CAR-Serbia:
Conference “Criminal Asset Recovery and ECtHR Jurisprudence” (Belgrade, Serbia, 2 December 2011)
CAR project is organising
a one day conference “Criminal Asset Recovery and Jurisprudence
of the European Court of Human Rights” which will be held
in Belgrade on 2 December 2011. The aim of the conference
is to discuss the issues related to recovery of proceeds
from crime from the perspective of the European Court of
Human Rights case law. More than 50 judges from different
courts have been invited to participate. Conference will
be opened by Ms Snezana Malovic, Minister of Justice of
the Republic of Serbia, Ms Nata Mesarovic, President of
the Supreme Court of Cassation, Mr Adriano Martins, Deputy
Head of the Delegation of the EU to Serbia and Ms Antje
Rothemund, Head of the CoE Office in Belgrade.
CAR-Serbia:
Regional Ministerial Conference "Challenges and Achievements
of Regional and Transnational Cooperation in Fight against
Organized Crime in South East Europe"(Belgrade, Serbia, 29-30 November 2011)
CAR project supported the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Justice of the
Republic of Serbia in organising the Ministerial Conference
which is held on 29 and 30 November 2011 in Belgrade. The
conference will bring together high level representatives
of the countries from the region with the aim to discuss
and improve regional and transnational cooperation in combating
organised crime.
Special attention will be given to the
asset recovery policy and regional and transnational cooperation
in this area. Two Council of Europe experts will be engaged
in a special session on Mutual Legal Assistance related
to the asset recovery. Conclusions from this session will
also be included in the conference closing statement.
PACA-Albania: Trainings on the
investigation of corruption and money-laundering and on
tracking the proceeds of crime
(Vlora, Albania, 15-18
and 23-25 November 2011)
Following the agreement with the School of Magistrates and the General
Directorate of Police of Albania, PACA organised two interactive
trainings with nine certified trainers on the investigation
of corruption and money laundering, and on tracking and
seizing the proceeds of crime. The trainings are taking
place in Vlora - first one was held from 15 to 18 November
2011 while the second one will take place from 23-25 November
2011.
 Agenda
15- 18 November 2011
Agenda
23 - 25 November 2011
CAR-Serbia: Specialised training on financial instruments related to
assets recovery for Prosecutors (25-26 November 2011, Kragujevac,
Serbia)
CAR project will hold a highly specialised training course for prosecutors concerning the
international financial instruments related to assets recovery.
The training is consisted of three different sessions that
will be organised on weekly basis from 25 November to 10
December 2011 in Kragujevac, Serbia. Training curriculum
was prepared in consultation with the Republican Persecutors
Office.
Training
Curriculum
English / Serbian
CAR-Serbia: Study visit to the United Kingdom (22-25 November 2011)
CAR project
is continuing with actions aimed at enhancing the capacity
of financial investigations in Serbia. In line with aforementioned
CAR project will organize a study visit for police officers
from Serbia to Serious Organised Crime Office (SOCA) and
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in London, United Kingdom from
22 to 25 November 2011.
MOLI-Serbia: Study visit to Estonia and Lithuania (22-25 November 2011)
MOLI Serbia Project will organise a multi-agency study visit to Tallinn, Estonia
and Vilnius, Lithuania between 22 and 25 November 2011 with
the aim of gaining an insight into best practices on money
laundering and terrorist financing in the Baltic countries.
The Serbian delegation, consisting of representatives of
the Administration for the Prevention of Money Laundering
(APML), National Bank of Serbia, State Public Prosecutor’s
Office and Customs Administration, will hold bilateral meetings
with Estonian and Lithuanian Financial Intelligence Units,
Financial Supervision Authorities, Law Enforcement Agencies
and Central Banks.
Agenda
Photos
MOLI-Serbia:
Interactive Training on Money Laundering, search,
seizure and confiscation of proceeds of crime
(Belgrade,
Serbia, 2-3 November 2011)
MOLI Serbia Project is
organising a two-day training on money laundering, search,
seizure, and confiscation of the proceeds of crime “Criminal
Intelligence, Investigation and Prosecution - A Practical
Perspective”. The interactive training, led by four Dutch
experts in this field, will be based on a practical case
study adjusted to the needs of the Serbian system. The training
will be held in Hotel Continental in Belgrade, on 2 and
3 November 2011.
Agenda
Photos
CAR-Serbia:
Specialised training on financial instruments related to
assets recovery (Zrenjanin, Serbia, 26-28 October 2011)
CAR Project will hold
a highly specialised three day training seminar on international
financial instruments related to assets recovery from 26
to 28 October 2011 in Zrenjanin, Serbia. Seven Council of
Europe experts will be engaged in this training aimed at
increasing the level of knowledge on financial investigations
and efficient recovery of assets.
