Economic crime report 2004 - Ekobrottsmyndigheten

12. International Contact and Cooperation
In 2003, EBM continued to broaden its international contact network in
the area of economic crime. In addition to being in constant touch with
agencies in the Nordic area that combat such offences, EBM participated
in the annual Nordic Economic Crime Conference arranged by SØK, its
Danish counterpart. Interest has also come from outside the Nordic area
as to how Sweden combats economic crime and EBM’s unique constellation
of agencies.
EBM assisted the Swedish Ministry of Justice in negotiating the UN’s
Convention Against Corruption and participated in the world body’s
Commission on Crime with regard to corruption issues. The agency has
also taken part in the European Council’s Group of States against Corruption
(GRECO) and the OECD Working Group on Corruption in
International Business Transactions.
EBM attended a preliminary meeting at the United Nations Asia and Far
East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders
(UNAFEI) in Japan. The meeting planned a new seminar on economic
crime at the 2005 UN Congress on Crime Prevention and the Treatment
of Offenders, to be held in Thailand.
Agencies that combat economic crime are involved in a legal assistance
project financed by Phare, a EU program that promotes cooperation
between applicant countries and the agencies of Member States, as well as
helping aspirants meet the requirements for joining the Union. Moreover,
the agencies have attended a number of seminars arranged by the Council
of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS).
They also participate in:
• the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an action group to combat
money laundering and terrorism, the office of which is in OECD.
Sweden holds the Presidency of the organization from July 2003
through June 2004. An official specially appointed by Finansinspektionen
assists the president. Under the aegis of FATF, Finansinspektionen
has evaluated how well Sweden follows the organization’s
recommendations on money laundering and terrorist financing
• the Committee of European Securities Commissions (CESR), an
advisory body to the European Commission charged with ensur-
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