At a UNIDROIT workshop in Rome on art market integrity, the Egmont Group used its contribution to highlight the evolving financial crime risks in the art and antiquities market and the need for stronger international cooperation among Financial Intelligence Units to address cross-border flows linked to cultural property trafficking. Executive Secretary Jerome Beaumont took part in a panel with representatives from MROS and FIU Italy. He said the sector often intersects with wider criminal activity, including trafficking and other illicit flows, and pointed to financial intelligence and information sharing as tools for uncovering links between illicit markets and broader criminal networks. The discussion also focused on a coordinated approach involving public authorities, experts and private-sector stakeholders to protect cultural heritage and strengthen financial integrity.
Egmont Group2026-06-04
Egmont Group highlights FIU cooperation and financial intelligence in tackling art market crime risks at UNIDROIT workshop
At a UNIDROIT workshop in Rome on art market integrity, the Egmont Group highlighted evolving financial crime risks in the art and antiquities market and called for stronger international cooperation among Financial Intelligence Units to address cross-border flows linked to cultural property trafficking. Executive Secretary Jerome Beaumont stressed the sector’s links to wider criminal activity and underscored the role of financial intelligence, information sharing and coordinated efforts in protecting cultural heritage and strengthening financial integrity.