Financial investigations training in Turkiye
2022-12-19 - 2022-12-21 | Turkey, Turkey
Kick off of our first onsite training targeted at law enforcement in #Turkiye ????????.
Held in Istanbul to the benefit of representatives of the full penal chain involved in countering the financing of terrorism, the course will benefit officials from MASAK FIU, the Gendarmerie, the Turkish National Police, the judiciary, and Customs -among others- coming from all over the country.
During two and a half days, 80 participants will be trained by two experts from the Spanish National Police who will cover different aspects of financial investigations in the specific context of the fight against terrorism.

Training of NPOs on FATF Rec 8 requirements in Zambia
2022-12-19 - 2022-12-21 | Zambia, Zambia
The EU Global Facility concludes the year with an onsite activity in Lusaka, Zambia.
For the next three days, our experts will conduct a workshop to support Zambia in achieving better rating for the implementation of the requirements of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendation 8, focused on NGOs/NPOs.
The course is attended by representatives of the Financial Intelligence Centre, relevant regulatory bodies of Zambia responsible for the NPO regulation, the National Bank, revenue authorities, the Zambian Police and other Law Enforcement Agencies, as well as representatives of local and international civil society organisations active in Zambia.

Onsite Training of NPOs on FATF Rec 8 requirements in Turkiye
2023-01-17 - 2023-01-18 | Turkey, Turkey
Today, the EU Global Facility organises its very first activity targeted at Turkish Not-for-Profit Organisations in Istanbul ????????!
This marks the very first onsite capacity building activity with representatives of the civil society in Turkiye, who are coming not only from Istanbul, but also from Ankara and other regions of the partner country.
Centered around the compliance with international requirements of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Rec 8 on NPOs, this workshop is co-organised with the local Turkish NPO –TUSEV and the Global NPO Coalition on FATF.
It involves EU GF experts from the UK, the Netherlands and Georgia, who will spend two days covering topics ranging from consequences of the non-risk based implementation of Rec 8, risk assessment, self-regulation and joint advocacy strategies, among others.
This workshop is part of a series of technical assistance activities carried out by the EU Global Facility in Turkiye, as agreed as part of the workplan designed with the Turkish authorities in 2022.

LEA Financial Investigations Training in Turkiye
2023-01-18 - 2023-01-20 | Turkey, Turkey
A second activity kicks off in Turkiye this week. Along with our workshop for NPOs organised in Istanbul, the EU Global Facility is delivering a training for law enforcement officials in Ankara.
Held under the title “Recognising the nexus between Criminal and Terrorist networks and how they utilise profit from both legal and Illegal Activities”, the training involves different actors from the penal chain including MASAK (Financial Intelligence Unit), Police, Gendarmerie and the Judiciary.
Alongside our Key Expert on Law Enforcement Liam Ennis, two Irish experts will tackle topics related to terrorism in the financial context, namely understanding structures of terrorist groups, links between terrorist business models and crime and lone actor terrorism, among others.
The activity will actively involve the participants, who will be tasked with solving a fictitious case study related to terrorism, crime and money laundering in a designated context.
This workshop is part of a series of technical assistance activities carried out by the EU Global Facility in Turkiye, as agreed as part of the workplan designed with the Turkish authorities in 2022.

Launch of Technical Assistance Coordination Committee in Mozambique
2023-01-20 | Mozambique, Mozambique
The EU Global Facility on AML/CFT is in Maputo, Mozambique, to official launch the implementation of the Technical Assistance Coordination Committee (TACC).
The formal TACC “kick-off” meeting is foreseen on Friday 20th January in the premises of the European Union Delegation. The event will be attended by Mozambican authorities and representatives of technical assistance providers (IMF, UNODC and World Bank, among others).
The EU Global Facility is currently in #Mozambique ???????? to launch the Technical Assistance Coordination Committee (TACC).
The TACC aims to support and coordinate the country’s efforts to improve its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) efforts
???? In October 2022, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) included Mozambique in the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, known as the “grey list”.
Mozambique was as such assessed as having strategic deficiencies in its national AML/CFT regime.
Speaking on behalf of the international partners at the TACC launch ceremony, the European Union Ambassador for Mozambique, Antonino Maggiore, highlighted the direct impact of #moneylaundering and terrorist financing on the incidents taking place in Cabo Delgado, reassuring the partners’ commitment to work with the Government towards a timely depart from the list, according to FurtherAfrica.

