Action against Economic Crime in Montenegro - Phase III
The European Union/Council of Europe Joint Programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” is a co-operation modality developed by the Council of Europe and the EU to support compliance of Beneficiaries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye) with European standards and the EU acquis in the areas covered by the Facility. Under the first and second phase of the Horizontal Facility, support was provided to assist the Beneficiaries in bringing their policies, institutions and practices further in line with the recommendations of the Council of Europe monitoring bodies and European standards. Efforts to further support the Beneficiaries in implementing sufficient reforms towards compliance with European standards and the EU acquis in the areas of rule of law, democracy and human rights, will continue under the third phase of the Horizontal Facility which begun on 1 January 2023 and will last until 31 December 2026.
Within the third phase of the Horizontal Facility, Action against Economic Crime in Montenegro will aim at enhancing capacities to effectively apply measures against corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing, by focusing on the following objectives:
- Increased efficiency, effectiveness and impartiality in processing high-level corruption cases by anti-corruption institutions and the criminal justice system; and
- Enhanced effectiveness of the anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) policies and improved track-record in processing ML cases.
- Action summary EN
- Reports
- Deliverables
Guiding Montenegrin supervisors in the games of chance sector through the process of anti-money laundering risk-based supervision
The games of chance sector in Montenegro poses a high-risk of misuse to launder illicit proceeds, according to the country’s national money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment. By applying risk-based approach, the authorities with anti-money laundering oversight of the sector and...
Strengthening internal control mechanisms of the Montenegrin Agency for Prevention of Corruption for verification of financial disclosures by public officials
The anti-corruption oversight bodies require adequate verification function to ensure the effective enforcement of one of the main prevention tools at their disposal - the declarations of assets and income by public officials. In Montenegro, the Agency for Prevention of Corruption is taking steps...
Enhancing capacities of Montenegrin law enforcement and prosecutorial bodies for cryptocurrency transaction analysis and money laundering typology identification
Tackling complex money laundering cases involving the illicit use of cryptocurrencies was the focus of the practical training organized by the Action against Economic Crime in Montenegro. The event brought together the Council of Europe experts with practitioners from the law enforcement,...
Unit for Eastern and Southeastern Europe (E & SEE)
Contacts in Headquarters (Strasbourg)
Head of Unit
Mr Evgeni EVGENIEV
Phone: +33 (0)3 88 41 25 11
Fax: +33 (0)3 88 41 39 55
Email: Evgeni.EVGENIEV [at] coe.int
Programme Manager
Ms Zahra AHMADOVA
Tel: +33 (0)3 88 41 28 44
E-mail : Zahra.AHMADOVA [a] coe.int
Project Assistant
Ms Ina FAGU
Phone: +33 (0)3 88 41 32 39
Email: Ina.FAGU [at] coe.int
Programme contacts in Podgorica, Montenegro
Senior Project Officer
Ms Marina MICUNOVIC
Phone: +382 (0)20 436 637
Email: Marina.MICUNOVIC [at] coe.int
Project Assistant
Ms Stefa ADZIC
Phone: +382 20 673 868 ext: 115
Email: Stefa.ADZIC [at] coe.int
Council of Europe Programme Office in Podgorica
Capital Plaza Blvd. Dzordza Vasingtona 98, floor I. Capital Plaza
81000 Podgorica Montenegro
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*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.