The third Steering Committee Meeting of the ”Action against Economic Crime in North Macedonia” brought together in Skopje diverse stakeholders, including representatives from various public institutions, European Union and the Council of Europe. The meeting was an opportunity to review achievements, discuss challenges, and ensure the continued success of the Action against economic crime in North Macedonia. Beneficiaries actively contributed to the discussion during the meeting and expressed a collective dedication to advancing measures in combating economic crime.
Notably, the Action continued to provide support in the process of assessing the money laundering and financing of terrorism risk by providing guidance and consultancy during the data analysis and drafting of the report.
Additionally, the Action provided proposals for improving the sanctioning regime in the country based on GRECO recommendations. Support was also provided to beneficiaries by providing recommendations for establishing clear procedures for appropriate public officials to report accounts held in foreign jurisdictions, taking into consideration the United Nations Convention against Corruption, Article 52, par.6.
Participants also took stock of capacity building by the Action during the reporting period, in particular, a Training of Trainers organised for the representatives of the Secretariat of the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption that are to be future trainers of the Training Unit established within the Commission.
The Action will continue supporting beneficiaries on different levels, including policy level, legislative level and capacity building. In the upcoming period the Action will support the development of a National anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism strategy, in conducting a risk money laundering and financing of terrorism risk assessment, capacity building with the emphasis on non-conviction based confiscation etc.
The Action will continue to strengthen the capacity of the public institutions in preventing and combating economic crime, including corruption, money laundering and organised crime.
This activity was organised by the “Action against Economic Crime in North Macedonia” part of the “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” programme, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.
