Within the framework of the joint
project of the Council of Europe and
the European Commission on the
International Co-operation in
Criminal Matters in Ukraine (UPIC),
with contribution of the joint
project against Money Laundering and
Terrorist Financing in Ukraine (MOLI-UA
2), the Council of Europe organised
an International Conference on
Economic Crime. Discussions
focused in particular on money
laundering and tax evasion.
MOLI-UA-2 Project activities in
June 2008
On 5 and 6 June 2008, a training
for judges took place at the
premises of the State Academy of
Judges. The main objective was to
provide the representatives of
judges with training on
international standards and some
practical issues with regard to
criminal proceedings on money
laundering cases.
On 26 June 2008, within MOLI-UA2
project, a training seminar for law
enforcement authorities on the use
of special investigative techniques
in combating money laundering and
terrorist financing was
organised in Kyiv, with the support
of the SCFM and the Kyiv National
University of Internal Affairs Of
Ukraine.
MOLI-UA-2 Project activities in
May 2008
Over 50 Ukrainian experts, mainly
from the State Committee for
Financial Monitoring, the National
Bank and prosecutors' offices, and
15 international experts
participated in the 2nd Annual AML/CTF
Conference in Yalta, Crimea, from 11
to 13 June 2008 which included
Advanced AML/CTF training for law
enforcement agencies and financial
institutions, meetings of the
Training Strategy Working Group, IT
Working Group and Legal Working
Group.
The main objective was to provide the
law enforcement agencies and
financial sector regulators with
updated knowledge on AML/CTF issues,
including new typologies. The
working groups concentrated on
the key issues in the implementation
of the project, including discussion
of the new draft AML law.
MOLI-UA-2 Project activities
in April 2008:
-The Training seminar for law
enforcement agencies and prosecutors
on international experience and
cooperation in the field of AML/CTF
was organised jointly with the SCFM
and its Training Centre on 4 April
2008.
The topics of the presentations by
two CoE experts from Belgium
included inter alia categories of
ML, TF and predicate offences,
freezing and confiscation of assets
in the light of international
standards and best practices.
- The Seminar for Banking Sector was
organised on 10 and 11 April 2008 in Sumy
by the Banking Academy, the Project
expert made a very well received
presentation on the Risk-Based
Approach to AML/CTF, typologies and
international standards.
-The Multi-agency study visit of
a group 17 representatives of
different Ukrainian state agencies
was organised in Warsaw, Poland,
from 14 to 18 April 2008. The activity
was first of all addressed to
employees of training institutions
or state officials involved in the
elaboration of training strategies.
During their visits to the Polish FIU, Financial Supervision
Commission, European Institute of
Public Administration - European
Centre for Public Financial
Management, a private bank and a
private insurance company, the group
received detailed information on
practical approaches to AML/CTF
training in public administrations
and in the obliged institutions in
private sector.
MOLI-UA-2 Project activities
in May 2007:
-A seminar for prosecutors and
legal drafters took place in Yalta,
Crimea on 23-25 May 2007. Organised
within the MOLI-UA2 framework, the
seminar addressed such issues as
implementation of 23 FATF
Recommendations; implementation of
the UN Resolution on combating
terrorism financing and practical
aspects related to the lists of
terrorist and management of the
seized assets; and the role of the
Public Prosecutor in investigation
of money laundering cases. The
seminar provided participants with
an opportunity to analyse the
experience of four EU countries with
the above issues as well as to look
into real cases dealt with by
international experts.
The participants of the seminar
included Ukrainian experts
responsible for drafting legal acts
and incorporating international AML
standards into the national system
from the State Committee of
Financial Monitoring of Ukraine,
Ministry of Justice, Ministry of
Interior, National Security Service
and financial regulators, as well as
prosecutors, criminal judges and
representatives of law-enforcement
agencies dealing with money
laundering cases. Presentations were
delivered by international AML
experts from Slovenia, Sweden and
Ireland
-A study visit of the Ukrainian multi-agency delegation to Brussels took place on 16-18 April 2007. Organised
by the MOLI-UA-2 project the visit
focused on the experience of the
Belgian FIU and other relevant
governmental agencies with the
practical implementation of the 3rd
EU Directive.
The delegation included
representatives of the Ukrainian
Parliament, FIU, financial
supervisory authorities,
law-enforcement and judiciary
institutions who met their
counterparts from the Belgian
Financial Intelligence Processing
Unit CTIF-CFI, Federal Police,
Public Prosecutor Office and Asset
Confiscation Office.
-On 28-30 March 2007, a training activity on e-learning was organised in Warsaw, Poland in the framework
of the MOLI-UA-2 project with the participation of the member of the E-learning working group formed within the SCFM under the auspices of the Project.
The participants learnt Poland’s experience with creation of a e-learning tool for the AML/CTF system, starting from the very concept of the e-learning course up to maintaining the training network. A series of meetings organized for them in a specialized training institute and at the Warsaw School of Economics let them have a close look into practical issues of the creation of the e-learning course including both methodology and technical aspects.
-Organised within the framework of
the MOLI-UA-2 project, an Anti-Money
Laundering (AML) seminar for the
Ukrainian banking sector took place
at the State Committee for Financial
Monitoring of Ukraine (SCFM)
Training Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine, on
28-29 March.
Representatives of about thirty
leading Ukrainian banks, SCFM
regional branches, financial
supervisory authorities and
law-enforcement agencies
participated in the training event,
which focused on practical tools of
combating money-laundering offence
in banks and include some real life
AML cases. Day-to-day cooperation
among the obliged institutions, FIU
and law-enforcement agencies, in
particular in terms of preparing
STRs and getting the feedback were
also discussed. Presentations were
delivered by an international AML
expert Mr. Jos de
Wit (the Netherlands) and staff of
the SCFM Analytical Department.
MOLI-UA-2 Project activities
in February 2007:
-The MOLI-UA-2 E-learning Working
Group met in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 27
February 2007. The group considered
the hardware and software
requirements, in particular for the
AML/CTF international e-learning
platform, and the training content
for the e-learning tool. The Working
Group also developed a plan of its
activities in order to meet the
deadline for the launching of the
course towards the end of this year.
-The Legal Working Group of the Follow-up Project against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Ukraine (MOLI-UA-2) met in Strasbourg, France, on 19-22 February 2007. During working sessions project experts discussed the follow-up analyses of the Ukrainian draft anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) legislation and materials to be prepared for meetings and discussions with Ukrainian parliamentarians during their committees’ meetings, including a list of priorities in the AML/CTF legislative field and actions to be taken.
The Ukrainian delegation presented the new draft AML law and the outcome of the Working Group discussion at the first joint FATF and Moneyval plenary meeting. The latter took place at the CoE premises same dates and engaged representatives of over 60 Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) and a number of international organizations, including the European Commission, Council of Europe, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and UN agencies.
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