Technical Support Instrument (TSI) Programme - Bulgaria
Technical Support Instrument (TSI) Project on: Enhancing the capabilities for risk-based AML supervision and financial intelligence in Bulgaria
- Improving the risk-based AML/CFT supervision of selected sectors of obliged entities supervised by FID-SANS;
- Strengthening FID-SANS’ operational and strategic analysis capacity;
- Enhancing the understanding of selected obliged entities’ sectors in Bulgaria as regards their AML/CFT obligations.
Areas of specific focus include the review of FID-SANS’ approach to conducting risk-based supervision of selected sectors of obliged entities, the development of internal procedures and capacities on conducting strategic analysis and of a guidance document on effective use of open-source intelligence (OSINT) for operational and strategic analysis, support in drafting guidance documents for selected sectors of obliged entities on the submission of Suspicious Transaction Reports, as well as on the implementation of related Terrorist Financing and Targeted Financial Sanctions obligations. FID-SANS representatives will moreover benefit from a number of trainings on risk-based AML/CFT supervision, operational analysis and strategic analysis and use of open source intelligence (OSINT) for operational and strategic analysis. Awareness-raising activities on AML/CFT obligations will also be organised for selected sectors of obliged entities.
The project budget is 583,333 Euros. The project is co-funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument and Council of Europe and is and implemented by the Council of Europe (Economic Crime and Cooperation Division), in cooperation with the European Commission.
More information on the cooperation between the EC DG REFORM and the Council of Europe can be found here.
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Unit for EU Member States & Neighbourhood
Head of Unit
Mr Edmond DUNGA
Programme manager
Ms Sabina SINJEREAN
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