PACA-Albania: Conference: "Reforming the System of Immunities in Albania
- the Path Ahead" (Tirana, Albania, 18 October 2011)
Following the dissemination of the Technical Paper
(CMU-PACA-07/2011) on "Immunities in Council of Europe Member
States: Legislative, Executive and Judicial Office Holders"
in late March 2011, and PACA roundtable event on "The System
of Immunities in Albania: Comparative Analysis and Assessment
of the Stakeholders’ Positions" held on 12 April 2011, PACA
has prepared a second Technical Paper (CMU-PACA-19/2011)
on ‘Recommendations for the Future Regulation of Immunities
of Elected Officials in Albania’. This second paper is intended
to be the key input to a final Conference to be held jointly
by PACA and EURALIUS projects on "Reforming the Albanian
Law on Immunities: The Path Ahead" which will take place
on 18 October 2011. The aim of the conference is to review
and discuss the recommendations and to achieve the agreement
on the reform path to be chosen.
Agenda
English /
Albanian
Technical
Paper
English
PACA
expert presentation
English
MOLI-Serbia:
Training in i2 Bridge for Serbian APML IT Analysts
(Fulbourn, United Kingdom, 6-7 October 2011)
Under the auspices of the MOLI-Serbia
Project, two IT Analysts of the Serbian Administration for
the Prevention of Money Laundering attended a two-day training
course in i2 Bridge. The course, which took place in Fulbourn,
Cambridge, UK, is designed to show IT professionals how
to build a picture of how the database is structured and
allow them to find data in different ways from i2 Analyst’s
Notebook.
Workshop "Good Practicies for Prevention of Corruption
in Public Administration and Tools for Strengthening the
Law Enforcement Agencies" (Moscow, Russian Federation,
5-6 October 2011)
A workshop 'Good Practices for Prevention of Corruption
in Public Administration and Tools for Strengthening the
Law Enforcement Agencies' took place in Moscow, Russian
Federation, on 5 and 6 October 2011. The workshop was organised
under 2011 Programme of Co-operation between the Council
of Europe and the Russian Federation for the Chechen Republic.
It brought together the Council of Europe representatives
and experts and the law enforcement agents, representatives
of the federal and local administrative entities and NGOs
from the Chechen Republic. The aim of the workshop was to
raise awareness on relevant international standards and
practices in preventing and combating economic crime.
 Agenda
PACA-Albania: Risk Assessments Completed
(Tirana, Albania, October 2011)
In June 2011
PACA completed the last of five risk assessments scheduled
under the project workplan. The assessments - on Complaints
against Judges, the Immovable Property Registration System,
Social Housing Allocation, the Healthcare System, and the
Albanian Competition Authority, analyse the vulnerability
to corruption of legal and institutional frameworks in the
sectors/institutions selected, and provide targeted and
timelined recommendations to address those vulnerabilities.
By September 2011 PACA had received written feedback from
the relevant institutions on all the assessments except
on Complaints against Judges, and was in discussions with
the beneficiary institutions on which of PACA's recommendations
are to be taken into account in official policies and how.
In the case of the Healthcare assessment, following discussions
with the beneficiary small changes are to be made to the
assessment report during October 2011
Risk
Analysis of the Albanian Education System
English
/
Albanian
Administrative
complaints against judges in Albania
English /
Albanian
Corruption
Risk Assessment: Provision of social housing in Albania
English
/ Albanian
The access to other Risk Assessment reports
is still restricted.
CAR-Serbia:
Press conference (Belgrade, Serbia, 28 September 2011)
 A press conference presenting
two reports prepared within the CAR Project was held on
28 September 2011 in Belgrade. First report (prepared by
EBART Group) outlines how media reported on implementation
of the Law on Seizure and Confiscation of Criminal Assets,
while the second report (prepared by CESID) is depicting
the public perception of the various aspects of the implementation
of the Law, including the perception of the state bodies’
performance. During the press conference, besides CAR team,
EBART and CESID representatives, Director of Directorate
for Management of Seized and Confiscated Assets also addressed
the present journalist portraying their role within the
assets recovery system.
'Analysis
of media reporting on the implementation of the Law'
(Serbian version only)
'Public
perception on the implementation of the Law'
(Serbian
version only)
MOLI-Serbia: Study visit to Paris and La Rochelle
(France, 27-30 September 2011)
 MOLI-Serbia
Project organised a study visit to Paris and La Rochelle
between 27 and 30 September 2011 with the aim of providing
the Serbian Customs Authority with the practical knowledge
on structuralisation and management of canine units. The
Serbian delegation, consisting of three representatives
of the Customs Administration and a representative of the
Council of Europe, visited several canine units of the French
Customs in Paris and the National School for Customs Officers
in La Rochelle.
Agenda
Photos
MOLI-Serbia: 2nd Steering Committee meeting
(Belgrade,
Serbia, 15 September 2011)
The second Steering Committee meeting of the MOLI-Serbia
Project took place in Belgrade on 15 September 2011. The
members of the Steering Committee reviewed the activities
carried out and discussed the short-term planning of activities.
Agenda
Participants
Minutes
MONTENEGRO: Montenegrin Draft Law on Amendments to the
Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist
Financing
Based on the request of the Montenegrin Minister of Finance
from April 2011 the Council of Europe prepared the expert
opinion on Montenegrin Draft Law on Amendments to the Law
on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing.
