The Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) held its 60th Plenary meeting in Strasbourg from 16 to 18 September 2020. This was the first ever MONEYVAL Plenary taking place in a hybrid mode, with participants taking place virtually as well as physically.
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić, who opened the meeting underlined MONEYVAL’s essential role as a specialised Council of Europe monitoring body and as a key partner in the global network in the area of anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) led by the FATF.
The Plenary discussed and approved the mutual evaluation reports of Georgia and the Slovak Republic. These reports are the first to be adopted within the global AML/CFT network since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. MONEYVAL also adopted follow-up reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Isle of Man, and Romania. The Committee also agreed on typologies research topics for the period 2020 – 2021.
The Plenary held an exchange of views with Dr Ioannis Androulakis, President of the Conference of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds of Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism, and Mr Carlo Chiaromonte, Council of Europe Counter-terrorism Coordinator.
Reports adopted will be made available shortly under each jurisdiction’s profile, in accordance with MONEYVAL’s publication policy.
