News on Action against crime
1st Working group meeting on drafting the National Strategy for the Development
A working group (WG) meeting on drafting the new National Strategy for the Development of the Penitentiary System in North Macedonia took place on 12-13 September 2019 in Skopje. The WG members shared their experience on the implementation of the current National Strategy (2015-2019), developed...
Practitioners from North Macedonia discuss good practices with setting up beneficial ownership registries with colleagues from Belgium and Denmark, 6-9 May 2019, Brussels and Copenhagen
Between 6 and 9 May 2019, the Horizontal Facility Action against Economic Crime in North Macedonia organised a peer exchange visit to Belgium and Denmark, for 10 representatives of the Financial Intelligence Office and the Central Register, responsible by law for the establishment of the...
Western Balkans and Turkey to discuss implementation of international restrictive measures
Representatives from seven jurisdictions of the Western Balkans and Turkey met in Skopje on 29-30 January 2019 to discuss “Effective implementation of targeted Financial Sanctions”. The first day of the Regional Workshop focused on requirements set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)...
4th Steering Committee meeting of the Action against economic crime
The 4th meeting of the Steering Committee for the Action against economic crime in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” took place in Skopje on the 14th of September 2018. The aim of the meeting was to take stock of results achieved in the first two years of the Action and to discuss plans...
The Action against Economic Crime in "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" Training for Trainers on the Protection of Whistleblowers
The second training-of-trainers on the protection of whistleblowers, organised by the CoE/EU Horizontal Facility Action against Economic Crime, took place in Ohrid from 3 to 5 October 2018. The main objective was to train trainers from state institutions on various approaches and good...
Tirana: international conference on transparency of beneficial ownership
The Council of Europe is organising an international conference under the theme “Transparency of beneficial ownership” on 30 and 31 October in Tirana, Albania, in the framework of its work to strengthen capacities in member states to fight money laundering and the financing of terrorism. READ...
Advise towards establishing a Registry of Beneficial Ownership
For the purpose of supporting the authorities in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” in establishing a Central Register for Beneficial owners, the Action against Economic Crime organized a series of activities on this issue. Initially a Roadmap for the establishment of the register was...
Training of Trainers on protection of whistleblowers
A training of trainers on protection of whistleblowers takes place in Ohrid, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” in the period 16-18 May 2018. The event is organised by the Action against economic crime under the Horizontal Facility. The main objective is to train trainers from state...
AML/CFT training for brokers and insurance compliance officers
A two day AML/CFT training was organised within the Action against Economic Crime on 11-12 September 2018 in Skopje for brokers and insurance compliance officers. Participants and Council of Europe experts discussed basics of AML/CFT, the importance of an AML/CFT programme, and the...
The Action against Economic Crime trains state authorities on conducting financial investigations
Sixteen (16) high level representatives from different Macedonian state authorities are being trained through the CoE/EU Horizontal Facility Action against Economic Crime this week in Ohrid on conducting financial investigations. Representatives from the Special Prosecutors Office, Financial...