Newsroom SNAC 5
Promoting risks assessment and management to better counter corruption in the Southern Mediterranean region
The Council of Europe, in co-operation with the European Union, organised a two-day regional event on 6-7 October 2025 bringing together representatives of Anti-Corruption Agencies from Jordan, Morocco, Palestine* and from the Tunisian Presidency of the Government to exchange experiences, good...
Strengthening the understanding and mitigation of risks of criminal abuse associated with Virtual Assets and Virtual Assets Service Providers
The Council of Europe, in cooperation with the European Union, convened a two-day regional workshop on “Assessing, managing and mitigating the risks of criminal abuse associated with virtual assets and virtual assets service providers”, in Strasbourg, France, on 11-12 June 2025. The event brought...
The Southern Mediterranean beneficiaries exchange on good practices in asset recovery and management of seized and confiscated assets and the role of international cooperation
The Council of Europe, in cooperation with the European Union and in coordination with the Jordanian Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission (JIACC) and the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Unit (Jordanian FIU), convened a two-day regional roundtable on asset recovery and...
Enhancing effective financial investigations and strategic analysis to combat economic crime
A regional workshop on “Effective operation and strategic analysis and open-source intelligence in financial investigations” took place in Tunis, Tunisia, on 11-14 February. This four-day workshop organised by the Council of Europe in cooperation with the “Commission Tunisienne des Analyses...
Enhancing business integrity and compliance in the private sector in the MENA region
A regional workshop on “The role of anti-corruption agencies to enhance business integrity and compliance in the private sector” was organised in Amman, Jordan in cooperation with the Jordanian Integrity and Anti-corruption Commission. Participants were welcomed by H.E. Sami Salaita, Vice...
Presentation of the Council of Europe money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment tools for the MENA region
On 13 November 2023, the Council of Europe's Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) organised an online presentation of the money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) national and sectoral risk assessment methodologies. The presentation brough together representatives of Financial...
Council of Europe raises awareness on possible abuses of virtual assets for illicit purposes
On 24-25 October 2023, the Council of Europe's Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) organised a two-day workshop on “Preventing the abuse of virtual assets – tools and comparative experiences against economic crime” in Strasbourg, France. This inter-regional workshop brought together...
Establishing an effective whistleblower protection system in the southern Mediterranean
The Council of Europe, in close cooperation with the National Authority for Probity, Prevention and Fight against Corruption (INPPLC) of Morocco, organised the online regional workshop “Establishing an effective whistleblower protection system in the Southern Mediterranean” on 3-4 May 2023. The...
The joint EU/Council of Europe action on “Promotion of Good Governance: Fight against Corruption, Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism in the Southern Mediterranean” (SNAC 5) officially launched
On 13-14 March 2023, the programme “Protecting human rights, rule of law and democracy through shared standards in the Southern Mediterranean” (South Programme V) was officially launched. South Programme V is a joint initiative between the European Union and the Council of Europe over the period...
Regional exchanges for southern Mediterranean on the risk-based supervision of DNFBPs
The Council of Europe, in close cooperation with the Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Unit of Jordan, organised the regional workshop “AML/CFT risk-based approach to supervision for DNFBPs supervisors” on 6-7 March 2023. The event gathered 40 representatives of selected...
Corruption risk assessment of the Insurance Sector in Morocco
The Council of Europe, in cooperation with the National Authority for Probity, Prevention and the Fight against Corruption (INPPLC) and the Insurance and Social Welfare Supervisory Authority / Autorité de Contrôle des Assurances et de la Prévoyance Sociale (ACAPS), organised an online preparatory...
Protecting human rights, rule of law and democracy through shared standards in the Southern Mediterranean (South Programme V)
The successful cooperation between the jurisdictions of the Southern Mediterranean and the Council of Europe, which has been initiated and implemented in the former four phases of the South Programme, continues under South Programme V. As a cooperation tool developed by the European Union and the...
* This designation shall not be construed as a designation of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of Council of Europe member States on this issue.