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MONEYVAL visits the United Kingdom Overseas Territory of Gibraltar
A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts for the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) carried out an onsite visit to the United Kingdom Overseas Territory of Gibraltar from 1 to 12 April 2019. The delegation was composed of...
MONEYVAL trains new assessors for its mutual evaluations
From 8-12 April 2019, MONEYVAL, jointly with the FATF, held an assessor training workshop in Ostia, Italy. 40 prospective assessors (20 from MONEYVAL member states and 15 from FATF member states) received training on the 2012 FATF Recommendations and the 2013 FATF Methodology. MONEYVAL wishes to...
FATF/MONEYVAL Joint Experts’ meeting 25-26 March 2019
A key role of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is to identify new and evolving risks to the financial system stemming from money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (FT) or the financing of proliferation. The FATF’s annual experts meetings provide an important opportunity for operational...
MONEYVAL commences evaluation process of San Marino with a two-day training for the authorities and private sector stakeholders
MONEYVAL has commenced its 5th round mutual evaluation of San Marino with a two-day training (14-15 February 2019) on the evaluation process for the authorities and representatives from the private sector. The training is provided by the MONEYVAL Secretariat one year in advance of the onsite...
MONEYVAL publishes follow-up report on Serbia
In light of Serbia’s progress in strengthening its framework to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing since its mutual evaluation report in April 2016, MONEYVAL has re-rated the jurisdiction on ten Recommendations, nine of which were originally rated “partially compliant” or...
MONEYVAL publishes follow-up report on Slovenia
In light of Slovenia’s progress in strengthening its framework to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing since the adoption of its mutual evaluation report in June 2017, MONEYVAL has re-rated the jurisdiction on one Recommendation originally rated “partially compliant”. Slovenia has been...
MONEYVAL publishes follow-up report on Hungary
As a result of Hungary’s progress in strengthening its framework to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing since its mutual evaluation report in September 2016, MONEYVAL has re-rated the country on two Recommendations originally rated as “partially compliant”. Hungary was placed in an...
MONEYVAL publishes follow-up report on Andorra
As a result of Andorra’s progress in strengthening its framework to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing since its mutual evaluation in September 2017, MONEYVAL has re-rated the country on twelve Recommendations, nine of which were originally rated as “partially compliant”. Andorra has...
Combatting money laundering in the Czech Republic: despite progress more investigations are needed, says Council of Europe report
Strasbourg, 11.02.2019 – In a report published today, the Council of Europe’s anti money laundering body MONEYVAL finds that, despite progress in the Czech Republic to combat money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (FT), the authorities should take a more proactive approach with regard to...
Lithuania should step up its efforts to strengthen its understanding of money laundering and financing of terrorism risks, says Council of Europe report
Strasbourg, 08.02.2019 – In a report published today, the Council of Europe anti money laundering body MONEYVAL calls on the Lithuanian authorities to strengthen their understanding of money laundering (ML) and financing of terrorism (FT) risks and to conduct the next iteration of the national...
Albania should step up its efforts to combat money laundering, says Council of Europe report
In a report published today, the Council of Europe anti money laundering body MONEYVAL calls on the Albanian authorities to step up their efforts in pursuing launderers and confiscating their assets connected to significant proceeds-generating offences, and tackling terrorist financing related...
MONEYVAL commences evaluation process of Georgia with a two-day training for the authorities and private sector stakeholders
MONEYVAL has commenced its 5th round mutual evaluation of Georgia with a two-day training (12-13 December 2018) on the evaluation process for the authorities and representatives from the private sector. The training is provided by the MONEYVAL Secretariat one year in advance of the onsite visit...
Israel is achieving good results in identifying and responding to its money-laundering and terrorist financing risks, but needs more focus on supervision and preventive measures
The FATF and FATF-Style Regional Body MONEYVAL jointly assessed Israel’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CFT) system. The assessment is a comprehensive review of the effectiveness of Israel’s measures and their level of compliance with the FATF Recommendations. Due to...
Outcome of MONEYVAL's 57th Plenary meeting
The Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) held its 57th Plenary meeting in Strasbourg from 3 to 7 December 2018. Amongst the highlights of the Plenary, MONEYVAL held a panel discussion on countering the laundering of...
Council of Europe anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing Committee visits Malta
A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts for the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) carried out an onsite visit to Malta from 5 to 16 November 2018. The delegation was composed of MONEYVAL experts with a legal, law...
MONEYVAL commences evaluation process of the Slovak Republic with a two-day training for the authorities and private sector stakeholders
MONEYVAL has commenced its 5th round mutual evaluation of Slovakia with a two-day training (13-14 November 2018) on the evaluation process for the authorities and representatives from the private sector. The training is provided by the MONEYVAL Secretariat one year in advance of the onsite visit...
Council of Europe anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing Committee visits Moldova
A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts for the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) carried out an onsite visit to the Republic of Moldova from 1 to 12 October 2018. The delegation was composed of MONEYVAL experts with a...
MONEYVAL trains new assessors for its mutual evaluations
From 24-28 September 2018, MONEYVAL, jointly with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Eurasian Group on Combatting Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (EAG), held an assessor training workshop in Moscow, Russian Federation. 43 prospective assessors (25 from MONEYVAL member...
MONEYVAL publishes a follow-up report on the Isle of Man
In light of the Isle of Man’s progress in strengthening its framework to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing since the adoption of its mutual evaluation report in December 2016, MONEYVAL has re-rated the jurisdiction on 8 of the 40 Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force...
MONEYVAL publishes a follow-up report on Armenia
As a result of Armenia’s progress in strengthening its framework to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing since its mutual evaluation in December 2015, MONEYVAL has re-rated the country on two recommendations originally rated as “partially compliant”. Armenia has been in a regular...
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