Justice ministers to strengthen the criminal justice response to money laundering and terrorist financing
Ministers of justice from the 46 Council of Europe member states will gather in Strasbourg for an informal conference on combating money laundering and terrorist financing. Taking place under the Monegasque Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, the meeting aims to enhance judicial systems’ ability to address current financial and technological threats. Among the Council of Europe’s key tools are its Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (Warsaw Convention), together with its new additional protocol, which specifically aims to improve the recovery of criminal assets.
The conference will be opened by Monaco’s Secretary of State for Justice, Samuel Vuelta Simon, and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset.
A declaration by the Presidency will be published at the close of the conference.
Media representatives may register for the conference until Monday 15 June.
