The European Union/Council of Europe Joint Programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” is a co-operation modality developed by the Council of Europe and the EU to support compliance of Beneficiaries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye) with European standards and the EU acquis in the areas covered by the Facility.
REGIONAL : Action against Economic Crime in the Western Balkans - Regional
ALBANIA : Action against Economic Crime in Albania - Phase III
BOSNIA AND HERZGOVINA : Action against corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing in Bosnia and Herzegovina
MONTENEGRO : Action against Economic Crime in Montenegro - Phase III
NORTH MACEDONIA : Action against Economic Crime in the Republic of North Macedonia - Phase III
TURKIYE : Action against Money Laundering in Türkiye
Partnership for Good Governance (PGG) is a regional programme, organised around country specific interventions and supporting alignment of national legislation and practice with European standards, according to the individual needs of the EaP countries. PGG is a regional programme, organised around country specific interventions and supporting alignment of national legislation and practice with European standards, according to the individual needs of the EaP countries. The programme builds on the achievements of the two previous EU/CoE PGG Programmes as of 2015.
REGIONAL : Strengthening measures to prevent and combat economic crime in the Eastern Partnership region
ARMENIA : Enhancing national capacities for effective prevention and fight against economic crime in Armenia
AZERBAIJAN : Preventing and fighting economic crime in Azerbaijan
GEORGIA : Consolidating and enhancing the institutional and operational frameworks for the prevention and combatting of corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing in Georgia
MOLDOVA : Enhancing the anti-money laundering and asset recovery regime in Moldova
UKRAINE : Enhancing anti-money laundering, counter terrorist financing and asset recovery regime in Ukraine
The Technical Support Instrument Programme (TSI) is an EU programme, launched in 2021, that provides tailor-made technical expertise to EU Member States to design and implement reforms. The TSI support covers the entire reform process, from preparation and design to implementation of the reforms. It is demand driven and does not require co-financing from EU Member States.
BULGARIA II: Enhancing the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) framework in Bulgaria
CYPRUS: Establishment of an asset management office in Cyprus
SLOVENIA: Public Prosecutor capacity to fight economic and financial crime
MULTI-COUNTRY: Preparation of a common baseline for an Anti-Money Laundering / Counter Financing of Terrorism Reporting System
Joint projects
The European Union (EU) is a main political and financial partner of the Council of Europe co-operation activities. The partnership has been built up to support activities founded on common values and goals in order to advance human rights, democracy and rule of law in Europe and beyond.
TUNISIA : Improving Economic Governance by Fighting Corruption in Tunisia
Voluntary contributions
Extra-budgetary resources provide the main source of funding for the Organisation’s co-operation programmes. With increased emphasis on co-operation, extrabudgetary resources have become crucial to the overall work of the Organisation. They include voluntary contributions from member states, the European Union (EU) and from other sources, including observer states, non-member states, non-governmental or non-sovereign sources.
ALBANIA : Enhancing Public Sector Resilience against Corruption
MOLDOVA : Action against Corruption in the Republic of Moldova – Phase 2
MOLDOVA : Action Against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in Moldova
SERBIA : Project on “Countering Economic Crime in Serbia”
EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2025–2032
The Council of Europe is a key partner for the EEA and Norway Grants, thanks to its various bodies and instruments, which cover a wide range of important areas. This co-operation focuses on Council of Europe’s unique role in translating international standards into practical outcomes to ensure impactful and sustainable interventions.
*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.
“Central Asia Rule of Law Programme 2020-2023” is a joint initiative cofounded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.
Partnership for Good Governance (PGG) is a regional programme for the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries with an implementation period of 2019-2021. The programme is organised around interventions to support the alignment of the national legislation and practice with European standards according to the individual needs of the EaP countries, with an ambition to increase the region’s stabilisation and resilience and, more specifically to achieve the 2020 targets set in the EaP deliverables.
The EU launched the Eastern Partnership (EaP) on 7 May 2009 at a Summit with its Eastern Partners. The Eastern Partnership sets out an ambitious path for deeper relations with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, through a bilateral and a multilateral dimension.
European Union and Council of Europe signed Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey (hereafter referred to as “Horizontal Facility”) on 23 May 2016. The Horizontal Facility builds on the Council of Europe and EU Policy priorities in the context of the Western Balkans and Turkey and on the Council of Europe expertise in standard-setting, monitoring and cooperation methodologies.
The European Union and Council of Europe signed Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey (hereafter referred to as “Horizontal Facility”) on 23 May 2016. The Horizontal Facility builds on the Council of Europe and EU Policy priorities in the context of the Western Balkans and Turkey and on the Council of Europe expertise in standard-setting, monitoring and cooperation methodologies.
South Neighbourhood Programme
Since 2012, the Council of Europe and the European Union have been working in close partnership with beneficiaries from the Southern Mediterranean region to advance human rights and democratic governance based on the shared values of the two organisations, and in line with the national reform agendas, through SNAC projects:
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