NewsLE officials from the EU and WBs learn jointly about ‘Identifying and dealing with challenges of financing terrorism’
Training on 'Identifying and dealing with challenges of financing terrorism' was the subject of the first regional training activity organised by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) within the framework of the capacity building project Western Balkans Financial Investigation In-Service Training 2017-2019 (FI Project)[1]. The training took place in Budapest, Hungary from 15-19 October at the International Training Centre (ITC).
On 15 October, the Executive Director of CEPOL, Mr Detlef Schröder opened the activity, which brought together 42 law enforcement and judicial officials from 14 EU Member States and 6 Western Balkan countries (WBs). The training hosted 2 experts and 9 guest speakers from 10 different countries.
The objective of the training was to raise awareness about the current threats and challenges in investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating cases of terrorism financing. More specifically, topics such as new trends in criminal intelligence and criminal investigations in terrorist financing; terrorism and the role of social media; experiences on EU and other cooperation mechanisms to improve the fight against terrorist financing; legal issues and best practices of conversion of intelligence into evidence.
The next regional training on ‘Financial investigation into corruption around allocation of EU funding’ is going to take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 12 to 16 November 2018. Registrations are open and can be sent to cepolfi@cepol.europa.eu
[1] The capacity-building project Western Balkans Financial Investigation In-Service Training 2017-2019 (FI Project) aims at developing and sustaining institutional capacity of the law enforcement agencies of the beneficiary countries (Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Kosovo* ) in order to prevent, investigate and prosecute transnational organised crime and financing terrorism. The FI project is funded by the European Commission under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPAII) and it is an integral part of the second IISG Pillar (WBCSCi).
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