News on the AEC-MNE project
Montenegrin police, prosecution and LEA strengthen capacities to trace illegal assets hidden through off-shore destinations and complex structures
The “Advanced training on asset tracing and identification based on available data“ was organized on 22-23 April 2019 in Kotor, Montenegro, for 30 representatives of prosecution, judiciary, police and law enforcement agencies. The training aimed at strengthening law enforcement and criminal...
Strengthening capacities to prevent abuse of state resources for electoral purposes in Montenegro (15-18 April 2019)
Over eighty (80) representatives of various ministries, government agencies, public enterprises and political entities participated in four trainings on “Prevention of abuse of state resources for electoral purposes in Montenegro organised on 15-18 April 2018 by the CoE/EU Horizontal Facility...
ECCD organises Strategic Analysis Course for financial analysts and law enforcement personnel from Albania, North Macedonia and Montenegro
Twenty-six (26) financial analysts and law enforcement officials from Albania, North Macedonia, and Montenegro attended a three-day course on Strategic Analysis in Podgorica, Montenegro. The Strategic Analysis Course was based on training materials and exercises developed by the Egmont Group of...
Regional closing conference on Horizontal Facility Programme demonstrates benefits for Western Balkans societies
Dedication of the authorities to reform of the judiciary, fighting economic crime and combating discrimination, with support of the Council of Europe and the European Union through the European Union and Council of Europe Horizontal Facility joint programme, has brought enormous benefits to...
Second training for justice sector and law enforcement officials on asset tracing and identification
Thirty representatives of judiciary, prosecution and law enforcement agencies took part in two day training on asset tracing and identification, organized within CoE/EU Horizontal Facility Action against Economic Crime in Montenegro on 26-27 November 2018 in Budva. The training addressed common...
Montenegrin justice sector and law enforcement officials jointly consider processing of economic crime cases
Thirty-five representatives of police, judiciary, prosecution and the Financial Intelligence Unit are going through a hands-on training on processing economic crime cases, from investigation to adjudication, organized within the framework of the CoE/EU Horizontal Facility Action against Economic...
Improving information sharing capacities of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption
The workshop organized by the CoE/EU Horizontal Facility Action against Economic Crime in Montenegro held on 12 – 13 November 2018, focused on strengthening the reporting and information dissemination capacities of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption. During the two days, 26 employees of...
Beneficiaries of the Western Balkans and Turkey to discuss assessing terrorist financing risks in non-profit organizations
During the last week of February 2019, representatives of relevant bodies from six jurisdictions of the Western Balkans and Turkey will meet in Tivat, Montenegro, to discuss the need for and best approaches to assessing risk from terrorist financing among non-profit organizations. Through the...
State Audit Institution and Supreme State Prosecution protocol will contribute to identifying possible illegal actions and cases and their prompt processing
Representatives of the State Audit Institution (SAI) and the Supreme State Prosecution (SSP) signed today a Protocol on co-operation, which aims, as it was announced, to contribute to identifying possible illegal actions and cases and their prompt processing. Protocol was signed by the Supreme...
Media Advisory: The State Prosecutor’s Office and the State Audit Institution of Montenegro sign a Protocol on Cooperation
The State Prosecutor’s Office and the State Audit Institution of Montenegro will sign a Protocol on Cooperation in Economic Crime Cases on 5 December 2018 at Hotel Centre Ville in Podgorica. The Protocol will be signed by Mr Ivica Stankovic Supreme State Prosecutor, on behalf of the State...
The Montenegrin authorities start to innovate the National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
The Montenegrin institutions will begun updating the National Risk Assessment (NRA) of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing , through a two-days workshop, which will strengthen and improve the overall state system for combating these phenomena. Minister of Finance, Mr Darko Radunovic, said...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Montenegro authorities start updating the National Risk Assessment on money-laundering and terrorism financing
On 22 and 23 November 2018, Montenegro authorities, coordinated by the Anti-money laundering agency of Montenegro, are starting the process of updating the National Anti-Money Laundering/Financing of Terrorism Risk Assessment (NRA) with a two-day workshop. The workshop will be held at Hotel...
Political entities discuss how to improve the financial reporting, with CoE experts and national oversight institutions
On 23 and 24 October 2018, CoE/EU Horizontal Facility Action against Economic Crime in Montenegro organized a two-day workshop on changes to the reporting templates for political entities, currently used in the country. The workshop brought together thirty-five participants, including...
The Action against economic crime Montenegro is raising capacities of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption to detect and prevent conflict of interests
Members of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption participated in a two day workshop on prevention of conflict of interests, on 9-10th October, 2018, in Budva, Montenegro. The aim of the workshop was to develop methods for selecting public officials for the ex-officio control; to enhance...
Supervisory authorities trained on how to better fulfill their role based on the analysis of risks
The Council of Europe’s Action against Economic Crime in Montenegro organized two workshops between the 12th and 15th of September 2018 for 40 representatives of supervisory authorities from the public and private sectors, including non-financial entities. Both workshops were aimed at...
Montenegrin authorities develop strategic framework for prevention of terrorism, money laundering and terrorism financing with CoE support
On 16 June 2018, the Action against Economic Crime in Montenegro organized a workshop for members of the Working Group of the Montenegrin National Security Council in-charge of drafting the Strategy for fighting terrorism, money laundering and terrorist financing. During the workshop,...
Police officers learn standards and procedures for whistleblower protection
Representatives of the Police – from the Headquarter’s Department for economic crime, Department for the fight against organized crime and corruption, from the Special Police Unit and from the police duty stations from every city in Montenegro were trained on providing better protection to people...
Promoting ethics and disciplinary accountability in police
Representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Montenegro, notably from the Disciplinary Commission, the Ethics Board and the Internal Control Unit took part in the training on ethics and prevention of conflict of interests which took place on 14 March 2018 in Podgorica in the framework...
Montenegro Supreme State Prosecution Office strengthens its Integrity Plan
During a two-day workshop held on 5-6 March 2018 in Podgorica, representatives of the Supreme State Prosecution Office worked with representatives of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption and Council of Europe experts to align the Office Integrity Plan with the Strategy for the Reform of...
Prosecutors, judges and law enforcement agencies trained on asset tracing and identification
The best practices in process of tracing, identification, confiscation and seizure of illicit assets were presented at seminar organized under Action against Economic Crime in Montenegro. During two days of the seminar, the participants were introduced to the Guidance on tracing and...