effectively implement the recommendations of the anti-corruption monitoring body, GRECO

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CA TAEC - Tajikistan

27-31 March 2023 Dushanbe Tajikistan

Enhancing Tajik Financial Intelligence Unit and law enforcement agencies’ capacities to conduct strategic analysis

CA TAEC - Turkmenistan

06 - 09 November 2023 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Turkmen authorities enhance their capacities in improving the transparency of beneficial owners of legal entities

CA TAEC - Uzbekistan

03 - 04 October 2023 Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Strengthening the capacities of public officials on preventing corruption and advancing integrity

03 - 04 April 2023 Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Strengthening the capacities of investigators and prosecutors on financial investigations of economic crimes in Uzbekistan

PECK III

04 - 05 December 2023 Pristina, Kosovo*

Council of Europe launches the corruption risk mapping process in Kosovo*

27 and 29 November 2023 Pristina, Kosovo*

Council of Europe strengthens implementation of the regulatory framework related to financing of terrorism and financing of proliferation

24 November 2023 Pristina, Kosovo*

Steering Committee of the project discussed impact and achievements in the economic crime area

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SNAC 5

13 November 2023 Online

Presentation of the Council of Europe money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment tools for the MENA region

24-25 October 2023 Strasbourg, France

Council of Europe raises awareness on possible abuses of virtual assets for illicit purposes

03 - 04 May 2023 Online

Establishing an effective whistleblower protection system in the southern Mediterranean

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IIJCCM Türkiye

15 - 17 November 2023 Istanbul, Türkiye

Turkish judges and prosecutors enhance their knowledge and capacities in international judicial cooperation in criminal matters

07 - 09 November 2023 Paris, France

Study Visit Organised in Paris, France on International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters

17 - 19 October 2023 Berlin, Germany

Study Visit on International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters Organised to Germany

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ACML Bosnia and Herzgovina

04 September 2023 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Inaugural Steering Committee meeting on addressing economic crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina

AAC Moldova

02 March 2023 Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Anti-corruption project launched in the Republic of Moldova

PMLTF - Serbia

13-14 December 2023 Sabac, Serbia

Serbian judiciary, prosecution and police completed the three-module training program on processing standalone ML offences

12 December 2023 Belgrade, Serbia

Sweden and Council of Europe hand over equipment to the Serbian Police to fight money laundering

30 November - 01 December 2023 Belgrade, Serbia

Capacities of Serbian NPOs to recognize and mitigate risks of abuse for TF purposes raised

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PAII - Tunisia

14 - 15 February 2023 Tunis, Tunisia

Awareness raising seminar on prevention and fight against corruption

SRSP - Bulgaria

11 January 2023 Online

Closing Conference of the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP) initiative for Bulgaria