Guided by ECNL, more than 55 organizations from South-East Europe requested the FATF regional body Moneyval to establish formal access and engagement mechanism with the non-profit sector. The initiative commenced after two regional meetings among ECNL and the civil society from the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe. In the letter, CSOs demand a more formalized and meaningful engagement with Moneyval. The letter is founded on initiatives ECNL earlier addressed to the FATF. Moneyval Secretariat has answered positively to the letter and agreed to discuss the topic in September 2021. According to ECNL, this is an encouraging first step in creating consistent engagement with the civic sector to ensure that FATF standards are not misused – a practice that can be initiated in other regions. Read more here.
Source: ECNL