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Workshop to strengthen beneficial ownership transparency across the Eastern Partnership region
A two-day regional workshop brought together anti-money laundering practitioners from Eastern Partnership countries to accelerate reforms that make beneficial ownership information accurate, usable and shared across borders. Practitioners responsible for detecting and disrupting illicit finance:...
Regional workshop on proliferation financing and targeted financial sanctions
A two-day regional workshop on assessing proliferation-financing risks and the implementation of targeted financial sanctions took place in Strasbourg on 25–26 November 2025. The event brought together practitioners from Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine. The financing of...
Regional workshop addresses evolving corruption challenges in Eastern Partnership countries
A two-day regional workshop on “Best practices in the investigation and prosecution of corruption” brought together practitioners and experts from Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine. The event provided an opportunity to share experiences, discuss common challenges, and look...
Eastern Partnership countries discussed cross-border cooperation mechanisms as a response to illicit financial flows
A regional workshop on “Threats, vulnerabilities and emerging financial crime risks linked to cross-border criminal activity and measures for its detection and disruption” brought together over 30 professionals from financial intelligence units, central banks, tax and customs authorities from the...
Enhancing public sector integrity and accountability: Practitioners discuss corruption risk assessment approaches
An international workshop, that brought together anti-corruption practitioners from numerous regions, was organised with the aim of enhancing the application of corruption risk mapping and other risk assessment tools in strategy and policy-making. These efforts aim to foster more transparent,...
Public Private Partnership initiatives against financial crime discussed with representatives of financial intelligence units, financial sector and law enforcement institutions from the Eastern Partnership region
On 25-26 November 2024, the Council of Europe has organised a regional workshop dedicated to discussing the benefits of public private partnership (PPP) initiatives to detect, prevent and disrupt financial crime. The event brought together over 40 practitioners from competent authorities in the...
Council of Europe supports exchange of experience on corruption risk assessment and management between Eastern Partnership countries
On 22-23 January 2024, the Economic Crime and Cooperation Division, organised a regional workshop in Strasbourg on “Corruption risk assessment and management tools in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region”. The workshop brought together practitioners from anti-corruption and policy making...
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
In March 2023, the Council of Europe began the implementation of the third phase of the European Union/Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance Programme (2023-2026). Partnership for Good Governance (PGG) is a regional programme, organised around country specific interventions and...