The Council of Europe expert opinion, finalised in June
2011, focused on the compatibility of the draft amendments
with Council of Europe and other international standards
in prevention and combating of money laundering and terrorist
financing. Moreover, this opinion was also provided with
a view to make sure that the amended legislation will address
the shortcomings identified in the 2009 Moneyval Mutual
Evaluation Report.
2009
Moneyval Mutual Evaluation Report
MOLI-Serbia: Study visit to London (Belgrade, Serbia,
11-14 July 2011)
MOLI-Serbia Project will organise a multi-agency study visit
to London between 11 and 14 July 2011 with the aim of providing
first-hand experience in the implementation of AML/CTF standards.
The Serbian delegation consists of representatives of the
Administration for the Prevention of Money Laundering (APML),
National Bank of Serbia, State Public Prosecutor’s Office
and Customs Administration will hold bilateral meetings
with Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), Financial Services
Authority (FSA) and the Gambling Commission.
CAR-Serbia: Study visit to the United Kingdom and Ireland ( 25 June 2011)
CAR project is launching
a series of actions aimed at examining the possibility of
introduction of the non-conviction based forfeiture in Serbia.
In anticipation of the aforementioned activities, on 20-25-30
June 2011 CAR project will organize a study visit of twelve
judges, prosecutors and police officers to the relevant
institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
MOLI-Serbia: Workshop on Insurance Supervision
(Belgrade, Serbia, 21 June 2011)
MOLI-Serbia Project is organising a workshop
on insurance supervision, which will take place on 21 June
2011, in Hotel Continental in Belgrade. The workshop will
provide insurance sector supervisors in Serbia with information
on best practices available in other European countries.
Its objective is to identify specific issues concerning
the insurance supervision, provide insight into supervisory
practice in Serbia and to AML/CTF issues affecting the insurance
sector, provide guidelines on supervision methods, off-site
monitoring and on-site inspections. The beneficiary of this
activity is the National Bank of Serbia.
Agenda
MOLI-Serbia: Conference on Money Laundering and
Financing of Terrorisme in Serbia (Belgrade, Serbia, 31
May 2011)
 The Council of Europe and
the European Union held a high-level Conference on Prevention
of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Context
of Serbia’s Role in European Integration, which marked the
start of the MOLI-Serbia Project. The Conference was held
at Hotel Continental in Belgrade on 31 May 2011. The Conference
was opened by Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic, Head of the
Delegation of the European Union to Serbia H.E. Ambassador
Vincent Degert, and Director of Co-operation of the Council
of Europe Marja Ruotanen.
Agenda
English
Media Advisory English
Pictures
MOLI-Serbia: Meeting of the working groupes (WGs) on the
risks and typologies of Money Laundering and financing
of terrorism
(Belgrade, Serbia, 10 May 2011)
A WGs meeting on the
risks and typologies of money laundering and financing of
terrorism will take place at the Ministry of Finance in
Belgrade on 10 May 2011. The groups will discuss how to
organise and carry out a national assessment and produce
research studies on the risks posed by money laundering
and financing of terrorism. The meeting will focus on the
risks of formal and informal money transfers and abuse of
Non-Profit Organisations for money laundering purposes.
The WGs will also assess how the risks of money laundering
may affect other sectors, such as property and real estate,
trade-based money laundering, sports and terrorist financing
in Serbia.
CAR-Serbia: Training Seminar on Forensics
Accounting for Financial Investigation Unit
(Belgrade,
Serbia, 11-13 April 2011)
CAR Serbia
Project will hold a three day training seminar on forensic
accounting from 11 to 13 April 2011 in Belgrade, Hotel Balkan.
Four Council of Europe experts will be engaged in this training
which composes a number of interactive sessions where participants
will be involved in discussing and providing feed back on
specific case studies.
PACA-Albania: Study visit to London, United Kingdom (28-30 March 2011)
PACA is launching a series
of actions aimed at strengthening the preventive measures
applicable in Albania against the risk of corruption and
money laundering at the hands of Politically Exposed Persons
(PEPs). In anticipation of the aforementioned activities,
on 28-30 March 2011 PACA will organize a study visit
of the Albanian General Department on the Prevention of
Money Laundering, the Albanian High Inspectorate for the
Declaration and Audit of Assets, the Bank of Albania and
some commercial banks to the UK Financial Services Authority
Agenda:
English
CAR-Serbia: "2nd & 3rd Awareness Raising" Workshops for Judges,
Prosecutors and Police Officers
(Kragujevac, 22-23 March
2011 and Nis, 24-25 March 2011)
Following the first regional
Awareness Raising Workshop held in Novi Sad in November
2010, the Project is organising two more workshops for judges,
prosecutors and police officers in Kragujevac (22- 23 March
2011) and in Niš (24-25 March 2011). The workshops are designed
as an interactive sessions and aim at better implementation
of legislation and awareness raising on seizure and confiscation
of proceeds from crime.
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