Egmont Group shares Charter reforms and 2026 training priorities at the 70th Moneyval Plenary in Strasbourg

The Egmont Group participated in the 70th Moneyval Plenary in Strasbourg, represented by Vice Chair Daniel Thelesklaf. The Egmont Group Chair, Elzbieta Frankow Jaskiewicz, also attended the Plenary, representing Poland.

During the Plenary, the Vice Chair shared recent updates to the Egmont Group Charter. These updates are aimed at enhancing the independence and autonomy of Financial Intelligence Units.

The Vice Chair also highlighted upcoming trainings planned for 2026. These include a training on international exposure of Financial Intelligence Units to be held in Tanzania, a training on virtual asset regulation and investigation to be held in Cyprus, and a virtual training on international cooperation delivered in partnership with IAP. He also noted that improvements to Egmont training resources are ongoing.

A further update focused on learning needs identified through a structured review of evaluation findings. Edgar Lopez from the Financial Intelligence Unit of Gibraltar presented a Europe II region-endorsed project covering Immediate Outcome 2 and Immediate Outcome 6, and Recommendations 29 and 40. The project reviewed Financial Action Task Force and Moneyval mutual evaluation reports to identify strengths, weaknesses, and regional training needs. The focus was particularly on cooperation between Financial Intelligence Units and law enforcement, and on the effective use of financial intelligence. The project was developed together with the Financial Intelligence Unit of Azerbaijan.

The Egmont Group also congratulated Serbia and Moneyval on the successful discussion and adoption of Serbia’s latest mutual evaluation report and expressed appreciation to Moneyval and partners for promoting collaboration and advancing shared anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing goals.

Finally, the Egmont Group congratulated Nicola Muccioli on being re-elected Chair of Moneyval, and Alfred Zammit and Toms Platacis on assuming roles as Vice Chairs.

Source: Egmont Group Shares Key Updates at 70th MONEYVAL Plenary in Strasbourg - Egmont Group