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acts have been adopted. This marks the fulfilment of the report recommendations of the third mutual round
of the MONEYVAL Committee of CoE and of the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force
(FATF) 4 . To implement this law, a Committee for the Coordination of the Fight Against Money Laundering
was established. The Committee defines policy directions with respect to prevention of money laundering and
the fight against the financing of terrorism.
In the 2008 Progress Report for Albania, the EC welcomes the progress made with concrete measures taken
against organised crime. It acknowledged the merits of the Border and Migration Police with regard to
border control and surveillance and their significant contribution to the fight against organised crime, illegal
trafficking and prevention of emigration. It is also reported improved quality of services provided to citizens,
and strengthened cooperation with counterpart authorities of neighbouring countries.
However, the report highlights the need to increase the rate, number and quality of prosecutions for organised
crime offences and the seizure and confiscation of the proceeds of crime. This calls for a more intensive use of
intelligence and for improved information flows between public agencies, but also with foreign law enforcement
institutions. Cooperation of the judiciary with the State Police could further improve results. The Financial
Intelligence Unit (General Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering) and its legislative framework
need to be further strengthened to prevent money laundering activities.
Implementation of the Integrated Border Management strategy will continue and its Action Plan will be
revised in full compliance with the Schengen catalogue. Special attention shall be paid to institutionalisation
of relations with EU special agencies (FRONTEX) concerning Border Management. Integrated information
systems (MEMEX, TMS) shall be fully installed and operative and shall serve both the border control of
people and goods and the fight against organised crime, trafficking and terrorism. Border management in line
with international standards remains a challenge in some ports. For this purpose, a Maritime Operational
Centre shall be set up as an inter-institutional coordination structure responsible for organisation, planning
and management of blue border operations in compliance with the national and international blue border
legislation.
4 International inter-governmental body whose purpose is to develop and promote national and international policies to combat money
laundering and financing of terrorism
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