The Fifth Steering Committee Meeting of the CoE/EU Horizontal Facility Action against Economic Crime in Montenegro took place on 11 December 2018 in Podgorica. The Steering Committee Meeting brought together representatives from all main beneficiary institutions and representatives of the European Union Delegation and the Council of Europe. The discussions focused on implementation of the Action in the past six months and its achievements to date, as well as plans for remaining activities. Participants also touched upon newly announced organizational reforms in Montenegro which may impact the course of future work in the area. The meeting also served as a platform to announce the expected continuation of the Action for Montenegro beyond mid 2019, and frame expected areas of cooperation. A number of priority actions for the remaining period were also set.

Action against Economic Crime is being implemented in Montenegro since 24 May 2016, under the joint Council of Europe and the European Union programme “Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey”.