Capacity building in the field of AML, including in the identification of environmental crime
The Financial Intelligence Unit has received support within the framework of the programme “International Police Cooperation and Combating Crime” co-financed by the European Economic Area (EEA) grant, fund for bilateral relations initiative "Capacity building in the field of AML, including in the identification of environmental crime". Agreement No. EEZ/DSF/FID/2024/1.
The aim of the project
To strengthen the capacity of FIU Latvia to identify and respond to cases of money laundering, including cases related to environmental crime.
The project is implemented by
FIU Latvia, project partner – FIU Iceland.
Project target audience
FIU Latvia and FIU Iceland experts and analysts. Also, representatives of law enforcement authorities, anti-money laundering staff of Latvian commercial banks, international experts, industry experts.
Project funding
The total project funding is EUR 140 000, which is EEA grant funding. The project will be implemented by 31 March 2025.
Project activities
Training, exchange visits, participation in events abroad, international conference, publicity activities.
Project publicity
In order to inform the target audiences and the public about the initiative, the FIU shall carry out project communication through different communication channels, reflecting EEA grant support: on the website, on social networks and in the form of other communication activities.
Project, exchanges, training
- Publication on the FIU Latvia website "FIU Latvia strengthens the capacity to detect environmental crime and related money laundering".
- Publications on FIU Latvia LinkedIn account about the experience exchange trip to Iceland, Reykjavik, 29.03. - 01.02.2025.
- Publications on FIU Latvia LinkedIn account about the experience exchange trip to Norway, Oslo, 18-20.03.2025.
- Publications on FIU Latvia LinkedIn account about different types of training.
International conference on environmental crime:
- Publications on FIU Latvia LinkedIn account about the conference and the possibility to register.
- Publications on FIU Latvia LinkedIn account about conference opening.
- Publications on FIU Latvia LinkedIn account about the conclusion of the first day of the conference.
- Publications on FIU Latvia LinkedIn account about the conclusion of the second day of the conference.
- Publications on FIU Latvia Facebook account about the conference.
- Publication on the FIU Latvia website "Key highlights of the international conference "Clean Earth, Clean Money: unmasking environmental crimes and money laundering"”.
EEA grant website: www.eeagrants.lv