Towards a stronger FIU Strategic Analysis Function in Estonia

15 December 2023 Online

The Council of Europe continues to support the Estonian FIU in its efforts to enhance its Strategic Analysis Function, through different complementary activities, including guidance and capacity-building of key staff, technical advice on IT solutions, and reviews and recommendations on the...

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Estonian FIU learns new strategic analysis tools and practices at the Polish FIU

23 - 24 November 2023 Warsaw, Poland

In the framework of the joint EU and Council of Europe Technical Support Instrument (TSI), the Council of Europe’s Economic Crime and Cooperation Division continues to support the Estonian authorities in enhancing the effectiveness of their AML/CFT framework, with special focus on the FIU’s...

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FIUs join in Strategic Analysis Training Course to enhance skills and exchange experiences

06 - 08 November 2023 Tallinn, Estonia

In the framework of the joint Council of Europe and EU Technical Support Instrument (TSI) Projects in the area of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), and upon request from the participating countries, the Council of Europe’s Economic Crime and Cooperation...

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Exploring IT solutions for strategic analysis of money laundering in Estonia

20 September 2023 Tallinn, Estonia

Within the support provided by the Project to the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) for the enhancement of its Strategic Analysis Function, the Council of Europe has developed a technical paper with a review of a series of possible IT solutions for the conduction of strategic analysis of...

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Project Advisory Board members discuss implementation and next steps of TSI-Estonia Project

22 February 2023 Online

The Project Advisory Board (PAB) of the joint Council of Europe and European Union’s Technical Support Instrument (TSI) Project on “Strengthening of the Estonian Anti-Money Laundering Framework” held its annual meeting online on the 22nd of February 2023. The meeting provided an opportunity to...

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Supporting the Estonian authorities in improving the legal framework for FIU strategic analysis

2 February 2023 Tallinn, Estonia

As part of the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) initiative for Estonia “Strengthening of Estonian Anti-Money Laundering Framework”, the Council of Europe Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) is currently supporting the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit in its effort to improve the...

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Regional Workshop “Risk-Based AML/CFT Supervision: Effective Assessment and Mitigation of Emerging Money Laundering/Terrorist Financing Risks”

27-28 October 2022 Lisbon, Portugal

On 27-28 October 2022, the Council of Europe’s Economic Crime and Cooperation Division, in cooperation with the European Commission Directorate General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) and the Bank of Portugal, held a multi-country Workshop on “Risk-Based AML/CFT Supervision: Effective...

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Practitioners from Financial Intelligence Units discuss good practices on strategic and operational analysis

20-22 September 2022 Strasbourg, France

The Economic Crime and Cooperation Division of the Council of Europe organised, on 20-22 September a workshop on “Comparative Solutions and Good Practices for Financial Intelligence Units on Strategic and Operational Analysis” for practitioners from Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) from over...

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Strengthening the Strategic Analysis Function of the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit

9 June 2022 online

As a part of the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) initiative for Estonia “Strengthening of Estonian anti-money laundering framework”, the Council of Europe Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD), in cooperation with the European Commission Directorate General for Structural Reform...

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Workshop on conducting Sectorial Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Risk Assessment of Virtual Assets and Virtual Assets Service Providers

15 November 2021 Online Workshop

On the 15th of November of 2021, the Economic Crime and Cooperation Division of the Council of Europe held a full-day online workshop to present and train the participants of nine countries on the recently developed Council of Europe Methodology for the Sectorial Assessment of Money Laundering...

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Supporting EU Member States in the area of anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing

June 2021 Strasbourg, France

In June 2021, the Council of Europe and the European Commission Directorate General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) have officially launched the implementation of four new joint Actions within the “Support to EU Member States in the implementation of reforms under the Technical Support...

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