The third meeting of the Steering Committee of the “Action against Economic Crime in North Macedonia” brought together, in Skopje, diverse stakeholders, including representatives from various public institutions, European Union Delegation to Skopje and the Council of Europe. The meeting reviewed achievements and discussed challenges encountered during the review period to ensure the continued progress by the Action against economic crime in North Macedonia. 

Among achievements during the reporting period, the Action continued its support in the process of assessing the money laundering and financing of terrorism risk by providing guidance during the data analysis and drafting of the assessment report.  In the anti-corruption field, the Action provided advice for improving the sanctioning regime against violations of anti-corruption rules and gave proposals for establishing clear procedures for appropriate public officials to report accounts held in foreign jurisdictions, to facilitate the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, Article 52, par.6.  Additionally, the Action organised a Training of Trainers 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, among others, the development of a National anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism strategy and capacity building with the emphasis on non-conviction based confiscation. 

This meeting 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.