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Closing Conference of the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) initiative on effective implementation of EU sanctions’ regime
The Council of Europe’s Economic Crime and Cooperation Division, in cooperation with the European Commission (Directorate General for Structural Reform Support – DG REFORM) hosted the Project Closing Conference “Implementation of EU sanctions’ regime: status of practice and the way forward” which...
Workshop “New technologies and effective implementation of EU sanctions”
Representatives from eighteen EU Member States participated in the Workshop “New technologies and effective implementation of EU sanctions” organised in Riga, Latvia, on 25 April 2023 by the Council of Europe’s Economic Crime and Cooperation Division in cooperation with the European Commission,...
Workshop “Enhancing effectiveness of implementation of EU sanctions by the private sector”
More than 550 participants, representatives of private sector entities and professionals from the EU Member States, joined the Workshop “Enhancing effectiveness of implementation of EU sanctions by the private sector” which was organised on 24 April 2023 in Riga, Latvia, by the Council of...
Workshop “Role of VASPs, banks and legal professionals in the effective implementation of EU Sanctions”
Representatives of more than 200 Virtual Assets Service Providers (VASPs) licenced or registered in the European Union joined together with representatives of banking sector and legal professionals the Workshop “Role of VASPs, banks and legal professionals in the effective implementation of EU...
Conference “Preventing Abuse of Virtual Assets Service Providers for Evasion of EU Sanctions”
Representatives from twenty-two EU Member States participated in the Conference on “Preventing Abuse of Virtual Assets Service Providers for Evasion of EU Sanctions” convened in Valletta, Malta, on 13-14 March 2023 by the Council of Europe’s Economic Crime and Cooperation Division in cooperation...
Challenges and good practices for the effective implementation of the EU sanctions regime
A regional conference on “Effective Implementation of the EU Sanctions Regime – Challenges and Good Practices” was held on 16-17 January 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic. The event was organised by the Council of Europe’s Economic Crime and Cooperation Division in cooperation with the European...
DG REFORM and Council of Europe to support EU Member States regarding effective implementation of the EU sanctions regime
On 6 October 2020, the European Commission’s Directorate General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) and the Council of Europe launched a new joint project on “Effective and uniform implementation of the sanctions’ regime in EU Member States” through an online kick-off meeting of its...
New projects launched in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism supervision and the EU sanctions regime
In June 2022, the Council of Europe and the European Commission Directorate General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) have officially launched the implementation of two new joint Actions within the “Support to EU Member States in the implementation of reforms under the Technical Support...