Prime Minister receives the IRZ – Start of consultations on combating money laundering in Kosovo
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- Published: March 29, 2023
The IRZ and the Prime Minister’s Office is implementing a project to combat money laundering in Kosovo, which is funded by the Federal Foreign Office.
Prime Minister Albin Kurti held discussions with the General Director of the IRZ, Dr. Frauke Bachler, the German Ambassador in Kosovo, Jörn Rohde and a team of experts and emphasised that assistance from Germany to tackle this issue is greatly appreciated and that he welcomed close cooperation.
To kick the project off, the team of experts held talks in Pristina from 8th to 10th March to exchange information with representatives from the major institutions engaged in combating money laundering as part of a needs analysis and to assess the current legal and factual situation.
The team of experts consisted of Senior Public Prosecutor Dr. Stefan Trunk, Thomas Seidel and Prof. Mohamed El-Ghazi from the University of Trier, and will formulate recommendations for action for a new interministerial working group this year and will also strengthen the networking of the various stakeholders in Kosovo. Part of the project is also to implement training in the detection of money laundering and new developments in the field of crypto currencies.
The current government considers that the combating corruption and money laundering is a priority. Against the backdrop of Kosovo's rapprochement with the European Union, the intention of the Kosovan government to step up the fight against money laundering to advance the rule of law, legal policy, administrative and economic development of the country is therefore a significant move.