Participation in the OACPS workshop on AMLCFT
2023-01-26 - 2023-01-30 | Mauritius, Mauritius
The EU Global Facility on AML/CFT, represented by its Team Leader David Hotte, is taking part in the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) workshop on Tax Governance, Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism in Mauritius ????????.
Tackling the topic of Tax Governance and Compliance with AML/CFT, the five-day event kicked off yesterday, in the presence of H.E Mahen Kumar Seerutum, Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance of Mauritius.
David Hotte was invited to present the work conducted by the EU Global Facility across the ACP region, including its three-year involvement in Mauritius, alongside other technical assistance partners.
During his presentation, he emphasised the importance of subsidiarity in technical assistance, and the need for complementarity between all EU-funded projects and TA providers in partner countries.
“We need to all work together to best support our partners in the region, avoiding duplication of expertise and delivering the most tailored assistance to each country,” he said, insisting that “whilst some challenges are shared by countries in the region, there are also stark specificities that require our experts’ most dedicated attention to ensure efficiency and sustainability of support.”
In parallel to the conference, he also met with EU ambassadors from a number of partner countries in the region, including:
???????? Trinidad and Tobago , where the EU Global Facility will conduct a scoping mission in the coming weeks to assess the country’s needs with regards to AML/CFT
???????? Jamaica, where the project has been delivering technical assistance activities since October 2020
???????? Haïti, whose authorities have been soliciting the EU Global Facility for future support on AML/CFT
As well as ???????? Mozambique, which witnessed the successful launch of the Technical Assistance Coordination Committee (TACC) last week in the premises of the European Union Delegation in Maputo. The event was attended by Mozambican authorities and representatives of technical assistance providers (IMF, UNODC and World Bank, among others).

ASEAN Joint Regional Workshop on FATF Rec 8 in Indonesia
2023-03-08 - 2023-03-10 | Indonesia, Indonesia
Today, the EU Global Facility, together with the EU-funded ESIWA project supported the organisation of The ASEAN Secretariat Regional Forum Workshop on Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) in Bali, Indonesia ????????.
Supported by the European Union, the event is co-organised at the initiative of the authorities of Indonesia and LAO PDR.
Our experts together with the APG representative will participate in the three-day workshop focusing on the state of implementation of the FATF Recommendation 8 on NPOs in the region.
They will also discuss the best practices, as well as the challenges the jurisdictions are facing globally regarding the compliance with the said Recommendation.

Workshop on Regional Eastern Partnership and Europe AML/CFT Multi-stakeholder in Warsaw
2023-04-04 - 2023-04-05 | Poland, Poland
Today, we launch the 2nd in a series of Regional Consultations on the revisions of the Best Practices Paper on Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendation 8 in Warsaw, #Poland ????????
Civil society representatives from 13 countries of the Regional Eastern Partnership and Europe will spend two days discussing the challenges and best practices in the implementation of this recommendation in the regions. Officials from MONEYVAL are also in attendance, along with representatives of the Polish authorities.
Following the first consultation in Buenos Aires last month, the EU Global Facility, in co-operation with the Global NPO Coalition on FATF and in co-ordination with the respective FSRBs will continue organising those regional NPO consultations around the world, with sessions scheduled to take place in
???? Amman (Middleeast and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) region)
???? Cape-Town (esaamlg org, GABAC and GIABA regions)
???? South-East Asia (APG region)
