On 16 May 2023 the Council of Europe brought together representatives of the key national partners as well as the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine for the Technical Project Committee meeting of the newly launched Project on “Enhancing anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and asset recovery regime in Ukraine” implemented within the third phase of the European Union and the Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance Programme.

The meeting served as a platform to discuss the proposed intervention areas with the stakeholders along the line of the overall objective of the Project, which is to ensure the integrity and resilience of the national financial system in Ukraine is enhanced and protected from misuse for the purposes of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing. Participants considered and approved the terms of reference of the Technical Project Committee, ensuring all its members are entrusted an active role in the implementation of project activities, monitoring the results and providing recommendations to improve the implementation process. Moreover, the workplan for the implementation of the project was also endorsed by the Technical Project Committee.

During their interventions, representatives of the key national partners focused on the results achieved during the previous phase of the project as a bridge for the activities envisaged under the current project. Moreover, stakeholders emphasized the priority areas of assistance that correspond with the project’s expected outcomes. All the participants expressed their interest in engaging with the project under the forthcoming activities. The Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine committed to providing all the necessary support as the thematic area covered by the project is one of the recommendations for Ukraine to acquire candidate status for the EU.

This activity was organised in the framework of the project “Enhancing anti-money laundering, counter terrorist financing and asset recovery regime in Ukraine” co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Good Governance III 2023-2027.