The project “Countering Economic Crime in Serbia” supported the upgrade of the Centralised Anti-Money Laundering Database (CAML), a case management system used by the Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office, Public Prosecutor’s Offices, courts and other institutions involved in combating money laundering and terrorism financing, including the Administration for the Prevention of Money Laundering, the Police, the Tax Administration, the Customs Administration, the Ministry of Justice and the Directorate for Management of Seized Assets. The upgrades are expected to improve utility, data reliability and operational effectiveness of the system, creating more pathways for interagency cooperation and providing more data to support evidence-based policymaking.
In this context, a series of training sessions on the use of the CAML were organised for public prosecutors, prosecutor assistants and registry office staff from Public Prosecutor’s Offices across Serbia. The goal of the activity was to familiarize participants with all features of the system and improve their use of the CAML as a key case management and statistical tool within Serbia’s anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism framework.
A total of seven training workshops were organised in Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad and Kraljevo, bringing together 94 participants. The workshops provided a detailed presentation of the CAML functionalities and practical guidance on its use, with a particular focus on the entry and management of historical case data. This process is essential for ensuring the availability of reliable and comprehensive information that will support the preparation of Serbia’s National Risk Assessment in 2027. The workshops also provided an opportunity to address practical questions related to the implementation of CAML and to strengthen participants’ understanding of its role in facilitating their daily work and enhancing coordination with other stakeholders.
The activity strengthened the capacities of the prosecution service to effectively use the CAML and to ensure availability of the high-quality data necessary for strategic risk assessment, policy development and the implementation of anti-money laundering measures. These efforts will continue under the project through further capacity-building activities aimed at supporting other competent authorities in making full use of the upgraded system and further enhancing inter-institutional co-operation.
The activity took place within the project “Countering Economic Crime in Serbia”, funded by Sweden, represented by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and implemented by the Council of Europe.