On May 30-31, 2022 a total of 35 public officials from 12 different state institutions participated in the workshop on institutional cooperation in investigations of corruption offenses and money laundering convened by the Action against Economic Crime in Montenegro.

The Workshop followed an initial mapping -also produced within the Action- of the relevant data bases that could inform investigations on corruption and money laundering. The purpose of the workshop was to progress in the mapping, and to identify obstacles for the efficient exchange and processing of the data there contained.

During the sessions, legal advisers, IT experts, investigators, inspectors and financial analysts exchanged on the legal and technical prerequisites for the successful sharing of data, as well as on the purposes for which these data could be used in combating economic crime.

Once completed, the data mapping, together with the findings from the workshop, will inform the recommendations for improved procedures on institutional cooperation, as well as the templates to be produced for the effective exchange of information that will result in improved cooperation and communication between institutions in investigations.

This meeting was organized within the framework of the EU/Council of Europe Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey Phase II – Action against Economic Crime in Montenegro (AEC-MNE).