28th May 2026, Skopje - Delegation of the Republic of North Macedonia takes part in the 71st Plenary Meeting of the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism - MONEYVAL, taking place from 26th to 29th May in Strasbourg, organized by the Council of Europe. The delegation is composed of the State Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Andriana Matlioska, the Director of the Financial Intelligence Office, Kujtim Ibishi, and the Director of the Financial Police Office, Slobodan Ivanovski.
By taking part in this Plenary Session, the Macedonian delegation reaffirms the Government’s sustained commitment to strengthening the institutional and the regulatory system, in line with the international standards and the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
By sharing best practices in countering money laundering and financing of terrorism, our country reinforces its position as a partner in global security standards.
Plenary Meeting discussions focus on matters concerning the strengthening of the international standards and policies in combating money laundering and financing of terrorism, along with actions related to the evaluation and the monitoring of the member states.
Mutual evaluation reports for Armenia and Slovenia under the 6th evaluation round will be also addressed at the Meeting, along with the progress and follow-up reports for Romania and Bulgaria, as well as the enhancement of compliance procedures for Georgia and Poland.
Membership in MONEYVAL is an opportunity for the countries to keep pace with the changes in the international legislation in the field of anti-money laundering and financing of terrorism and transpose them in the national legislation, design measures for adequate response to the new trends and forms of money laundering and financing of terrorism, as well as introduce effective mechanisms for national and international cooperation between the competent national and foreign authorities, all to the end of preventing money laundering and financing of terrorism as a criminal phenomenon undermining the stability of the financial system.
Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) is an independent monitoring mechanism within the Council of Europe, answerable directly to the Committee of Ministers. MONEVYAL is entrusted with the task of assessing its members’ compliance with the international standards to counter money laundering and financing of terrorism and the effectiveness of their implementation, as well as making recommendations to the national authorities on the ways to improve their systems.
