Estonia has improved its efforts towards implementing targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism and terrorist financing, concludes MONEYVAL in a new follow-up report. However, further steps are needed for the full or large compliance with the recommendations which Estonian authorities requested for a review.
Estonia has enlarged the scope of assets subject to freezing as part of targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism and terrorist financing (Recommendation 6). As a result, the country has been re-rated from “partly compliant” to “largely compliant” with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendation 6.
Overall, out of the 40 recommendations, Estonia is currently rated as:
- Compliant (C) - on seven recommendations;
- Largely Compliant (LC) - on nineteen recommendations;
- Partially Compliant (PC) - on fourteen recommendations.
Estonia remains under MONEYVAL’s enhanced follow-up process. The country is expected to report back on its further progress in strengthening anti-money laundering and combatting terrorism financing measures in December 2025.
