International Events
ECCD publishes a comprehensive resource on liability of legal entities for corruption offences
Taking into account years of work on introducing liability of legal entities in different jurisdictions, the Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) has published a manual on “Liability of Legal Persons for Corruption Offenses” which presents in a synthetized way the knowledge and...
The ECCD publishes the 2018 Highlights report
The Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) publishes its annual Highlights report for 2018. The Highlights cover the implementation of ECCD actions and projects across 27 jurisdictions, reflecting the wide support provided by the ECCD to beneficiaries and partners working to combat...
Representatives of the General Prosecutors Office of Kyrgyzstan visit the Council of Europe
On 10-11 December 2018, a delegation of the General Prosecutors Office of Kyrgyzstan is visiting the Council of Europe for an exchange of views on the prospects of cooperation in the area of combating corruption and economic crime. The Kyrgyz delegation met number of other Council of Europe...
The 7th annual event of the Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) team
7th annual event of the Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) team took place during 28-30 November 2018 in Strasbourg. The event brought together 33 Secretariat members and 3 long term advisers of the Division to benefit from exchange of information and training on new developments...
ECCD presents its cooperation activities on ethics, integrity and conflict of interest to the European Committee on Democracy and Governance (CDDG)
The Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) presented its efforts towards strengthening ethics and integrity in the public and the private sector to the Working Group on Public Ethics of the European Committee on Democracy and Governance (CDDG). The presentation demonstrated the efforts...
Workshop for Judges and Prosecutors: “Experiences, Challenges and Best Practices”
On 26 and 27 March 2018, the Council of Europe hosted the workshop on money laundering, terrorist financing and asset recovery for judges and prosecutors co-organised by the MONEYVAL Secretariat, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe...
Action against Economic Crime: tools, impact and lessons learnt
The Council of Europe’s Action against Economic Crime & Cooperation Division organised a brainstorming event in Strasbourg during 15-16 February 2018. The event brought together more than 40 Council of Europe experts from academia, policy community and practitioners along with the Council of...
Scoping mission to Turkmenistan
A Council of Europe delegation visited Turkmenistan to assess the needs of authorities in the area of anti-corruption, anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism, as well as private sector compliance and protection of entrepreneurs’ rights. The Council of Europe delegation met...
Scoping mission to Uzbekistan
A scoping mission was carried out by the Council of Europe to assess the needs of Uzbek authorities in the area of anti-corruption, anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism, as well as private sector compliance and protection of entrepreneurs’ rights. The Council of Europe...
Scoping mission to Tajikistan
The Council of Europe carried out a scoping mission to assess the needs of Tajik authorities in the area of anti-corruption, anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism, as well as private sector compliance and protection of entrepreneurs’ rights. The Council of Europe delegation...
Presentation of Council of Europe technical cooperation activities
The Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) presented its technical cooperation activities at the GRECO Conference on “Prevention of Corruption in respect of Parliamentarians, Judges and Prosecutors: main trends and lessons learned from GRECO Fourth Evaluation Round”. Conference...
Experts call to step up the fight against corruption
Mr Michele Nicoletti (Italy, SOC), rapporteur of the PACE Political Affairs Committee on Corruption as governance regime: a barrier to institutional efficiency and progress, in co-operation with the Action Against Crime Department of the Council of Europe, gathered a number of academic experts...
International seminar: “Facing new challenges in combating terrorist financing”
The international workshop was organised with the support of the Norway Grants by the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic and the Economic Crime and Cooperation Division of the Council of Europe. The event brought together 61 participants from 31 European countries, representing financial...
Workshop on the Council of Europe AML/CFT National Risk Assessment Methodology
On 1-2 September 2016 the Council of Europe will be holding a workshop in Strasbourg, France to discuss the draft AML/CFT National Risk Assessment Methodology developed by the Economic Crime and Cooperation Unit. International experts in the field of organized crime, risk assessments and...
International Conference on fighting economic crime
The International Conference "Developing trends in combating corruption, money laundering and recovering criminal assets in Europe" will take place on 20-21 October 2015 in Prague. The forum will debate the major trends, challenges and new international standards on anti-corruption, anti-money...
Regional Conference on ”Detecting and Investigating Corruption and Fraud through Audit Procedures”
Numerous representatives of state audit institutions, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and judges from across the South East Europe will take part in the regional conference on ”Detecting and Investigating Corruption and Fraud through Audit Procedures” organised by the Council of Europe in...
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