Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) organised a week-long assessors training in Valletta, Malta to support the sixth cycle of assessments. The programme focused on sixth-round mutual assessment procedures, revised Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Standards, and how to assess countries on both technical compliance and effectiveness. From 27 to 31 October, 39 experts from 26 MONEYVAL and FATF countries took part, including new assessors. Training combined theoretical tools and practical exercises aimed at identifying gaps in national frameworks for anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing and proliferation financing, and producing objective and constructive recommendations. Successful completion of an assessors training is required for experts to be invited to act as evaluators in MONEYVAL and FATF assessments, and MONEYVAL indicated it will continue offering such courses in the future.
Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures (MONEYVAL) 2025-11-03
Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism runs assessors training for the sixth cycle of mutual evaluations
MONEYVAL conducted a week-long assessors training in Valletta, Malta, on sixth-round mutual assessment procedures and revised FATF Standards. Attended by 39 experts from 26 countries, the training aimed to enhance skills in evaluating technical compliance and effectiveness in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing frameworks. Completion is necessary for experts to participate as evaluators in MONEYVAL and FATF assessments.