An on-site visit of a CoE expert was held to support the newly established Assets Recovery Office (ARO) in drafting a comprehensive needs assessment and Standard Operating Procedures. In the framework of the visit, the expert held in-depth discussions with the ARO, the Financial Intelligence Unit, General Prosecutor’s Office, Anti-Corruption Prosecution Office and Prosecution Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases. Meetings were also organized with the judiciary and with the Head of the Seized property Management Department of the State Tax Service. The results of the needs assessment shall facilitate the operationalization of ARO and serve as a planning tool for future actions.
Activities annually 2017
Presentation of Council of Europe technical cooperation activities
Challenges in the verification of assets declarations in Montenegro
Whistleblower protection training for judges, prosecutors and civil servants in Montenegro
Montenegrin prosecutors trained on ethics and prevention of conflict of interest
Montenegrin judges trained on ethical principles and prevention of conflict of interests
Supporting Albania in developing a National Asset Recovery Strategy
The Third Steering Committee of the Action against Economic Crime
Advise towards establishing a Registry of Beneficial Ownership
Training for Analysts in the areas of tactical and strategic analysis
PECK holds public event to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day
Training of Trainers on Ethics and Integrity for law enforcement agencies
Training on Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Investigation Techniques
Awareness raising campaign to foster monetary declaration at border points
Workshop on “Introducing and delivering Anti-Corruption and Ethics courses in higher education”
Council of Europe shares country reports on Corruption Risk Assessment in Health Sector
Lessons for good practice in Corruption Proofing of Legislation compiled for the EaP practitioners
Presentation of PRECOP project results at the 9th All-Russian conference of business ombudsmen
2nd Workshop on “Inspections at municipal level and their impact on the regular business processes”
Training on private sector compliance for the Middle East and North Africa region
Four trainings on terrorism financing risks in the non-profit sector take place in Jordan
Regional training on offshore money laundering for Jordanian and Palestinian officials
Training for Palestinian officials on open source internet investigations
Final review and endorsement of the assessment of the Tunisian anti-corruption framework
Office of the Kyrgyz President thanks Council of Europe Anti-Corruption Project
Third Steering Committee Meeting of the SPCC Project in Kyrgyzstan
Training on ethics, conflict of interest and effective internal controls
Consultations on the Anti-Corruption Action Plan and effectiveness of interagency coordination
The Council of Europe supports the national authorities in measuring corruption in Kyrgyzstan
Workshop on the framework for corruption proofing of legislation for Kyrgyzstan
The Council of Europe develops a tool for measuring corruption in Kyrgyzstan
Training for members of Disciplinary commissions in Kyrgyzstan