A training workshop on preventing and identifying money-laundering transactions related to corruption was organised in Rabat for Morocco’s Financial Intelligence Unit as part of the South Neighbourhood Anti-Corruption Project (SNAC2), implemented under the EU-Council of Europe (CoE) joint programme “Towards Strengthened Democratic Governance in the Southern Mediterranean” (South Programme II).

Among the participants were 45 representatives of financial institutions such as the Bank Al Maghrib, the Financial Intelligence Unit and the Central Authority for Corruption Prevention.

Using practical examples, the session enabled participants to explore international anti-money laundering standards and to exchange views, and best practices on vigilance and suspicious transaction report specific to corruption.

The EU-CoE Joint Programme “Towards strengthened democratic governance in the South Mediterranean” – South Programme II, 2015-2017 – funded with a budget of €7.4 million – aims to contribute to the reinforcement of democratic governance in the Southern Mediterranean region by supporting the development of new constitutional and legal frameworks; contributing to the creation and expansion of a common legal space between Europe and the Southern Mediterranean and fostering regional co-operation in the field of human rights, Rule of law and democracy.

Co-operation activities under the South Programme are primarily directed to Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan and open to other countries from the Southern Mediterranean, through regional activities or targeted bilateral activities.

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